Governor Murphy is on a power trip — pun intended
He wants you to pay more to heat your home, cook your food and drive your car.
energy
Murphy directs DEP to create climate-change rules for development
New Jersey's new Energy Master Plan is released, phasing out reliance on natural gas over the next 30 years. Nuclear power would stay longer.
Lawmakers look to bolster NJ solar subsidy without costing you more
A Senate panel advanced a bill that bolsters New Jersey’s solar subsidy, though in a way that doesn’t increase consumer costs beyond what’s already in law.
Murphy, joined by Gore, ups New Jersey's offshore windmill goal
The new target, 7,500 megawatts by 2035, is enough to power around 3.2 million homes and equals about half of New Jersey’s electricity demand.
Poll finds New Jerseyans willing to pay more for renewable energy
ReThink Energy NJ says its latest poll shows residents support shifting to renewable energy – and are willing to pay more to make it happen.
Environmentalists: Murphy's sabotaging climate change goals
The BPU begins public hearings on the 2050 energy goals this week. Environmentalists are pushing for a faster pivot to renewable sources.
Commission approves NJ Natural Gas pipeline through the Pinelands
Pinelands Commission approves natural-gas pipeline, saying it's allowed because it's mostly on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Environmentalists will sue.
Confusion Over Energy Choice
Energy deregulation in New Jersey was designed to give consumers more choice and save them money, but a lot of Garden State residents have no idea how to figure out which third party energy supplier they should choose.
Program that backed Solyndra now showing successes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- At the RV Park he owns in a remote corner of southwestern Kansas, Jan Leonard is seeing the benefits of one of the federal government's most contentious programs.
Appeal to resume on proposed windmill power project in Atlantic City
Fishermen's Energy said it plans to resume its appeal of the decision by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to deny a proposed windmill power project off the coast of Atlantic City.