Energy siting and the grid
Solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, interconnection, power plants, pipelines and utility rates. What changed, the rules that apply and the dates ahead for projects in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Latest briefings
- MediumNew Jersey
New Jersey holds October 15 hearings on a tighter power plant carbon cap from 2027
A pending state proposal would align New Jersey’s carbon allowance program with the regional model rule from January 2027; comments close November 7, and a separate hearing addresses allowance prices and bills.
ProposedAir & climateEnergy & grid - MediumWindham County, CT
Connecticut Siting Council keeps Plainfield waste-to-energy petition on declaratory-ruling track; hearing October 22
The Council declined on October 1, 2026 to convert the 45-megawatt Plainfield petition into a full certificate case. The declaratory-ruling proceeding continues, with a remote hearing on October 22, 2026 and a decision deadline stated as August 2, 2027.
- HighPennsylvania
Pennsylvania proposes cutting power to data centers first when the regional grid runs short
State utility regulators propose that utilities curtail large computing loads lacking their own new capacity before other customers in grid emergencies; comments are due 30 days after Bulletin publication.
ProposedEnergy & gridData centers - MediumConnecticut
Connecticut bars leases that bill tenants for utilities their own unit meter does not measure
From October 1, 2026, Connecticut leases signed or renewed cannot make tenants pay utility charges unless a separate meter measures their unit's own use; such terms are unenforceable.
FinalHousingEnergy & grid - HighConnecticut
Connecticut bars state solar approvals in towns above set land-area shares until July 2027
A temporary bar on Siting Council solar approvals in certain towns runs to July 1, 2027, and new emergency-contact and incident-reporting duties for generating facilities start October 1, 2026.
- MediumFairfield County, CT
Connecticut grants contested hearing on Brookfield gas compressor expansion before air permits issue, groups report
State environmental regulators have granted a trial-type hearing on air permits for two new gas turbines at the Iroquois pipeline's Brookfield station, according to Save the Sound; no date is set.
ProposedAir & climateEnergy & grid - HighNew Jersey
New Jersey large new loads could be curtailed first in emergencies from June 2027 under filing
On September 29, 2026 FERC accepted the regional grid operator's one-time capacity backstop but suspended it to February 28, 2027 for a paper hearing. A separate service that would curtail new large loads first, starting June 1, 2027, awaits a ruling PJM has asked for by October 12.
ProposedEnergy & gridData centers - MediumNew Jersey
New Jersey ends site plan and variance review for electric vehicle chargers at existing buildings
A law approved September 28, 2026 makes approval of EV charging equipment at existing service stations, retail sites and buildings a non-discretionary permit, limits local review to specific safety impacts, and reaches pending applications. It took effect immediately; the chapter text could not be read.
- MediumDauphin County, PA
Federal: Regulators find no significant impact from restarting Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island reactor
Federal nuclear and energy agencies issued a final environmental finding for the Crane Clean Energy Center restart, and the nuclear regulator upheld denial of a hearing; license decisions remain pending.
FinalEnergy & grid - LowLuzerne County, PA
Federal: Transco seeks approval for Luzerne County gas pipeline loop; party deadline October 13
Transco asked federal regulators on September 4 to approve a $54.7 million, 3.38-mile pipeline loop and compressor work in northeastern Pennsylvania; scoping comments are due November 2.
