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Commission Issues RFI Regarding Status of Developing Integrated Distributed Energy Resource Plans to Modernize New Jersey’s Electric Grid
In response to Governor Sherrill’s Executive Order No. 2 (January 20, 2026), the Staff of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (“NJBPU” or “Board”) hereby requests the state’s four Electric Distribution Companies (“EDCs”), Atlantic City Electric, Jersey Central Power & Light, Public Service Electric & Gas, and Rockland Electric Company, to provide written responses to this Request for Information (“RFI”) regarding the following within 30 days:
- Address how the company is endeavoring to achieve complete compliance with BPU’s regulations at N.J.A.C. 14:8-5;
- Identify opportunities for the BPU to modify or waive existing regulations in order to improve efficiency and speed of interconnecting new projects;
- Address how the company can improve hosting capacity maps and ensure projects can connect to 34.5 kV distribution lines;
- Identify constrained circuits within the company’s service territory that should be upgraded to expedite and support interconnection of DERs; and
- Address other means of supporting development of DERs on constrained circuits.
COMMENTS
All comments should be filed under Docket No. QO24030199.
The deadline for comments on this matter is 5 p.m. on March 5, 2026.
More information and specific questions are provided in the Request for Information.
