AENJ Weekly Email Newsletter

POLITICO Reports That Orsted Is 'Prepared To Walk Away," Delay Wind Projects The problems for wind in New Jersey continue to grow. This past week it was Politico reporting that Orsted may walk away altogether. From the Politico Morning Energy and Environment Email we...

New Jersey Plans to Bypass the Legislature to implement Ban on Gas Stoves Governor Murphy and the NJBPU are trying to ban gas stoves in new construction and renovations, but not in the public light. They are trying to do it by making changes to the Universal...

If We Follow The Logic Of Senator Bob Smith, We Should Know The Costs Of ALL NJ Energy Proposals Last week, Senator Bob Smith held a hearing on his legislation that would finally "direct the BPU to conduct a study to determine the feasibility, marketability, and costs...

A Common Sense Approach That Provides Energy Transparency And Affordability Unlike The Failed Energy Master Plan NJ Biz writes about new legislation introduced that would ensure New Jersey will be powered by reliable, diverse, and affordable energy sources: The...

What Does Germany And Italy Know That New Jersey Doesn't? Acentral pillar of Governor Murphy's unrealistic and impossible Energy plans is to ban all combustion engine vehicles by 2035. But the Governor might want to look to his previous outpost where he served as...

"The Prior Plan Didn't Work, So Let's Do It Even Faster Without A Plan" Frank A. Felder is the former director of the Rutgers Energy Institute, former research professor at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and author of the original cost study of...

Headline Grabbing Without Providing Costs Is Still Failed Energy Policy Governor Phil Murphy has decided triple down on the failed energy policies of the NJBPU, not only taking them on himself but moving up the already unachievable goals to try to capture headlines....

Trying To Spin Scrapping The Energy Master Plan Into A Mission Accomplished Moment The stench of NJ’s failed and unrealistic energy policy appears to have landed in Governor Murphy’s front office. One that also refuses to acknowledge reality. But that is what the...

A Common Sense Approach That Provides Energy Transparency And Affordability Unlike The Failed Energy Master Plan ICYMI – Last week, NJ Senate Energy & Environment Committee Chair Bob Smith introduced legislation to overhaul the state’s renewable energy portfolio –...

The Report The State Of New Jersey Does Not Want You To See Affordable Energy for New Jersey (AENJ), the state’s leading voice for transparency in energy policy for electric and gas utility customers, today is releasing an updated and detailed cost estimate for the...

Warnings At First Sign Of Cold Weather Give A Glimpse Of The Dark Future Ahead Over the holidays as temperatures dipped for the first time, we got a glimpse of the future starting now. We saw warnings issued from PJM like below to conserve energy in order to protect...

Warnings At First Sign Of Cold Weather Give A Glimpse Of The Dark Future Ahead Affordable Energy For New Jersey started 2023 with a resolution for more transparency and honesty from the NJ BPU for the Energy Master Plan as picked up by ROI-NJ: Common sense and simple...

Warnings At First Sign Of Cold Weather Give A Glimpse Of The Dark Future Ahead Over the holidays as temperatures dipped for the first time, we got a glimpse of the future starting now. We saw warnings issued from PJM like below to conserve energy in order to protect...

AENJ Recognizes The Affordability Advocate Of The Year For Courage To Speak Against NJ Energy Plans The Office of rate counsel is a thankless position and too often gets beat up by others including this organization. But when you’re right, we believe you should get...

NJDEP Tells NJBPU Their Energy Master Plan Calculations Are Built On A House Of Cards The NJ DEP has postponed the implementation of a mandate calling for the electrification of all commercial boilers. This is yet another example of how the BPU has...

NY to Ban Gas/Propane Equipment in 2025 New York is planning to take action next week phase out the use of natural gas in all homes and commercial buildings across the state. According to the Buffalo News: But many are questioning how the pie in the sky...

NJ BPU Plans 3rd Attempt To Get Wind Working At a time when there have been continued growing questions about the viability of the wind market itself and construction has still has not even started from prior rounds awarded, the BPU has decided now is the time to...

Another Delay: NJ Falls Further Behind Charging Infrastructure Plans New Jersey continues to fall further behind when it comes to installing the infrastructure needed for the electric vehicle transition called for in the Energy Master Plan. In fact, we rank only 28th...