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New Jersey’s Last Two Coal Power Plants to Close within Months

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved a petition filed by Atlantic City Electric Co. (ACE) that modifies power purchase agreements

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved a petition filed by Atlantic City Electric Co. (ACE) that modifies power purchase agreements

Highlights

  • Atlantic City Electric Co.
  • (ACE) modifies power purchase agreements (PPAs) and power sales agreements (PSAs) Under the agreements, coal-fired generation will cease on or around May 31, 2022.
  • ACE customers will see up to $30 million in energy bill savings through the end of 2024.
  • New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved a petition filed by ACE that modifies the agreements.
  • The Logan Generating Plant is a 225-MW unit in Swedesboro, New Jersey, entered commercial operation in September 1994.
  • Chambers Cogeneration Ltd.