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. 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

• Solar 4 All.  PSE&G has a proposal before the NJ Board of Public Utilities to invest in, own and operate 120 megawatts of solar installations. The program will install grid-connected solar systems on NJ schools, municipal buildings, low income housing complexes, non-profit owned facilities, brownfields sites, PSE&G facilities and on 200,000 utility poles in its service territory.
• Solar Loans. PSE&G is offering $105 million in loans to help expedite and finance the installation of 30 MW of solar power on homes, businesses and municipal buildings throughout its electric service area. The funding provides stable, secure capital and it is spurring investment in solar energy.
• 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 will submit a license renewal application for its nuclear plants at Salem and Hope Creek. The company continues to explore the possibility of building an additional nuclear plant to meet the demand for clean energy.

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. PSEG has completed energy audits of many of its own facilities, identifying ways to reduce electric usage. Reforms underway include converting existing electric boilers to gas-fired boilers and installing occupancy sensors.
• 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. >> 

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Commenting on … climate change 
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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.>>