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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nNew Jersey pursues \u2018thousands of megawatts\u2019 of renewables, Governor attacks PJM \u2018mismanagement\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
New Jersey will build \u201cthousands of megawatts\u201d of new solar PV and energy storage capacity, and introduce permitting reforms and electricity rate management, as per executive orders signed by newly inaugurated governor Mikie Sherrill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On her first day in office, 20 January, Governor Sherrill signed six executive orders, two of which related to the state\u2019s grid operator and energy industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first order will offset future electricity price rises using existing funds, which Sherrill\u2019s office attributed to \u201cthe regional grid operator PJM\u2019s mismanagement\u201d. The order will also \u201chold utilities accountable\u201d for preventing rates from \u201ccontinuing to climb at an unsustainable rate\u201d, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The order will empower the Board of Public Utilities (BPU), a New Jersey government office, to \u201cpause or modify utility actions that could further increase bills\u201d and direct it to review utility business models \u201cto ensure alignment with delivering cost reductions to ratepayers\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second executive order declares a \u201cState of Emergency\u201d to develop \u201cmassive amounts of new power generation\u201d and to reduce state-level permitting delays and utility-level interconnection bottlenecks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The order will establish and accelerate programmes \u201cto bring on thousands of megawatts of new solar and battery storage generation\u201d, it says, and will direct state agencies to identify permit reforms to more rapidly deploy new energy projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second order is aimed at reducing energy bills, and Sherrill positioned it in opposition to federal policies. It reads: \u201cMore power means lower costs\u2014and we must move quickly as the federal government cuts support for energy production\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maryland launches US$70 million programme, seeks to offset federal policy impacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The governor of the US state of Maryland, Wes Moore, has launched a new fund to invest US$70 million in local solar and energy storage projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The state said the investment was a response to recent policy changes by the Trump administration, which have resulted in significant scaling back of federal support for clean energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n