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NJBPU’s reports and studies guide the Board in its regulatory responsibilities, and support our mission of ensuring safe, reliable, affordable public utility service for New Jersey ratepayers. Reports are commissioned by the Board and are written by NJBPU Staff or in collaboration with external expert consultants, to provide an in-depth look at a particular topic that requires close consideration from the Commissioners.

Below are various official NJBPU reports, organized by topic. For reports conducted for the annual BGS auction, please consult our BGS Orders and Information page.

| Report Name & Link | Released | Consultant (if applicable) |
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| ## Affordability | | |
| Brattle Report - Assessment of Energy Affordability in New Jersey_FINAL | March 2025

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| ## Energy Master Plan | | |
| New Jersey Energy Master Plan Ratepayer Impact Study | Aug 2022

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| ## Natural Gas Infrastructure | | |
| Analysis of Natural Gas Capacity to Serve New Jersey Firm Customers | Dec 2021

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| ## Grid Modernization Study: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities | | |
| NJBPU Grid Modernization Final Report | Nov 2022 | ****

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| ## Resource Adequacy | | |
| Alternative Resource Adequacy Structures for New Jesey | June 2021

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| 2022 Progress Report on New Jersey’s Resource Adequacy Alternatives | April 2023 | **** |
| ## Energy Efficiency | | |
| #### Utility Demographic and Firmographic Profile 2020 | April 2020 | DNV-GL |
| Energy Efficiency Potential in New Jersey | May 2019 | Optimal Energy |
| New Jersey Energy Efficiency Market Potential Assessment | Oct. 2012 | ENERNOC Utility Solutions Consulting |
| New Jersey Energy Efficiency and Distributed Generation Market Assessment

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Appendices A-F | Aug. 2004

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| For additional NJCEP annual evaluation plans, market research, and cost-benefit analyses, see our “ Program Evaluations, Market Analysis and Protocols *” page.*

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| ## EVs | | |
| Getting from Here to There: Regulatory Considerations for Transportation Electrification | May 2017 | The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) |
| ## Microgrids & Energy Storage | | |
| New Jersey Energy Storage Analysis | May 2019 | Rutgers University |
| Microgrid Report | Nov. 2016 | N/A |
| New Jersey Town Centers Distributed Energy Resource Microgrids Potential: Statewide Geographic Information Systems Analysis | Oct. 2014 | NJIT |
| ## Smart Meters/ Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) | | |
| AMI Gold Standards Report | Dec. 2019 | Navigant |
| Independent Review of RECO’s AMI Business Case and Recommendations for NJBPU | Nov. 2019 | Navigant |
| ## Solar | | |
| 2023 PBI Modeling Results | March 2023 | CADMUS |
| New Jersey Solar Transition Final Capstone Report

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Capstone Report Secretary's Letter | Jan. 2021 | Cadmus Group, LLC |
| Transition Incentive Supporting Analysis & Recommendations | Aug. 2019 | Cadmus Group, LLC

Sustainable Energy Advantage |
| Solar Market Development Volatility in New Jersey

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Corresponding Notice of Availability

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**** | Rutgers University Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy (CEEEP)

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| For additional NJBPU reports and corresponding materials related to New Jersey’s solar market, visit our Solar Transition page.

