January 27, 2025

New Jersey

DOE
DOE Awards $371M to Regulators, Communities Grappling with New Tx
DOE awarded $371 million to state regulatory agencies to accelerate transmission permitting and to communities impacted by major interstate projects.
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
NJ Backs New Gas Plant, Sparks Opposition Anger
The debate over the plant underscores the difficulties of New Jersey’s efforts to aggressively cut emissions while ensuring the state has access to enough electricity.
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3 OSW Proposals Submitted to NJ
One of the proposals contains a rebid of a project that already holds a New Jersey contract
Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission
10 Northeastern States Sign MOU on Interregional Transmission Planning
Ten East Coast states signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a framework to coordinate interregional transmission planning and development.
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NJ EV Incentives Target Low-income Buyers
The shift in incentive strategy, toward low- and mid-income buyers, comes as New Jersey seeks to continue its recent relatively strong EV sales amid signs of weakening markets in other states.
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BOEM Approves NJ’s Atlantic Shores OSW Project
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has given the go-ahead to New Jersey’s foremost offshore wind project, the 1,510-MW Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind. 
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NJ Senate Energy Committee Backs PJM Interconnection ‘Skip’ for Solar
New Jersey’s Senate Environment and Energy Committee passed a bill supporters said would allow grid-scale solar projects of up to 20 MW to bypass PJM’s interconnection queue and connect to the grid through their local utility.
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NJ Electrification Bill Stirs Opposition
A bill that would require New Jersey utilities to offer building electrification incentive programs sparked more than two hours of heated debate.
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NJ Master Plan Speakers Seek Sweeping Electrification Plan
Clean energy supporters argue the next New Jersey energy master plan should be an aggressive and broad embrace of electrification and generate enough money to help pay for clean energy projects and protect ratepayers.
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NJ Accelerates OSW Plans Again
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has directed the state Board of Public Utilities to advance the opening of its fifth offshore wind solicitation by 15 months.

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