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New Jersey Energy Grid Developments During the Murphy Administration

January 2018 – April 2025

As he ran for New Jersey governor in 2017, Phil Murphy bragged about a telephone conversation he had with California governor Jerry Brown. “I told him I want New Jersey to be the California of the East Coast.” Murphy boasted at campaign stops, alluding to California’s progressive policies, including renewable energy. Murphy campaigned on the promise of transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2050, using offshore wind, solar, and battery storage to power the state’s economy.

Much of Murphy’s energy policy during his two terms can be framed through two key documents, the “2019 Energy Master Plan” released by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) in January 2020 and “New Jersey’s Global Warming Response Act 80×50 Report” released by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in October 2020. These two documents detail Murphy’s drive to achieving 100% clean energy in New Jersey by 2050, a goal that he moved up to 2035 in February 2023.

This report details the significant changes to New Jersey’s electric grid infrastructure during Governor Phil Murphy’s two terms, from January 2018 through April 2025, all part of the administration’s renewable energy goals. The analysis focuses on grid-scale energy projects, encompassing completed generation additions (both renewable and non-renewable), energy generator shutdowns and retirements, the development and deployment of energy storage facilities, and major energy generation projects that were cancelled or indefinitely paused. The findings are based on publicly available data from state agencies, regulatory filings, industry reports, and news sources. 

Completed Projects

YearProjectStatusEnergy TypeCapacity (MW)
2018Sewaren Generating StationCompletedNatural Gas538
2018Haworth Water Treatment PlantCompletedPetroleum7.8
2019DSM Solar (Belvidere)CompletedSolar PV20.2
2019SC Holdings Solar (Cinnaminson)CompletedSolar PV13.0
2019Six Flags Solar (Jackson Twp)CompletedSolar PV23.5
2020Monroe Solar Farm (Monroe Twp)CompletedSolar PV12.0
2021Toms River Merchant SolarCompletedSolar PV27.3
2023Mount Olive Landfill SolarCompletedSolar PV25.6
2024Secaucus Ice Rink SolarCompletedSolar PV0.287
668

Note: Table includes grid-scale projects >1 MW identified in research. Does not capture the full ~2.6 GW of solar added 2018-2024, much of which was smaller net-metered systems.

Completed Solar Projects

New Jersey more than doubled its installed solar capacity between the end of 2017 (2.41 GW) and December 2024, reaching a milestone of 5 GW.8 This capacity, distributed across over 209,000 installations, is sufficient to power approximately 700,000 homes.8 

Completed Natural Gas Projects

PSEG commissioned the Sewaren Generating Station (Unit 7) 538 MW natural gas combined cycle unit in Sewaren, Middlesex County, in 2018.11 A smaller 7.8 MW petroleum-fueled generator associated with the Haworth Water Treatment Plant in Bergen County was also commissioned in 2018.11

Retirements

YearPlant NameStatusEnergy TypeCapacity (MW)
2018Oyster Creek Nuclear StationRetiredNuclear614 – 652
2019B.L. England Generating StationRetiredCoal450
2022Logan Generating PlantRetiredCoal219 – 225
2022Chambers Generating PlantRetiredCoal244 – 285
2022Essex Generating StationRetiredNatural Gas81
2022Newark Bay CogenRetiredNatural Gas136
1744 – 1829

Note: Capacity figures may vary slightly between sources (e.g., nameplate vs. summer capacity). Ranges provided where discrepancies exist.

Retired Nuclear

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station: 

This 614 MW (nameplate capacity often cited slightly higher, e.g., 625 MW or 652 MW) boiling water reactor in Lacey Township permanently ceased operations on September 17, 2018.11 Oyster Creek represented about 15% of the state’s nuclear capacity and 7% of its total electricity production in 2017.12 Its closure removed a major source of carbon-free baseload power from the grid.

Retired Coal and Natural Gas

B.L. England Generating Station (Beesley’s Point)

This 450 MW coal-fired plant in Upper Township ceased operations on May 1, 2019.11 Its smokestack was demolished in October 2023.17

Logan Generating Plant

This 225 MW coal-fired cogeneration plant in Logan Township was decommissioned in June 2022.11

Chambers Generating Plant 

This 285 MW coal-fired cogeneration plant in Carneys Point Township was also decommissioned in June 2022.11 

Essex Generating Station

This older 81 MW natural gas facility in Newark, operated by PSEG, was decommissioned in 2022.11

Newark Bay Cogen

This 136 MW natural gas combined cycle plant in Newark was also retired in 2022.11

