New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that will reshape the state’s energy future, setting in motion a 50% renewables target for 2030, giving a boost to what could become the state’s first offshore wind project, and approving controversial subsidies to keep several big nuclear plants running.
The legislation also sets a 2GW target for energy storage by 2030, with an interim 600MW target for 2021.
The bills, approved on a bipartisan basis, are expected to be signed swiftly into law by Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat elected last year to replace Republican Chris Christie, whose attitude towards renewables cooled as he began contemplating a run for the US presidency in the 2016 election.
