September 1, 2026 | nj.gov Governor Mikie Sherrill today (9/1) signed the Garden State Balcony Solar Act (S2368/A4836), removing unnecessary red tape that will allow New Jerseyans to purchase and use portable, plug-in solar panels to generate their own clean energy and lower their electricity costs. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: The new law is being heralded as expanding access to portable plug-in solar panels as a means of lowering electric costs for renters and apartment d

By Mark Longo Director Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative (ELEC) September 4, 2026 | newjerseyglobe.com This week, a federal judge in New York struck down the state’s Climate Change Superfund Act. Lawmakers here in New Jersey should see this as a blaring alarm as they consider a similar policy that would waste taxpayers’ dollars in drawn out legal battles and ultimately drive-up costs for everyday New Jerseyans if the law were to survive in court. Read More: Click Here NJ S

Governor Sherrill Statement on New Jersey's Credit Rating Upgrade by KBRA September 3, 2026 | nj.gov Governor Mikie Sherrill today (9/3) released the following statement after Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) upgraded New Jersey’s credit rating to AA-. The upgrade marks the first time a New Jersey governor has received a credit rating increase during their first year in office and the state’s highest rating from KBRA since the agency began rating New Jersey in 2015. "This is

September 2, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org A key legislative panel cleared a debt refinancing plan expected to generate as much as $120 million in cash for New Jersey’s gasoline-tax funded Transportation Trust Fund. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: Good news for Jersey motorists. Too often the gas tax falls short of meeting the base Transportation Trust Fund requirement resulting in a mandated increase in the gasoline tax. Albeit temporary, the refinancing plan would bring some re

September 2, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org The power company that serves the Atlantic City region “overbilled” transmission customers, improperly wrote off equipment as business expenses and misinterpreted a federal tax law, according to a federal audit. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: Electric utility compliance with BPU and FERC rules is essential. That’s why utilities and other companies pay “the big bucks” for lawyers and accountants. Perhaps AC Electric didn’t spend enough i