The retirement of over 1.5 GW of firm capacity (Oyster Creek nuclear, B.L. England, Logan, Chambers coal plants) between 2018 and 2022 highlights the challenge of replacing dispatchable generation. While solar capacity grew significantly, the loss of these baseload and intermediate resources increased reliance on remaining natural gas plants and power imports, contributing to the grid reliability and cost concerns that emerged later in the period, particularly within the PJM Interconnection market.24

Energy Storage

YearProject Name/DescriptionStatusStorage TypeCapacity (MW)
Pre-2018Yards Creek Pumped StorageOperatingPumped Hydro420 MW
2018Stryker Road BESSCompletedBattery19.8 MW
2019Plumsted BESSCompletedBattery19.8 MW
2025 (Jan)Unnamed Private FacilityCompletedBattery20 MW
480 MW

Note: MWh capacity often not reported for older or proposed projects. MW capacity for redevelopment projects not specified in sources.

Energy storage is considered critical for achieving New Jersey’s clean energy goals, particularly for integrating intermittent renewables like solar and offshore wind, enhancing grid resilience, and reducing emissions.27 The Murphy administration set ambitious targets for storage deployment, but progress in deploying grid-scale facilities lagged significantly behind these goals during the review period.

The Clean Energy Act of 2018 mandated the BPU to establish mechanisms to achieve 600 MW of energy storage by 2021 and 2,000 MW by 2030.28 The 2019 Energy Master Plan reaffirmed these targets.30

The 600 MW target for 2021 was not met.30 As of mid-2022, the state had approximately 500 MW of storage capacity installed or in the pipeline, but the vast majority of this (420 MW) was the pre-existing Yards Creek Pumped Storage facility. Only about 68 MW of new battery storage capacity had been added or was under development by that time.30

Completed Energy Storage Projects

Stryker Road BESS (Warren County): 

19.8 MW battery storage facility completed in 2018.11

Plumsted BESS (Ocean County): 

19.8 MW battery storage facility completed in 2019.11

Unnamed Private Facility: 

A 20 MW battery storage project, operated by a private entity within the PJM market, was reported commissioned in January 2025.31

Withdrawn/Cancelled/Paused Projects

YearProject NameStatusEnergy TypePlanned Capacity (MW)
2018Phoenix Energy Center (Highland Power Plant)Indefinitely Stalled/Effectively Not PursuedNatural Gas663
2019 (Feb)B.L. England Generating StationWithdrawnNatural Gas~447
2019Meadowlands Power Plant (North Bergen Liberty Generating Station)Indefinitely StalledNatural Gas1200
2023 (Oct)Ocean Wind 1CancelledOffshore Wind1100
2023 (Oct)Ocean Wind 2CancelledOffshore Wind1148
2023 (Oct)Keasbey Energy Center (CPV Woodbridge Expansion)WithdrawnNatural Gas630-657
2024 (Jan)NJ TransitGrid Meadowlands Power PlantCancelled by NJ TransitNatural Gas backup140
2025 (Feb)Atlantic Shores (4th Solic. Bid)Cancelled (by BPU)Offshore Wind~1510 (Rebid Est.)
2025 (Ongoing)Atlantic Shores 1 (2nd Solic.)Paused/Delayed ProjectOffshore Wind1510
2025 (Ongoing)Leading Light WindDelayed ProjectOffshore Wind2400
2025 (Ongoing)Attentive Energy TwoDelayed ProjectOffshore Wind1342
10,580 – 10,607

Note: Atlantic Shores 1 retains its original award but is effectively paused due to Shell withdrawal and cancelled 4th solicitation. Leading Light and Attentive Energy Two are delayed pending resolution of supply chain/viability issues and deadline extensions.

A defining characteristic of this period was the significant difficulty in advancing in-state power generation. Large-scale offshore wind projects, which were intended to be a cornerstone of New Jersey’s clean energy transition, faltered. And multiple natural gas projects were withdrawn and faced cancellation or indefinite delays, leaving the state increasingly reliant upon out-of-state power generation and delivery via the PJM grid.

