The Thursday morning vote followed more than an hour of closed-door discussions and lengthy public comments from the Board of Public Utilities' five members, who voted 4-1 to approve the subsidies.

In just two days, the state's Board of Public Utilities is set to make a decision on whether to grant the subsidy to PSEG’s three nuclear plants, which the utility giant argues is vital to keeping the plants open.

For more than 50 years, a company with a Parsippany manufacturing facility has been producing a line of environmentally friendly household cleaners and other products under the ECOS brand. “We’ve been focused on creating safer, cleaning products since the company began in 1967 ... We are green because it’s really part of our DNA.”

For nearly two decades, Trenton-based TerraCycle has built its business on waste. The company, which posted about $32 million in sales during 2018, started in 2001 as small provider of fertilizer made from worm droppings.

At his first-ever "State of the Board of the Public Utilities" address on Wednesday, the governor said he envisions New Jersey as a national model for "smart, future-driven energy policy-making," with the NJBPU at the forefront.

The registry will create a free online portal where investors exploring offshore-wind-related projects in New Jersey can find state-based companies to partner with or purchase from.

Though many New Jerseyans are unaware of the costs that may be associated with developing offshore wind projects, 76 percent of respondents said they are in favor of moving ahead.

The energy-savings improvement project is part of the Department of Engineering's commitment to the city's Sustainability Action Plan, aimed at making Newark healthier, greener and more vibrant.

The agreement will allow the company to support offshore wind engineering clinics for students, and collaborate with them on research opportunities.

According to Moody's, although the new law itself does not impact any municipal credit ratings, it does give local governments a potentially useful new tool to improve their water and sewer infrastructure.