August 22, 2024 — Saying New Jersey should have a diverse energy portfolio, a former New Jersey Board of Public Utilities commissioner cautioned against making offshore wind the focus because of its intermittent capabilities.
“Technology frequently provides new ways to both generate and store energy,” said Dianne Solomon, who served as the only South Jersey BPU commissioner from 2013 to May 2023. “Storage, in particular, may, in the future, make intermittent renewable sources reliable and cost effective to be competitive with traditional energy generation, but until then we need to proceed cautiously so that ratepayers are not burdened for the foreseeable future by the costly choices made today.”