Phoenix Energy Center (Highlands Power Plant)

Proposed in Holland Township, Hunterdon County, this 663 MW natural gas plant faced immediate opposition due to its location in the Highlands Preservation Area and near the C1-designated Musconetcong River.54 In July 2018, the NJDEP granted a Highlands Act redevelopment exemption but found the project inconsistent with the Upper Delaware Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP), effectively blocking further permits without a WQMP amendment.55

B.L. England Generating Station

The B.L. England Generating Station, an aging coal and oil-fired power plant in Upper Township, New Jersey, was slated for conversion to natural gas. 60 This repowering plan, however, hinged on a controversial 22-mile natural gas pipeline through the protected Pinelands. 61 After nearly a decade of intense opposition from environmental groups and four former governors, who cited violations of Pinelands protections and questioned the project’s necessity and environmental benefits, the plant’s owner, RC Cape May Holdings, abandoned the repowering plan in February 2019.  This decision effectively killed the pipeline project and led to the plant’s permanent closure in May 2019. 62

Meadowlands Power Plant (North Bergen Liberty Generating Station)

The proposed 1,200 MW Meadowlands Power Plant (also North Bergen Liberty Generating Station) in Hudson County faced significant opposition from environmental groups like Empower NJ due to concerns about air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in an already industrialized area.63 As of early 2019, the project’s NJDEP air quality permit application was on hold while the developers, North Bergen Liberty Generating, LLC, reportedly made design changes.64 Although it had secured some initial land use permits by July 2018 65, the project’s ultimate status and whether it was formally withdrawn or cancelled primarily due to this opposition within the 2018-2025 timeframe is not definitively stated in the provided information.

Ørsted’s Ocean Wind 1 & Ocean Wind 2

These projects represented the first major awards under the Murphy administration’s offshore wind push.

Ocean Wind 1 (1,100 MW) was awarded in the state’s first solicitation (June 2019). This project, positioned 15 miles off Atlantic City, was expected to be the state’s first large offshore wind farm, initially targeting completion around 2024-2025.1 Ocean Wind 2 (1,148 MW) was awarded in the second solicitation (June 2021), with targeting operation around 2028-2029.1

In July 2023, the Murphy administration signed a bill giving Ørsted a $1 Billion tax credit on Ocean Wind 1. Just three months later, Ørsted abruptly cancelled both projects, citing significant adverse impacts from macroeconomic factors including high inflation, rising interest rates, and supply chain constraints, which dramatically altered project economics.36 This removed nearly 2.25 GW of planned capacity. The state later reached a settlement with Ørsted for $125 million, significantly less than the $300 million potential penalty outlined in the project agreement.40

Keasbey Energy Center (CPV Woodbridge Expansion)

Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) proposed the Keasbey Energy Center, a 630-657 MW natural gas plant in Woodbridge.66 Facing strong opposition from environmental groups and local municipalities over GHG emissions, air pollution, and EJ impacts, the project underwent a lengthy NJDEP air permit review. In October 2023, CPV withdrew the project, citing unfavorable PJM market conditions and an expiring interconnection agreement.67

NJ TransitGrid Meadowlands Power Plant

NJ Transit proposed a 140 MW natural gas-fired backup power plant in Kearny, Hudson County, as part of a resiliency project following Superstorm Sandy. The project faced strong opposition from environmental justice advocates and local communities concerned about air pollution and climate impacts in an already burdened area. In January 2024, NJ Transit announced it was scrapping the plan for the gas-fired plant, citing improvements to the regional power grid that made the project less necessary and redirecting federal funding to other resiliency projects.56

Atlantic Shores

Developed by a joint venture of Shell and EDF Renewables, Atlantic Shores secured a large award in the second solicitation and became the most advanced project after Ørsted’s withdrawal.

Atlantic Shores 1 (1,510 MW) was awarded in June 2021, targeting operation around 2028.1 The project received key federal environmental approvals in 2024.40 Atlantic Shores was the sole remaining bidder in the state’s fourth offshore wind solicitation (launched May 2024, seeking 1.2-4 GW) after other bidders withdrew.38  After President Trump issued an executive order pausing federal offshore wind leasing and permitting (Jan 20, 2025) 38; Shell announced it was pausing investment and backing away from the project, writing off nearly $1 billion (Jan 30, 2025) 36; consequently, the NJ BPU cancelled the fourth solicitation entirely (Feb 3, 2025), citing the federal uncertainty and Shell’s move.38

While Atlantic Shores 1 technically retains its original 2021 OREC award 38, the project is effectively stalled or indefinitely paused. Shell’s pause, the lack of a successful rebid in the cancelled fourth solicitation, potential ongoing federal hurdles (an EPA permit hold was reported in March 2025 35), and market uncertainty create significant obstacles, despite the developer stating continued commitment.38 Construction originally planned for 2025 is now unlikely.38

Leading Light Wind

This project, developed by Invenergy and energyRe, was awarded 2,400 MW in the third solicitation (January 2024).1 However, it faced immediate challenges. Leading Light requested and received a deadline extension from the BPU in September 2024, citing difficulties in securing a supply of economically viable wind turbines.35 A further delay was requested in January 2025.38 The project’s future remains uncertain amidst the broader industry turmoil and supply chain issues.35

