New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed bills tightening energy efficiency standards on appliances and limiting rates for EV charging stations near homes.

Increasing its bet on offshore wind, the Biden administration said it will auction six lease areas near New York, enough to site at least 5.6 GW of generation.

New Jersey is tackling carbon and other air pollution at its ports with new rules aimed at promoting the adoption of electric equipment for moving cargo.

New Jersey has set aside $350 million to award corporate tax credits to companies that make major investments in the new offshore wind sector.

The key climate policy stories that bear watching in the Mid-Atlantic region in 2022 make up a short but high-impact list that includes offshore wind, how quickly the region’s investor-owned utilities will decarbonize and Glenn Youngkin. The clean energy landscape in the Mid-Atlantic region got a major shake-up in November when Republican Youngkin edged out …

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New Jersey has become the third state to adopt rules based on California’s ACT regulations requiring truck manufacturers to meet increasing EV sales targets.

In its final meeting of 2021, the New Jersey BPU moved ahead with actions to put more EV chargers in minority and low-income communities.

New Jersey lawmakers backed legislation that would allow local governments to issue bonds to fund the purchase of electric vehicles.

Con Ed has submitted a proposal for a 2.4-GW transmission “backbone” to the New Jersey BPU to bring offshore wind-generated electricity to the PJM grid.

New Jersey legislators backed a bill Monday that would prevent state agencies from requiring buildings to use electric heating.