New Jersey governor orders state to accelerate solar, storage and virtual power plants

New Jersey governor orders state to accelerate solar, storage and virtual power plants

Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who was sworn in Tuesday, also ordered regulators to study how to “modernize” the traditional electric utility business model, including by making utility profits “less dependent on capital spending.”

New Jersey governor orders major solar, storage expansion on first day

Mikie Sherrill, governor of the US state of New Jersey, has signed two executive orders directing state regulators to accelerate utility-scale solar, expand community solar to 3 GW and advance up to 750 MW of battery energy storage as part of an effort to contain rising electricity prices and address projected capacity shortfalls.From pv magazine USA On her first day in office, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed Executive Order No. 1 and …

New Jersey governor boosts utility-scale solar, 3 GW of community solar, 750 MW of storage on day one

An executive order signed by the governor focused on energy generation, including speeding multiple forward focused on deploying solar power, and energy storage in the state.