Attentive Energy

Also awarded in the third solicitation (1,342 MW, January 2024) 1, this project received a one-year extension from the BPU in April 2025 for meeting key financial commitment deadlines, pushing them to January 2026, reflecting the ongoing uncertainties.35

Meadowlands Power Plant (North Bergen Liberty Generating Station)

This was a significant proposal for a 1,200 MW natural gas-fired power plant in North Bergen, Hudson County, an area already contending with substantial industrial activity and air quality concerns.58 The project was prominently featured in the Empower NJ coalition’s February 2019 report, which identified twelve fossil fuel projects, including four power plants, that the coalition was actively opposing due to their collective potential to increase greenhouse gas emissions and undermine New Jersey’s climate goals.59

Concluding Remarks

The period from January 2018 to April 2025 under the Murphy administration was marked by ambitious clean energy goal-setting for New Jersey, leading to tangible successes but also significant setbacks.

State policies, including the strengthened RPS and dedicated solar incentive programs (SREC, TREC, SuSI), proved highly effective in driving solar deployment. New Jersey more than doubled its installed solar capacity, reaching 5 GW by the end of 2024, demonstrating that targeted state support can yield substantial results in specific renewable sectors.8

Significant amounts of legacy generating capacity were retired, including the state’s oldest nuclear plant (Oyster Creek) and its last major coal facilities (B.L. England, Logan, Chambers).11 These retirements, along with strong opposition to new natural gas projects, driven by regulatory factors, economics, and corporate strategy, advanced decarbonization goals but also removed substantial firm capacity from the grid, increasing the urgency for reliable replacements.

The administration’s flagship initiative to build a large offshore wind industry faced catastrophic challenges. Despite multiple gigawatts of project awards, macroeconomic pressures (inflation, interest rates, supply chain disruptions) combined with federal policy uncertainty led to the cancellation of the pioneering Ocean Wind projects and the indefinite stalling or delay of the subsequent Atlantic Shores, Leading Light, and Attentive Energy projects.35 This effectively halted progress on what was intended to be the primary engine for achieving the state’s 2035 clean electricity goal.

Deployment of grid-scale energy storage significantly lagged behind the state’s targets (missing the 600 MW goal for 2021).30 While incentive programs were under development and a large pipeline of projects awaited interconnection and state support, the delay in implementation created a potential gap in the resources needed to balance the grid, integrate renewables, and ensure reliability as legacy plants retired.30

Concerns over grid reliability and electricity costs have intensified in recent months, particularly within the PJM Interconnection market.24 PJM’s lengthy generator interconnection queues hampered the entry of new resources (predominantly renewables and storage) 25, while retiring firm capacity and growing demand (including from data centers 3) contributed to tight supply conditions and sharp increases in capacity market prices.49

New Jersey stands at a critical juncture. The failure of the initial offshore wind strategy necessitates a significant re-evaluation of pathways to meet the ambitious 2035 clean energy target. Managing growing electricity demand while transitioning the generation mix presents a complex balancing act.

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10,000s jobs, billions in economic benefit – Regional Plan Association studies the Gateway Program

The Regional Plan Association (RPA) has published “Economic Promise of the Gateway Program,” a study of the long-term economic and employment benefits of the Gateway Program, the series of projects aimed at modernizing and expanding the Northeast Corridor’s rail infrastructure, specifically between Newark, New Jersey, and New York Penn Station.

  • Job Creation and Retention: The program will generate a significant number of construction jobs during the building phase. More importantly, it will also support and create permanent jobs across the region by improving connectivity and making the area more attractive to businesses. The study estimates the creation and sustenance of 46,100 jobs.
  • Increased Economic Output: By improving the reliability and efficiency of rail travel, the Gateway Program will boost overall economic productivity. Businesses will be able to operate more efficiently, and workers will be able to commute more reliably, leading to increased output and economic growth. The study estimates approximately $445 billion in economic benefits.
  • Reduced Congestion and Pollution: A modern, efficient rail system will encourage more people to choose train travel over driving. This modal shift will reduce traffic congestion on roads and highways, leading to less time wasted in traffic and lower levels of air pollution.
  • Improved Reliability and Travel Times: The Gateway Program will significantly improve the reliability of train service, reducing delays and disruptions. It will also enable increased train frequencies and potentially reduce travel times, making rail travel a more attractive and viable option for commuters and travelers.

The RPA analysis concludes that the Gateway Program is a critical investment in the economic future of the entire Northeast Corridor. The benefits of the program, including job creation, increased economic output, reduced congestion and pollution, and improved travel times, far outweigh the costs, making it a vital project for the region’s long-term prosperity.

