Tag: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
-
Freeholders call for local representation on Board of Public Utilities
The freeholders who represent Monmouth and Ocean counties are calling on state officials to appoint a representative from the two-county region to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). Speaking about the issue during a meeting on Sept. 10, Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone said a seat on the BPU will open this…
-
Burlington County freeholder director calls for BPU probe of storm preparations and response; wants rates frozen until improvements made
With tens of thousands of Burlington County residences without power due to damages from Tropical Storm Isaias on Aug. 4, Burlington County Freeholder Director Felicia Hopson is calling on New Jersey regulators to put a freeze on all rate adjustments until an investigation is completed into reoccurring outages and repeated restoration delays. “Everyone in Burlington…
-
Edison mayor proposes new public-private partnership with Suez North America to manage water and sewer systems
EDISON – When Mayor Thomas Lankey came into office in 2014, one of his first initiatives was to conduct a water, sewer infrastructure analysis of the township. “The condition [of the infrastructure] was horrendous … nothing had been improved post 1950s and 1960s,” he said. Fast forward five years, the focal point on infrastructure has…
-
Residents, businesses, municipalities can receive money to make energy improvements
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ Clean Energy Program allows residents, businesses and government entities to receive tax-free money to make energy-related improvements to eliminate drafts during the winter, lower utility bills or operating costs, and improve the comfort of indoor spaces. For more information, call 866-NJSMART, email [email protected] or visit njcleanenergy.com/TIPS.
-
Woodbridge to study emergency power source
WOODBRIDGE — Critical facilities in the township will be able to remain operational in the event of major storms through a proposed Town Center Distributed Energy Resource Microgrid. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) highlighted the board’s approval of Woodbridge Township’s application for a feasibility study to implement the proposed town center microgrid…
-
Five towns join in fight against JCP&L transmission line project
The Township of Middletown will stand with four municipalities in a joint campaign to contest the proposed transmission line project by Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L). Middletown, along with Holmdel, Hazlet, Aberdeen and Red Bank, will collectively pay for expert services in their bid to thwart the project, according to Township of Middletown Administrator…
