New Jersey approves $300 million in nuclear subsidies; PSEG had threatened to close reactors
ANDREW MAYKUTH / PHILLY.COM - With the state’s nuclear reactors under imminent threat of closure, New Jersey regulators on Thursday voted to approve $300 million in ratepayer [go to article]
Why the Northeast could soon rival California on energy storage
ELIZABETH MCGOWAN / ENERGY NEWS NETWORK - While California and other solar-heavy states are leading on energy storage targets [go to article]
N.J.’s biggest solar farm could sprout from Superfund site
STEVE STRUNSKY / NJ.COM - A solar farm capable of powering 2,600 homes with clean energy could sprout from the badly contaminated site of a former chemical plant [go to article]
Federal appeals panel orders DEP to redo permitting for Chesterfield compressor station
DAVID LEVINSKY / BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES - A controversial natural gas compressor station is already running, but a panel of federal judges ruled [go to article]
PennEast Pipeline: Federal court delays start of construction
MIKE DEAK / MYCENTRALJERSEY.COM - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has granted New Jersey its motion for a stay on the construction [go to article]
Power On, Off
BILL BARLOW / CAPE MAY COUNTY HERALD - Cape May County’s only power plant was decommissioned May 1. Perched on the edge of the Great Egg Harbor Bay [go to article]
Op-ed: Support homegrown solar energy this session
ANNE HOSKINS / NJ SPOTLIGHT - Last week, Exelon announced plans to shutter Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant a full year in advance of the date mandated by law [go to article]
Proposed natural gas pipeline extension raises environmental concerns
BRENDA FLANAGAN / NJTV NEWS - At the Old Bridge Municipal Complex, people gathered to talk about a pipeline that would carry fracked natural gas [go to article]
Opinion: Legislature must act to save solar industry
ABIGAIL ROSS HOPPER / NJ SPOTLIGHT - The debate on New Jersey’s energy bills has largely been focused on the controversy surrounding nuclear issues [go to article]
2 offshore wind firms set sights on Atlantic City
AVALON ZOPPO / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - Three firms have applied for ratepayer subsidies to build offshore wind farms in New Jersey, two of which are eyeing [go to article]