Read the full report here: https://rpa.org/work/reports/economic-promise-gateway

Critique of the Reason Foundation’s Infrastructure Report Methodology

The Reason Foundation’s Annual Highway Report is a prominent, data-driven comparison of state highway systems, often cited in policy debates. Its methodology and assumptions have drawn sustained criticism from state officials, industry groups, progressive think tanks, and academic researchers. The recent, in-depth critique by Peter Philips and Kevin Conner (University of Utah, 2025) offers a particularly comprehensive evaluation of the report’s persistent biases and methodological shortcomings.

Strengths of the Reason Foundation’s Approach

  • Data-Driven and Transparent: The Reason Foundation relies on publicly available data, primarily from the Federal Highway Administration, which allows for replication and scrutiny.
  • Longitudinal Consistency: The methodology, refined over decades, enables year-over-year comparisons and trend analysis.
  • Comprehensive Metrics: The report evaluates states across 13 categories, including spending, pavement quality, congestion, bridge conditions, and safety.
  • Recent Methodological Improvements: In response to criticism, the Foundation has shifted from centerline-miles to lane-miles for cost calculations, better reflecting the complexity of urban road systems.

Key Criticisms and Limitations

1. Persistent Urban and Rural Biases

Philips and Conner’s 2025 evaluation highlights that, despite recent improvements, the Reason Foundation’s methodology still contains significant biases:

  • Urban Bias: While the shift to lane-miles has reduced the anti-urban bias, it has not eliminated it. The adjustment for the higher cost of urban road construction is still insufficient, meaning states with dense, urbanized infrastructure like New Jersey remain unfairly penalized.
  • Rural Bias: The methodology continues to favor rural states, which have less complex and less expensive road systems. As a result, states with extensive rural roads (e.g., North Dakota, South Carolina) consistently top the rankings, while urbanized states lag behind.

2. Economic Density and Confounding Factor Bias

  • Economic Density Bias: States with higher GDP per capita, higher personal income, and greater population density tend to be ranked poorly, while less affluent, less dense states are favored.
  • Confounding Factor Bias: The Foundation’s analysis does not adequately control for factors outside the control of state DOTs—such as terrain, climate, economic agglomeration, and population density—which significantly affect highway system performance and costs.

3. Ranking Methodology Biases

Philips and Conner identify several inherent problems with the ranking approach:

  • Exaggeration Bias: Ranking 50 states exaggerates differences between the top and bottom, making the worst state appear 50 times worse than the best, even if the real difference is much smaller.
  • Leveling (Mountains and Molehills) Bias: The ranking system flattens out meaningful differences and creates artificial distinctions where little or none exist.
  • Lost Information Bias: The use of rankings obscures the underlying data, making it difficult to understand the real magnitude of differences between states.
  • Bias Accumulation: The overall ranking is a composite of 13 other rankings, compounding the biases and information loss from each category.

4. Apples-to-Oranges and Methodological Bias

  • Comparability Issues: The report assumes all states are comparable, ignoring the vast differences in geography, climate, and urbanization. For example, comparing New Jersey to North Dakota is methodologically unsound.
  • Lack of Modern Statistical Controls: Philips and Conner recommend using multivariate statistical analysis or matching techniques (e.g., nearest neighbor, propensity score matching) to create more meaningful comparisons between similar states. The Foundation’s failure to adopt such methods undermines the reliability of its rankings.

5. Ideological Orientation

The Reason Foundation’s libertarian mission shapes its framing and policy recommendations, often favoring privatization and market-based solutions. Critics argue this ideological lens can color both the analysis and the interpretation of results.

Implications for Policy and Public Understanding

The Reason Foundation’s persistent methodological flaws—especially those highlighted by Philips and Conner—limit their reliability as definitive assessments of state highway performance. Policymakers and the public should interpret the rankings with caution, supplementing them with local context and more sophisticated analyses that account for the real-world complexity of infrastructure management.

In summary:

While the Reason Foundation has made some progress in addressing past biases, its reports remain hampered by methodological shortcomings that systematically disadvantage urban, dense, and economically advanced states. Until the Foundation adopts more modern, statistically robust methods, its rankings will continue to be, as Philips and Conner put it, “unfair and unreliable.”

Read the full Philips and Conner report, “Highway System Performance: Is North Carolina Really the Best of the Best? Is New Jersey Really the 34th Worst? The Biased Rankings of the Reason Foundation” here: https://elec825.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/New-Jersey-2025-Report-Philips-Conner.pdf

Tristate Infrastructure News Network wins multiple Hermes Awards – Organization recognized for excellence

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Tri-State Infrastructure News Network is an award-winning creator/aggregator of infrastructure, energy, water, and economic news in New Jersey and neighboring states. At the recents, Hermes Creative Awards, Tristate Infrastructure News won the following awards:

Informational
Honorable Mention

Body of Work Achievement
Gold

Use of Multi-Media
Gold

The Hermes awards are administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) as part of a national and international competition. The awards recognize outstanding creative work in traditional and emerging media.

