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Energy Efficiency

• PSE&G has launched a $46 million energy efficiency program targeted to urban centers in New Jersey.
• PSE&G has proposed an additional $190 million expansion of the program to create jobs and stimulate the economy. Programs include energy audits for homes, small businesses and hospitals and the installation of insulation, programmable thermostats and efficient lighting.
• PSE&G is spending $50 million to replace 96,000 street lights with more efficient lights (replacing mercury vapor municipal street lighting with more efficient induction fluorescent lighting). It is the first utility in the nation to offer the new “green” fixtures, which emit more light, last longer and cost less to operate.
  Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

• Solar 4 All.  PSE&G received approval from the NJ Board of Public Utilities to invest $515 million in 80 megawatts of solar projects in the next three years (through 2013), doubling the state’s solar capacity and creating green jobs.  The program will install grid-connected solar systems on NJ schools, municipal buildings, low income housing complexes, non-profit owned facilities, brownfield sites, PSE&G facilities and on 200,000 utility poles in its service territory. The initiative will expand New Jersey’s solar infrastructure and will satisfy nearly 7 percent of the state’s renewable portfolio standards requirements through 2020. The 80 MW of solar capacity will eliminate 1.7 million tons of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of removing nearly 310,000 cars from the road for one year.
• Solar Loans. PSE&G received approval from the BPU to expand its solar loan program by approximately $143 million an additional 51 megawatts of solar energy systems on homes, businesses, and municipal buildings throughout its electric service area.  As an expansion of the initial Solar Loan Program, approved in April 2008, the two approvals will result in a total of $248 million available for loans and 81 megawatts of solar power for New Jersey.  The funding provides stable, secure capital and it is spurring investment in solar energy.
• PSEG Solar Source. PSEG formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, PSEG Solar Source LLC, to develop, construct, own and operate large-scale solar facilities outside of PSE&G's service territory.  On September 23, 2009, PSEG Solar Source LLC announced the acquisition and development of three utility-scale solar projects (total capacity close to 30 megawatts). Juwi solar Inc. will provide the engineering, procurement, construction, initial operation and maintenance services for projects. All three projects utilize thin film panels provided by First Solar and will be ground-mounted. The projects together will include 380,000 solar panels and represent an approximately $100 million investment by PSEG Solar Source.
• Offshore wind. PSEG Global has teamed with Deepwater Wind to form a joint venture called Garden State Offshore Energy, which is working to develop a 350-megawatt wind farm off the southern coast of New Jersey.

Clean, Central Station Power

• PSEG Nuclear submitted applications to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to extend the operating licenses of its Salem and Hope Creek generating stations by 20 years.  The company continues to explore the possibility of building an additional nuclear plant to meet the demand for clean energy and is considering filing an early site permit application in spring 2010.

Advanced Energy Storage

• PSEG Global is part of a joint venture called Energy Storage and Power (ESP), which is promoting the next generation of compressed air energy storage (CAES). This technology has the power to vastly improve dispatch and the economics of renewable energy.

Walking the Walk

• Energy Efficient Electric Delivery Equipment. PSE&G is investing in more efficient primary and secondary wires for new overhead installations, installing more energy efficient transformers atop utility poles (when new or replacement units are needed) and expediting the replacement of aging transformer banks with state-of-the-art units in some of its electrical substations. 
• Greening Our Own Facilities. Greening Our Own Facilities.  PSEG has completed energy audits at many of its facilities, identifying ways to reduce electric and gas usage. Energy efficiency upgrades undertaken include electric to gas-fired boiler conversions, HVAC equipment replacements, and energy-efficiency lighting and occupancy sensor installations. 
  In 2009, PSE&G received the Corporate Green Commitment Award for a Major Corporation from the U.S. Green Buildings Council New Jersey Chapter.  The award from received for the company’s promotion of energy efficiency programs and support of sustainable green building practices.
• Greening Our Fleet. During the next decade, PSE&G will invest in hybrid cars and light trucks, hybrid bucket truck prototypes, electric-drives and alternative fuels in an effort to reduce harmful emissions that contribute to global warming. >> 
• Greening our Operations. PSE&G has recently modified its business practices to significantly reduce its use of mobile generators that are used to maintain reliability.  This will reduce consumption of diesel fuel, save money, and cut emissions of carbon dioxide and particulate matter. 

Investing in Reliability and NJ Jobs

• Capital infrastructure stimulus. During the next two years, PSE&G will invest $694 million in accelerated electric and gas infrastructure projects – creating 900 new utility and contractor positions while ensuring that customers continue to receive safe, highly reliable electric and gas service.

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Commenting on … climate change 
Read PSEG’s weekly advertorials published in the Star-Ledger. >>

Providing thought leadership Read PSEG expert testimony, statements and articles. >>

Charting a course for the future Read PSEG's vision for combating climate change while meeting New Jersey's energy needs. >> 

Tracking greenhouse gases PSEG was one of the first utilities to measure and track its greenhouse gas emissions. >>

Promoting clean energy

We make it easy for our customers to choose renewable energy by promoting New Jersey’s CleanPower Choice program and providing convenient billing options. >>

Improving our efficiency 

We’re investing in more efficient transformers and power lines and greening up our facilities.>>