Press Releases
September 7, 2011
NJ Energy Coalition Submits Written Comments on the Energy Master Plan
MILLVILE NJ- The New Jersey Energy Coalition, in submitting its written comments on the 2011 draft New Jersey Energy Master Plan, noted “that maintaining and improving our electric and natural gas infrastructure is critical to meeting the goals of the plan,” according to Dr. Edward H. Salmon, Chairman of the New Jersey Energy Coalition.
The Coalition’s policy comments include support for the expansion of nuclear facilities, the development of new energy technologies, increased support for energy efficiency and demand response and a rational long term approach for renewable energy. The Coalition also advocated for continued investment in smart grid equipment as well as the need for incentives to spur utility investment in critical infrastructure.
The Coalition’s comments also reflect the importance of allowing competitive wholesale markets to function as designed, noting that New Jersey is part of PJM, a large multi-state wholesale market that has operated reliably, and “subsidizing new power plants was not consistent with creating effective competition,” said Bob Marshall, Executive Director.
The NJ Energy Coalition’s membership includes businesses, industry, labor, civic organizations and educational and government groups. Its focus is to provide education and outreach that stresses the need for a broad energy platform in New Jersey.
NJEC EMP Comments####
The mission of the NJ Energy Coalition is to generate public support for the production and delivery of affordable, clean, reliable, American energy to help meet New Jersey's growing energy needs. The Coalition seeks to achieve this goal through increasing the public's awareness of the need to keep existing clean energy providers operational, to develop new affordable clean sources of in-state generation and to maintain a suitable transmission and distribution infrastructure for delivering electricity to our citizens.
For more information, please contact:
Bob Marshall
Phone:856-308-3656
bmarshall@njenergycoalition.org