Deborah Affonsa will be in charge of leading, planning and managing the transformation of the utility's overall customer experience.

The number of solar, wind and other clean energy projects is rising across the state, but weaknesses in existing utility grid connections could crimp New Jersey’s ability to utilize renewable, or green power.

Facing resistance to his original $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal, President Joe Biden appears to be closer to achieving a bipartisan compromise on a less-costly $1.2 trillion deal. While lopping nearly 50% off the total funding, the wide-ranging proposal still directs federal money to clean transportation and clean energy initiatives, in addition to lead pipe replacement and other cleanup efforts that a June 24 White House news release says will create more union and other jobs. If it passes, New Jersey could benefit, according to some insiders.

The relentless rise of e-commerce — spurred in part by widespread COVID-19 lockdowns — has been a bonanza for New Jersey, thanks to demand for warehousing space and so-called last-mile delivery services. But at the same time, energy prices have hit a gusher, leading to concerns about a stall in the demand for New Jersey’s warehousing and distribution services.

“We are on our way to putting New Jersey firmly back in our rightful place as a world leader of innovation,” the governor said July 9. “This modernization of our energy sector isn’t just going to be good for cleaner air and our longtime fight against climate change - which it will be - it’s going to be good for our economy.”

The latest roll-out of the Charge Up New Jersey program will provide customers up to $5,000 toward their purchase of an EV, in line with the Murphy administration’s goal of having 330,000 of the vehicles on the road by 2025.

Atlantic Cape May Community College will receive a $3 million grant to establish a turbine technician course recognized by the nonprofit Global Wind Organization.

The Paramus-based company's deals in the states of Massachusetts, Mississippi, Rhode Island and New York strengthen its North American presence.

Construction, development and operation of the new site could employ 7,000 area residents in the near future and entail $3.5 billion of local spending, according to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.

Twenty-one stations across three of the health care provider's major medical centers will be installed. After the initial rollout additional charging stations will be deployed at locations across the health network.

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices overturned a lower court ruling that favored the State of New Jersey, saying that the Natural Gas Act enacted in 1938, which allows private energy companies to seize land for a project if they have obtained a certificate from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reflecting that the construction of a pipeline “is or will be required by the present or future public convenience and necessity,” can be applied to state-owned land.

The dining services provider will assume responsibility for the energy company's program at its Whippany Central Support office, completely transforming its café, menus and the on-site culinary experience.