In an era of great change in media, less and less news coverage is given to water, transportation, and energy infrastructure, the foundation of our modern lives. Tristate Infrastructure News Network is dedicated to making readers more conversant about infrastructure and to make infrastructure a part of the public conversation, not just when things go wrong, but also when making important policy decisions that impact how we live, how we work, and how we move.

This Railroad Could Cripple America’s Economy [The B1M]

From Boston to Washington DC, the 457 mile Northeast Corridor (including the Gateway Project) is the busiest and most important stretch of railway in the country. It’s also one of the oldest, with sections dating back to 1834, and in need of repair. Learn about its history and plans for the future.

The Hudson Tunnels: Gateway Project

The North Tunnel and South Tunnel rail tunnels connecting New York City with New Jersey and the rest of the Mid-Atlantic were feats of engineering when they were completed in 1910. They revolutionized transportation to New York City. The new Gateway Tunnels will do the same when they are completed. 

ELEC825 files OPRA lawsuit against NJ Board of Public Utilities

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ELEC825 (Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative) has filed a lawsuit against the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) in the Superior Court of Mercer County. The lawsuit alleges that the NJBPU deliberately refused to comply with transparency obligations under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA). 

ELEC825 claims that NJBPU violated OPRA when they redacted items in the 2024 Energy Master Plan scope including modeling scope information and energy scenarios being studied. ELEC825 claims that this information is critical for public understanding of energy price trends. 

ELEC825 is demanding the unredacted release of key public records related to the 2024 Energy Master Plan scope that was approved on January 16, 2025.

The lawsuit seeks a judicial order preventing the NJBPU from destroying or altering relevant documents or metadata. A court hearing is scheduled for June 3, 2025, when the NJBPU must explain why unredacted documents shouldn’t be produced.

ELEC825 notes that 2,093 days have passed since the first Energy Master Plan’s release, and questions about its cost impact remain unanswered.

ELEC825 has issued the following press release about this issue: (PDF)
The redacted document at the heart of this lawsuit can be found here: (PDF)

A Brief Timeline of Electricity Capacity Shortage Warnings from PJM

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PJM, the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) that manages the delivery of electricity to New Jersey and other states, has been warning about issues related to renewable energy policies in the states in which it operates since at least 2020. Here are a few public statements from PJM about the issue.

Note that PJM does not build electricity generation or storage facilities; they merely connect those facilities to the grid that they manage and help to oversee that the region that it serves has enough electricity to meet its present and future needs. The approval, construction, and completion of these facilities is performed by energy companies and the regulatory agencies such as the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) that oversee such developments. In New Jersey, the NJBPU has been tasked by the Murphy Administration to implement to 2019 Energy Master Plan (EMP) that was originally a roadmap to 100% renewable energy by 2050 but was then accelerated to 100% renewables by 2035. PJM has no input in state-level plans like the EMP.

PJM conducts annual capacity auctions, where energy providers within the PJM grid compete to provide energy to the grid. PJM chooses the lowest bidders that meet the region’s electricity needs.

2020

PJM notes low completion rates of renewable energy projects.

“Renewable energy was a relatively small share of PJM total energy and capacity in 2020 but many renewable projects are under development. While renewables currently make up the majority of both projects and nameplate MW in the interconnection queue, historical completion rates and derating factors must be accounted for when evaluating the share of capacity resources that are likely to be contributed by renewables and by thermal resources. Of the 23,095 MW of combined cycle projects in the queue, 15,849.4 MW (68.6 percent) are expected to go in service based on historical completion rates as of December 31, 2020, providing both energy and capacity at that level. Of the 129,844.9 MW of renewable projects in the queue, only 16,541 MW (12.7 percent) are expected to go in service based on historical completion rates and be available to supply energy. Of those 16,541 MW, only 6,487.5 MW (5.0 percent of the total) will be capacity, based on the average derate factors for wind and solar.”

“2020 State of the Market Report for PJM”

Monitoring Analytics, LLC, Independent Market Monitor for PJM, 3.11.2021

2021

PJM notes continued low completion rates of renewable energy projects.

