New Jersey
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Commissioners
3Upcoming Hearings
10Jun 10, 2026
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Jun 30, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026
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Aug 12, 2026
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Sep 9, 2026
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Sep 23, 2026
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Oct 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2026
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Nov 20, 2026
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Dec 16, 2026
9:30 AM
Active Proceedings
2Docket No. ER25100554
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.
Docket No. ER25040190
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.
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State Intelligence
Updated May 26, 2026Utility Landscape
Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G)
IOUNorthern and central New Jersey, serving approximately 2.4 million electric and 1.9 million gas customers
PSE&G is the state's largest utility and has been active with its Energy Strong and Clean Energy Future infrastructure programs. Its most recent electric and gas base rate case resulted in a settlement approved in 2023, with ongoing dockets tied to grid modernization and EV infrastructure deployment.
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L)
IOUCentral and northern New Jersey coastal and inland counties, approximately 1.1 million electric customers
JCP&L has faced sustained scrutiny over reliability performance and storm response; the BPU has required enhanced reliability improvement plans. A base rate case filed in 2024 remains an active docket with contested revenue requirement and rate design issues.
Rockland Electric Company (RECO)
IOUNorthwestern New Jersey (Bergen and Passaic county border areas) and portions of New York; small New Jersey service area
RECO, a subsidiary of Orange and Rockland Utilities, operates a limited New Jersey footprint and coordinates rate proceedings with its New York parent structure. Infrastructure investment filings have tracked closely with Con Edison parent-company initiatives.
South Jersey Industries / SJI Utilities (Elizabethtown Gas and South Jersey Gas)
IOUSouth Jersey Gas serves southern New Jersey; Elizabethtown Gas serves central and northern New Jersey gas distribution
SJI completed a significant corporate restructuring following its acquisition by Infrastructure Investments Fund. Both gas distribution subsidiaries are subject to ongoing BPU oversight of capital recovery mechanisms and are navigating the state's gas decarbonization policy tension between pipeline investment and the Energy Master Plan's electrification goals.
New Jersey American Water
IOUStatewide water and wastewater service across multiple counties, largest investor-owned water utility in New Jersey
New Jersey American Water filed a general rate case in 2024 seeking substantial capital recovery for infrastructure replacement and PFAS remediation costs. The BPU has been focused on affordability conditions and public interest requirements tied to acquisitions of municipal water systems.
Atlantic City Electric (ACE)
IOUSouthern New Jersey, serving Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, and portions of Burlington and Camden counties
ACE, an Exelon subsidiary, has pursued infrastructure investment recovery through its Distribution System Improvement Charge (DSIC) mechanism and is engaged in offshore wind interconnection planning given its proximity to Atlantic Shore wind zones. Rate design modernization and low-income program expansion are active BPU priorities for ACE.
Key Issues
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Gas decarbonization policy tension: The BPU is navigating a formal proceeding on the future of gas distribution infrastructure in light of the 2019 Energy Master Plan's 100% clean energy by 2050 goal, with contested questions about whether continued capital investment in gas mains should be recoverable given long-term stranded asset risk and the state's building electrification ambitions.
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Offshore wind transmission and cost allocation: Following the contract cancellations and renegotiations of 2023-2024 (Ocean Wind 1 and 2, Atlantic Shores), the BPU is re-examining its offshore wind solicitation framework, transmission interconnection cost allocation among ratepayers, and the viability of the State Agreement Approach (SAA) for offshore wind transmission under FERC jurisdiction.
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JCP&L base rate case and reliability accountability: The pending JCP&L rate case involves disputed revenue requirements, proposed tracker mechanisms, and reliability performance conditions; the BPU's Rate Counsel and intervenors have raised significant challenges to the company's capital spending efficiency and storm restoration cost recovery.
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PFAS and emerging contaminant cost recovery in water rates: New Jersey American Water and other water utilities are seeking recovery of substantial capital and operating costs related to PFAS treatment compliance under both EPA's April 2024 national primary drinking water regulations and New Jersey's existing MCLs, raising affordability and allocation questions before the BPU.
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Electric vehicle infrastructure and managed charging: The BPU is administering ongoing proceedings on utility-owned EV charging infrastructure programs, including PSE&G's proposed expansion of its EV make-ready program, and is developing managed charging standards to address distribution grid impacts as EV adoption accelerates under state ZEV mandates.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for initial briefs in JCP&L base rate case (Docket ER24 series); evidentiary hearings anticipated to conclude in summer 2026 with ALJ initial decision expected by late 2026. Date estimated based on procedural schedule.
Estimated BPU Board agenda item for next offshore wind solicitation (OSW Round 4) parameters decision; the BPU has indicated intent to issue a new solicitation in 2026 following restructuring of the procurement framework after prior contract failures. Date estimated.
Estimated deadline for BPU order in New Jersey American Water general rate case; rate case proceedings typically conclude within 12-18 months of filing, with a 2024 filing suggesting a late 2025 to mid-2026 decision window, with possible extension to Q3 2026. Date estimated.
Estimated BPU decision or policy order in the Gas Decarbonization and Future of Gas Infrastructure proceeding; the docket has been pending with stakeholder comment rounds, and a policy framework order directing utility gas planning obligations under the Energy Master Plan is anticipated by end of 2026. Date estimated.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗Joseph Coviello appointmented of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Emma Rebhorn appointmented of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Joseph Coviello appointmented of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Emma Rebhorn appointmented of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Nominated by Gov. Murphy and unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey Senate, Rebhorn brings clean energy policy and climate strategy expertise to the BPU.
Staff
143| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Levine | Communications Director | (609) 777-3305 |
| Alice Bator | Director, Division of Audits | (609) 292-0626 |
| Sara Bluhm | Director, Division of Clean Energy | (609) 777-3316 |
| Aida Camacho-Welch | Secretary of the Board | (609) 292-1599 |
| Xaymara Castro | Personnel Assistant 1 | (609) 913-6250 |
| Lori DiGaetano | Director, Information Technology | (609) 292-2423 |
| Paul Flanagan | Executive Director | (609) 292-1634 |
| Lawanda Gilbert | Director, Office of Cable TV & Telecommunications | (609) 341-9420 |
| Eric J. Hartsfield | Director, Complaints and Consumer Affairs | (609) 341-9148 |
| Cynthia Holland | Director, Office of Federal & Regional Policy | (609) 292-1629 |
| Sherri Jones | Assistant Director, Division of Economic Development & Emerging Issues | (609) 292-7471 |
| Chance Lykins | Director, Legislative Affairs | (609) 292-1379 |
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