Ocean Wind project developer Ørsted has asked the New Jersey BPU to approve an easement to run cables in Ocean City regardless of the town’s wishes.

New Jersey will delay its third offshore wind solicitation by three months to allow it to incorporate proposed transmission projects now being reviewed by PJM.

The New Jersey EDA is searching for a consultant that it hopes will help create a world-class offshore wind R&D testing facility in the state.

N.J. legislators advanced bills to create an Office of Clean Energy Equity and to fund energy efficiency projects for state and local government buildings.

PJM and New Jersey asked FERC to OK their plan for building transmission to deliver the state’s planned 7,500 MW of offshore wind.

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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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.

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.