ProposedEnergy & grid
Rules 24
- Federal · 91 FR 768 (January 8, 2026); 33 CFR Part 330Army Corps nationwide permits (2026 set)
- New Jersey · P.L. 2026, c.75 (S3379/A4096)Data centre energy and water reporting
- New Jersey · P.L. 2018, c.17 (N.J.S.A. 48:3-87.10b); BPU Order QO21071023Energy and water benchmarking for large buildings
- Federal · 26 U.S.C. 45Y, 48E as amended by P.L. 119-21Federal tax credit deadlines for wind and solar projects
- New Jersey · N.J.A.C. 14:8-4, 14:8-5Grid interconnection for solar and storage
- New Jersey · N.J.S.A. 48:3-87 et seq.; N.J.A.C. 14:8Solar and energy storage incentive programs
- New Jersey · N.J.A.C. 7:27C (proposed amendments)Tighter carbon allowance cap for power plants (RGGI update)
- New York · Executive Law Art. 18; 19 NYCRR Parts 1219-1229Battery energy storage fire safety code
- New York · ECL art. 40; 6 NYCRR Parts 597–598Chemical bulk storage tank registration
- New York · Local Laws 92 and 94 of 2019; NYC Building Code 1512NYC solar and green roof requirement
- New York · Executive Order No. 62 (2026)Pause on DEC permits for large data centres
- New York · ECL 17-1001 et seq.; 6 NYCRR Part 613Petroleum bulk storage tank registration
- New York · PSL Article VIII; 16 NYCRR Parts 1100-1102Renewable energy and transmission siting permit
- New York · Public Service Law Article 10Siting Board certificate for non-renewable power plants
- New York · Energy Law 11-104(6); Executive Law 378(19)State all-electric new buildings law
- New York · PSC Standardized Interconnection RequirementsUtility interconnection for projects up to 5 MW
- Connecticut · C.G.S. 32-286 (Public Act 21-1)Data centre tax incentive program
- Connecticut · C.G.S. 22a-174; R.C.S.A. 22a-174-31 and 22a-174-31a (proposed amendments, PR2025-028)Power plant CO2 cap update (RGGI, from 2027)
- Connecticut · C.G.S. 16-50g to 16-50ll; Public Act 26-127Siting Council approval for energy and telecom
- Pennsylvania · EO 2026-05; Act 21 of 2026 (SB 146); PUC large-load orderData centre power, permit and reporting requirements
- Pennsylvania · 32 P.S. § 679.101 et seq.; 25 Pa. Code Ch. 106Floodplain management and local floodplain permits
- Pennsylvania · 67 Pa. Code Ch. 441, Ch. 459; 36 P.S. § 670-420PennDOT highway occupancy permits and traffic studies
- Pennsylvania · 66 Pa.C.S. § 501; 52 Pa. Code §§ 57.71-57.77PUC siting of high-voltage transmission lines
- Pennsylvania · Act 44 of 2026 (SB 349); 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq. (MPC)Solar and battery storage siting, decommissioning, PJM
Coming up
- New Jersey · Registration or filing dueReservation deadline for the RGGI joint hearing
- New Jersey · Hearing or decisionHearing on proposed RGGI carbon cap update
- New York · Comments closeComments due on data centre GEIS draft scope
- New York · Takes effectAll-electric buildings suspension may end
- New Jersey · Comments closeComments close on proposed RGGI carbon cap update
- New Jersey · Comments closeComments close on revised energy storage incentive rules
- New Jersey · Hearing or decisionBPU decision expected on 645 MW storage bids
Funding and incentives 42
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities, Division of Clean EnergyCommunity Solar Energy Program (permanent program)
- Federal · US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Dominance Financing (formerly Loan Programs Office)DOE Energy Dominance Financing Program (section 1706)
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities; PSE&G, JCP&L, ACE, RECOEV charging incentives for multifamily and commercial sites: utility make-ready programs and NJBPU Multi-Unit Dwelling charger incentive
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities, Division of Clean Energy (NJ Clean Energy Program)NJ Clean Energy Program state-run C&I programs: Large Energy Users, Combined Heat and Power/Fuel Cells, Local Government Energy Audit
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities; PSE&G, JCP&L, ACE, RECO, NJNG, SJG, Elizabethtown GasNJ utility energy-efficiency programs for commercial, industrial and multifamily buildings (Clean Energy Act Triennium 2)
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities, Division of Clean EnergySuccessor Solar Incentive (SuSI): Administratively Determined Incentive (ADI) for net-metered and community solar
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public UtilitiesDual-Use (agrivoltaic) Solar Energy Pilot Program
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities and GSESP Program AdministratorGarden State Energy Storage Program (GSESP)
- Federal · US Treasury and IRS; US Department of EnergyLow-income communities bonus for the clean electricity investment credit (48E(h))
- New Jersey · NJ Board of Public Utilities, Division of Clean EnergySuccessor Solar Incentive (SuSI): Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) solicitations
- Federal · US Treasury and IRSClean electricity investment and production credits (48E, 45Y)
- New Jersey · Municipal construction officials and tax assessors; NJ Division of Taxation (form)Property tax exemption for on-site renewable energy systems