(Office of Governor / Tim Larsen)Measures involving solar, nuclear designed to broaden electric grid supplies and contain costs as data centers raise demand
(Office of Governor / Tim Larsen)Measures involving solar, nuclear designed to broaden electric grid supplies and contain costs as data centers raise demand

BPU president says data centers and AI are fueling higher energy costs

Interview: Jeff Pillets, The Jersey Vindicator
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)The bill is set to end several energy-related tax credits
(Stephane Mahe/Pool photo via AP)Rep. Jeff Van Drew says President Trump’s moratorium on offshore wind development is ‘significant victory.’ Not everyone sees it as death knell
(Rich Hundley III/ NJ Governor’s Office)With election for governor’s successor this year, environmental advocates say 100% clean electricity target for 2035 needs to be made law
(Nuclear Regulatory Commission; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Financial assistance from Washington could result in refunds for utility customers

The plan’s just a draft. There will be public hearings before it’s adopted.

Oyster Creek, which was the oldest commercially operating nuclear power plant in the U.S., went offline Monday afternoon.