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| ## Offshore Wind | | |
| Evaluation of New Jersey Solicitation for ORECs for Offshore Wind Capacity: Framework for Evaluation of Impacts | June 2019 | Levitan & Associates, Inc. |
| 2019 Annual Report on New Jersey Offshore Wind and the Implementation of Executive Order No. 8 | Jan. 2019 | N/A |
| New Jersey Offshore Wind Energy: Feasibility Study | Dec. 2004 | Atlantic Renewable Energy Corporation |
| ## Renewable Energy | | |
| Market Assessment Services to Characterize the Opportunities for Renewable Energy | Aug. 2012 | Navigant |
| Assessment of Biomass Potential in New Jersey | July 2007 | Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station |
| Impacts of Environmental Externalities Upon Relative Costs of Renewable Technology & Impact of the Deployment of Renewable Generation on the Market Price of Electricity | Oct. 2004 | Navigant |
| New Jersey Renewable Energy Market Assessment | Aug. 2004 | Navigant |
| ## Cable TV & Telecommunications | | |
| I/M/O Cablevision of Rockland/Ramapo, LLC for the Renewal of its System-Wide Cable Television Franchise | Nov 2025 | N/A |
| I/M/O Cablevision of Hudson County, LLC for the Renewal of its System-Wide Cable Television Franchise | July 2025 | N/A |
| I/M/O Cablevision of Newark for the Renewal of its System-Wide Cable Television Franchise | March 2025 | N/A |
| I/M/O The Application of Cablevision of Monmouth, LLC for the Renewal of its System-Wide Cable Television Franchise | Nov 2024 | N/A |
| I/M/O the Application of CSC TKR, LLC for the Renewal of its System-Wide Cable Television Franchise | Sep 2024 | N/A |
| I/M/O the Application of Cablevision of New Jersey, LLC for the Renewal of its System-Wide Cable Television Franchise | Jul 2024 | N/A |
| Cablevision of Paterson, LLC for the Conversion to a System-Wide Cablevision Franchise in the City of Paterson | May 2024 | N/A |
| I/M/O The Application of Cablevision of Oakland, LLC for the Renewal of its System-Wide Television Franchise | Dec 2023 | N/A |
| Verizon New Jersey, Inc. Application for Renewal of a System-wide Cable Television Franchise **** | May 2020 | N/A |
| Cablevision of Rockland/Ramapo, LLC Conversion to a System-Wide Cable Television Franchise **** | Jan. 2017 | N/A |
| Cablevision of Monmouth, LLC Conversion to a System-Wide Cable Television Franchise

Initial Comments from Cablevision of Monmouth **** | May 2016 | N/A |
| CSC TKR, LLC Conversion to a System-Wide Cable Television Franchise

Initial Comments from CSC TKR, LLC **** | May 2016 | N/A |
| Cablevision of New Jersey, LLC Conversion to a System-Wide Cable Television Franchise **** | Aug. 2015 | N/A |
| Cablevision of Oakland, LLC Conversion to a System-Wide Cable Television Franchise **** | Aug. 2015 | N/A |
| Verizon New Jersey, Inc. Application for a System-wide Cable Television Franchise **** | May 2013 | N/A |
| ## Storms / Reliability & Security **** | | |
| Review and Assessment of Utility Performance - Tropical Storm Isaias | Nov. 2020 | N/A |
| Report and Recommendations on Utility Response and Restoration to Power Outages During the Winter Storms of March 2018 **** | July 2018 | N/A |
| June 23, 2015 “Bow Echo” Weather Event: Report and Recommendations on the Response and Restoration of Electric Utility Outages **** | Aug. 2015 | N/A |
| NJ Storm Hardening Recommendations and Review/ Comment on EDC Major Storm Response Filings **** | Nov. 2014 | GE Energy Consulting |
| Performance Review of EDCs in 2011 Major Storms | Aug. 2012 | EPP |
| Investigation into Reliability Issues Related to JCP&L’s Morristown Underground System | Feb. 2012 | PJ Downes Associates, LLC |
| Hurricane Irene Electric Response Report **** | Dec. 2011 | N/A |
| ## Water | | |
| Investigation into Reliability Issues Related to New Jersey American Water’s Swimming River Water Treatment Plant Pipe Bridge Collapse in Monmouth County **** | Feb. 2013 | CH2MHILL |
| ## Broadband | | |
| Internet For All BEAD Five-Year Action Plan | Oct. 2023 | N/A |
| BEAD Draft Initial Proposal Volume 1 | Jan. 2024 | N/A |
| BEAD Draft Initial Proposal Volume 2 | Jan. 2024 | N/A |