“Renewable energy was a relatively small share of PJM total energy and capacity in 2021 but many renewable projects are under development. While renewables currently make up the majority of both projects and nameplate MW in the interconnection queue, historical completion rates and derating factors must be accounted for when evaluating the share of capacity resources that are likely to be contributed by renewables and by thermal resources. Of the 18,707.9 MW of combined cycle projects in the queue, 11,128.3 MW (59.5 percent) are expected to go in service based on historical completion rates as of December 31, 2021, providing both energy and capacity at that level. Of the 191,372.4 MW of renewable projects in the queue, only 24,300.6 MW (12.7 percent) are expected to go in service based on historical completion rates and be available to supply energy. Of those 24,300.6 MW, only 9,871.6 MW (5.1 percent of the total) are expected to be capacity resources, based on the average derate factors for wind and solar.”

“2021 State of the Market Report for PJM”

Monitoring Analytics, LLC, Independent Market Monitor for PJM, 3.10.2022

2022

PJM notes high level of generation retirement from 2022 to 2030.

“One of the key challenges facing the market is the high level of expected resource retirements between now and 2030. An estimated total of 51,757 MW of capacity are at risk of retirement, consisting of 6,628 MW currently planning to retire, 23,509 MW expected to retire for state and federal environmental regulatory reasons, and 21,621 MW expected to be uneconomic. This capacity consists primarily of coal steam plants and CTs. If the units at risk are replaced by new gas-fired CCs, those new units will require a significant amount of firm gas pipeline capacity. The new CC plants would require more than two BCF/day of firm pipeline capacity based on the maximum output level of the CCs.

This level of retirements is not unprecedented. Retirements during the 12 year period from 2011 to 2022 were 47,492 MW, comparable to the retirements expected over the next eight years, although the annual rate of currently expected retirements is higher. There are adequate resources in the queue to replace the retiring capacity.

Of the 12,767.4 MW of combined cycle projects in the queue, 7,799.0 MW (61.6 percent) are expected to go in service based on historical completion rates as of December 31, 2022, providing both energy and capacity at that level. Of the 216,192.4 MW of renewable projects in the queue, only 28,472.7 MW (13.2 percent) are expected to go in service based on historical completion rates and be available to supply energy. Of those 28,472.7 MW, only 13,009.8 MW (6.0 percent of the total) are expected to be capacity resources, based on the average derate factors for storage, wind and solar.

But the current challenge associated with replacing retiring resources is more significant than the issues faced in PJM over the past 12 years. Given current technology and the short time period, the retiring capacity can only be replaced by gas-fired generation, or largely replaced by gas-fired generation. Renewables can replace at least some of the energy output but cannot replace the capacity. Regardless of derating values, solar resources will not be available when the sun is not shining and wind resources will not be available when the wind is not blowing. But, given current constraints on the gas pipeline system, the potential sources of the more than two BCF/day are not clear. It is essential that the Commission, PJM, PJM stakeholders and the gas industry (transportation, storage and commodity) address the issues of gas availability.”

“2022 State of the Market Report for PJM”

Monitoring Analytics, LLC, Independent Market Monitor for PJM, 3.9.2023

PJM President and CEO Manu Asthana speaks at annual meeting, comments on the upcoming generating retirements not being replaced quickly enough.

“What Will 2030 Look Like?

Context of this work is important, he [PJM President and CEO Manu Asthana] said, which is why he asked his team to look out to 2030 – a year far enough in the future that you don’t think about it every day, and there is time to effect change, but it is close enough to develop a useful forecast.

Where might we be headed – viewed in context of the framework of PJM’s corporate strategy – to facilitate decarbonization policies reliably and cost-effectively, help build the grid of the future and foster innovation?

PJM can say with confidence that it has adequate reserves today, but the emerging longer-term picture is concerning, Asthana said.

‘On the generation side, we currently see up to 40 GW of retirements, maybe a little bit more. A majority are driven by policy, not exclusively economics,’ he said.

On the other side of the balance sheet, he said, PJM has 10 GW, maybe 15, of load that could come in from data center growth, and perhaps even further load growth from electrification.

What’s helping, he said, is that there is a large interconnection queue – more than 250 GW of new capacity applying to interconnect with PJM. However, this generation isn’t currently getting built at the pace we had anticipated.

Approved Generation Undeveloped

Asthana said there are about 30 GW with a signed interconnection service agreement – meaning they have passed through PJM’s study process – but only roughly 1,500 MW have come online this year.

‘We have this massive queue, of which a meaningful portion has been approved for development, that isn’t getting built at the pace we had anticipated,’ he said, citing supply chain challenges and other issues that are impacting the industry.

Today we are in good shape, he said, but ‘we cannot take the reliability that we enjoy in our region for granted through this energy transition; we have to take concrete steps to ensure that it will continue.’ ‘We have time, but we don’t have time to waste,’ he said. ‘We need to take action to ensure we retain an adequate supply of dispatchable generation through the transition.’”

