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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

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Commissioners

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NameRoleContact
Ben Hertz-ShargelPresidentAdd Ben Hertz-Shargel to StatecraftCRM ↗
Michael BangeCommissioner(609) 913-6215Fax (609) 777-3330Add Michael Bange to StatecraftCRM ↗
Joseph CovielloCommissionerAdd Joseph Coviello to StatecraftCRM ↗
Christine Guhl-SadovyCommissioner(609) 777-3300Fax (609) 777-3330Add Christine Guhl-Sadovy to StatecraftCRM ↗
Emma RebhornCommissionerAdd Emma Rebhorn to StatecraftCRM ↗

Recent changes

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    Ben Hertz-ShargelAppointment

    Ben Hertz-Shargel was appointed to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.

  • Detected

    Zenon ChristodoulouDeparture

    Zenon Christodoulou departed from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.

  • Emma RebhornConfirmation · Commissioner

    Nominated by Gov. Murphy and unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey Senate, Rebhorn brings clean energy policy and climate strategy expertise to the BPU.

  • Joseph CovielloConfirmation · Commissioner

    Nominated by Gov. Murphy and unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey Senate, Coviello previously served as Deputy Executive Director of the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority.

  • Marian AbdouResignation · Commissioner

    Commissioner Marian Abdou resigned from the NJBPU effective August 1, 2025, departing at a critical moment as New Jersey ratepayers faced rising summer energy bills.

Contact

Address
44 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625-0350
Phone
(609) 777-3300Fax (609) 777-3330
Website
bpu.state.nj.us ↗

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Staff directory

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Upcoming hearings

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Active proceedings

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  • Updated

    ER25100554 · Electric · Active

    PSE&G Infrastructure Advancement Program (Electric)

    PSE&G seeks approval of a multi-year electric infrastructure advancement program to modernize the distribution grid and support clean energy investment. Filed October 2025.

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    ER25040190 · Electric · Active

    Basic Generation Service 2026 Rate Proceeding

    Annual BPU proceeding to set Basic Generation Service (BGS) electricity supply rates for New Jersey residential and small commercial customers for the 2026 rate year.

State intelligence

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Utility landscape

  • Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) IOU

    Northern and central New Jersey, serving approximately 3.8 million electric and 1.9 million gas customers

    PSE&G is the largest utility in New Jersey and has been actively pursuing infrastructure modernization through its Energy Strong and Clean Energy Future programs. The company filed a significant electric and gas base rate case in 2024 seeking recovery of substantial capital investments, with BPU proceedings ongoing into 2025-2026.

  • Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) IOU

    Central and northern New Jersey, covering approximately 1.1 million electric customers across 13 counties

    JCP&L, a FirstEnergy subsidiary, has faced sustained regulatory scrutiny over reliability performance and storm response. The BPU has imposed conditions tied to grid resilience improvements, and the company's most recent rate case proceedings included contested reliability benchmarks and capital cost recovery timelines.

  • Atlantic City Electric (ACE) IOU

    Southern New Jersey, serving approximately 560,000 electric customers across Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and surrounding counties

    ACE, an Exelon subsidiary, has been focused on distribution grid modernization and integration of offshore wind interconnection infrastructure in southern New Jersey. Rate proceedings have addressed cost allocation between transmission and distribution investment tiers.

  • New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) IOU

    Central and northern coastal New Jersey, serving approximately 560,000 natural gas customers in Monmouth, Ocean, Morris, and surrounding counties

    NJNG has pursued infrastructure replacement programs under the SAVEGREEN and Accelerated Infrastructure Replacement programs with BPU approval. The company faces increasing regulatory tension around long-term gas system investment as New Jersey advances building decarbonization policy.

  • South Jersey Industries / SJI Utilities IOU

    Southern New Jersey gas distribution serving approximately 700,000 customers through South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas subsidiaries

    SJI completed its acquisition by Infrastructure Investments Fund and has undergone BPU review of affiliate transactions and cost allocation. The company is navigating significant regulatory pressure regarding stranded asset risk as New Jersey's gas transition policy framework develops.

  • Rockland Electric Company (RECO) IOU

    Small service territory in Bergen and Passaic counties in northeastern New Jersey, serving approximately 100,000 customers as a Con Edison subsidiary

    RECO operates as a relatively small IOU subject to BPU jurisdiction and has historically followed rate case cycles aligned with broader Con Edison capital planning. The company's limited geographic footprint places it at the intersection of New York metro grid coordination and New Jersey renewable integration mandates.

Key issues

  • Offshore wind cost overruns and contract renegotiation: Following the cancellation and restructuring of several offshore wind contracts, the BPU is actively managing the policy and cost-recovery implications of projects including Atlantic Shores and Orsted's revised commitments, with ratepayer cost allocation and OREC pricing under close scrutiny.
  • Gas utility long-term planning and decarbonization transition: The BPU is advancing a Comprehensive Gas Decarbonization Policy proceeding examining whether gas utilities should be required to file long-term infrastructure transition plans, addressing stranded asset risk, system rightsizing, and potential electrification mandates for new construction.
  • Electric vehicle infrastructure and managed charging programs: The BPU is reviewing utility EV infrastructure deployment programs submitted by PSE&G, JCP&L, and ACE under the Transportation Electrification framework, with contested issues around make-ready program cost caps, ratepayer equity, and utility versus third-party charging provider roles.
  • Grid modernization and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) deployment: PSE&G's large-scale AMI rollout proposal remains under BPU review, with intervenors contesting cybersecurity protocols, data privacy frameworks, opt-out provisions, and the appropriate rate recovery mechanism for a multi-billion dollar infrastructure investment.
  • JCP&L reliability performance and potential alternative regulatory mechanisms: The BPU's Office of General Counsel and Rate Counsel have raised the possibility of performance-based ratemaking mechanisms for JCP&L following repeated reliability shortfalls, with formal proceedings examining whether traditional cost-of-service regulation adequately incentivizes distribution system performance.

Upcoming

  • 2026-09-15

    Estimated deadline for BPU initial decision on PSE&G base rate case covering electric and gas distribution infrastructure investment recovery; ALJ recommended decision anticipated ahead of full Board consideration in Q4 2026.

  • 2026-10-01

    Estimated BPU Board agenda session to address offshore wind OREC solicitation framework update, including revised procurement timelines and ratepayer protection conditions following prior contract restructurings.

  • 2026-11-18

    Estimated evidentiary hearing date in the BPU Gas Decarbonization Policy proceeding, where utility respondents and public advocates are expected to present competing long-term infrastructure planning frameworks and stranded cost methodologies.

  • 2027-01-31

    Estimated statutory deadline for BPU final order on JCP&L performance-based regulation investigation docket, contingent on completion of stakeholder comment rounds and technical staff review of proposed reliability benchmarks and associated financial penalty structures.

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