Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey spent the most on lobbying activity in 2017, with $2.5 million in total spending for a 224 percent leap from the previous year.
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Energy
More than 30,000 New Jersey homes, businesses lose power in Wednesday storm
More than 30,000 homes and businesses have lost power in New Jersey amid yet another winter storm.
Read More »Landowner takes fight to PennEast over pipeline proposal
In her recent letter to the editor (NJBIZ, Feb. 5, Page 23), Pamela Witmer, vice president of government relations with UGI , said her company “had advised landowners to reach an agreement now,” so PennEast can proceed with putting fracked gas through my land.
Read More »PSEG customers to see a 1 percent rate hike, despite rate reduction
Public Service Electric & Gas customers will still see a 1 percent net increase to their utility rates this year, despite the utility’s recent announcement it will lower rates by 2 percent in April thanks to its anticipated federal tax savings.
Read More »PSEG working to restore power
Three days after a Nor’easter slammed New Jersey, about 100 PSE&G customers remained without power Monday morning.
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NJNG We’ll reduce rates 21 million
Another state-regulated company has announced it will steer some anticipated tax savings toward its customers.
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JCPL to spend 357M to upgrade equipment
Jersey Central Power & Light will spend $357 million this year to upgrade and replace equipment to improve customer reliability.
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Gov. Murphy notifies RGGI of New Jersey’s commitment to rejoining compact
Gov. Phil Murphy has notified governors of states that belong to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative of his administration’s commitment to rejoining the regional climate-change compact.
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Wind energy huge economic, environmental boost for NJ
It's about time. Energy producers, organized labor and environmentalists have fought too long over fossil fuel energy production and pipelines. Now, because of legislation pushed by State Senate President Steve Sweeney and boosted by Gov. Phil Murphy, we have all come together to support an ambitious wind generation plan.
Read More »Atlantic City Electric to create 14.9 million EV charging program
Atlantic City Electric Co. is looking to pave the way for electric vehicle usage in South Jersey.
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Sustainable Business Council looks to grow in second year
As it approaches its one-year anniversary, the New Jersey Sustainable Business Council finds itself in the unenviable position of having to lobby for the U.S. to remain in the Paris Climate Accords and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the first mandatory market-based program in this country to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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PSEG, BMW offer discount on electric cars
Public Service Electric & Gas, New Jersey’s largest utility, has entered into a joint promotion with BMW North America to offer PSE&G customers $10,000 off of the BMW i3, an electric vehicle carrying an MSRP of $44,445.
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