“PJM CEO Asthana Opens 2022 Annual Meeting”

October 25, 2022

2023

PJM notes growth of electricity demand and how generation retirements continue to outpace new generation.

“Our research highlights four trends below that we believe, in combination, present increasing reliability risks during the transition, due to a potential timing mismatch between resource retirements, load growth and the pace of new generation entry under a possible “low new entry” scenario: 

  • The growth rate of electricity demand is likely to continue to increase from electrification coupled with the proliferation of high-demand data centers in the region.  
  • Thermal generators are retiring at a rapid pace due to government and private sector policies as well as economics.  
  • Retirements are at risk of outpacing the construction of new resources, due to a combination of industry forces, including siting and supply chain, whose long-term impacts are not fully known.  
  • PJM’s interconnection queue is composed primarily of intermittent and limited-duration resources. Given the operating characteristics of these resources, we need multiple megawatts of these resources to replace 1 MW of thermal generation.”

“Energy Transition in PJM: Resource Retirements, Replacements & Risks”, Feb. 24, 2023

“The results of Winter Storm Elliott in December 2022 revealed significant market design issues in the capacity market. The markets also face a challenge from high levels of generator retirements, with no clear source of replacement capacity…Although the exact numbers may vary, an estimated total of more than 50,000 MW of capacity are at risk of retirement, including announced retirements, retirements as a result of state and federal environmental regulations, and retirements for economic reasons.

“State of the Market Report for PJM, January through June 2023”, Aug. 10, 2023

2024

“One of the key challenges facing the PJM markets is the potentially high level of expected thermal resource retirements between now and 2030 with no clear source of replacement capacity…The current PJM interconnection queue does not include adequate thermal capacity to replace the potentially retiring thermal capacity.”

“State of the Market Report for PJM, January through June 2024”, Aug 8, 2024

“PJM continues to track concerns raised in the previous phase of this study – that as demand growth and thermal resource retirements accelerate and the pace of development and deployment of new resources continue to lag and may result in a shortfall in supply by 2030.”

“If the gas fleet of today remains as is, or decreases due to regulatory pressures, but additional storage resources do not get built at pace, immense pressure will be placed on natural gas to supply the ramping needs for the system.”

“Accelerating the Pace of New Entry Is Critical To Maintaining Reliability 

In the near term, the pace of development of resources to replace thermal retirements while maintaining reliability must continue to be a focus. Because the future system will likely be powered by a largely intermittent and inverter based fleet, system complexity will only increase with these developments.”

“The electrification load adds additional electric vehicles (EVs) as well as additional electric heating, water heating and cooking…Additional electric heating will increase winter demand and create new risk in winter, whereas traditionally the predominance of risk is in the summer period.”

“Even with increasing polarization in seasonal utilization, flexible resources like natural gas and storage, are needed to manage system balancing and ramping needs.”

“Energy Transition in PJM:  Flexibility for the Future”, June 24, 2024

For more about how the grid operates, watch “The Power Behind the Switch”

Sources

  1. https://www.monitoringanalytics.com/reports/PJM_State_of_the_Market/2018/2018-som-pjm-volume2.pdf  
  2. https://americaspower.org/reliability-challenges-facing-pjm/    
  3. https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/05-17-18.pdf  
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  7. https://www.countoncoal.org/2023/03/pjm-sounds-the-capacity-shortfall-alarm/    
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The “Energy Transition” Won’t Happen [City Journal]

The pursuit of an “energy transition” clashes with the escalating energy demands of our digital age. Foundational innovations like electric cars, repatriated manufacturing, and especially artificial intelligence are driving electricity consumption to unprecedented levels. AI’s hunger for power, exemplified by energy-intensive AI chips and data centers, is growing at an unlimited rate. The digital economy’s expansion, particularly the cloud and its massive data centers, requires vast amounts of energy, debunking the notion of decoupling economic growth from rising energy use. The scale of data traffic, measured in zettabytes and soon to be in yottabytes and beyond, is overwhelming efficiency gains in hardware. This surge in data production, fueled by automation and enhanced environmental and biological measurements, highlights that information is a limitless resource. To meet the growing energy demands, the world needs “all of the above” energy solutions, and the U.S. must have the political will to enable them.

Read the full article on City Journal: https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-energy-transition-wont-happen

Understanding New Jersey’s Natural Gas Infrastructure

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What provides 49% of New Jersey’s electricity and heats 70% of homes? Natural gas. Learn about the energy infrastructure that powers the Garden State.