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{{Short description|Regulatory authority in New Jersey "with authority to oversee the regulated utilities"}}
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| headquarters = 44 S. Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625
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The '''New Jersey Board of Public Utilities''' (NJBPU) is a regulatory authority in [[New Jersey]] charged "with authority to oversee the responsibilityregulated ofutilities, seeingwhich thatin turn provide critical services such as natural gas, electricity, water, telecommunications and cable television. The law requires the Board to ensure "safe, adequate, and proper utility services are provided at reasonable rates for customers in New Jersey."<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://www.bpu.state.nj.us/bpu/home/about/index.shtmlhtml|title=Board Aboutof thePublic BPU],Utilities accessed- NovemberAbout 16, 2006NJBPU|last=vfisher|website=www.bpu.state.nj.us}}</ref> The NJBPU regulates [[natural gas]], electricity, water, telecommunications and [[cable television]] services. TheNJBPU's five-member Board addresses issues of [[consumer protection]], energy reform, deregulation of energy and telecommunications services and the restructuring of utility rates to encourage [[energy conservation]] and competitive pricing in the industry. The BoardNJBPU monitors utility service and responds to consumer complaints.
 
The Board of Public Utilities administers incentive programs that support the development of [[solar power in New Jersey]] and [[Wind power in New Jersey|offshore wind power in New Jersey]].
 
==History==
The NJBPU traces its roots back to 19111910, with the formation of the DepartmentBoard of Public UtilitiesUtility Commissioners,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/archives/guides/szpuu001.pdf |title=NJDARM: Collection Guide |format=PDF |access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref> which then covered gas, electricity, water and communications, as well as railroads and interstate commerce. In 1977, the NJBPU was placed within the [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection|Department of Environmental Protection and Energy]]. In 1994, the NJBPU was moved to its current position within the [[New Jersey Department of the Treasury]].
 
Commissioners are appointed to six-year terms and traditionally with partisan balance with no more than three members of the same party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=2018-01-11 |title=Murphy's choices for BPU |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/section-2/murphys-choices-for-bpu/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> The governor also selects one commissioner to serve as president and in the governor's cabinet. Commissioner Christine Guhl-Sadovy (since June 2023) was named the President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities after the death of Joseph L. Fiordaliso in September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=2023-09-11 |title=Murphy picks Guhl-Sadovy as new BPU President |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/murphy-picks-guhl-sadovy-as-new-bpu-president/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=2023-09-07 |title=Joe Fiordaliso, Board of Public Utilties President, dies at 78 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/joe-fiordaliso-board-of-public-utilties-president-dies-at-78/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Racioppi |first=Dustin |date=2023-09-07 |title=New Jersey BPU President Joe Fiordaliso, who helped lead state's shift to clean energy, has died |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/07/new-jersey-bpu-joe-fiordaliso-dies-00114424 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> The other four commissioners are Zenon Christodoulou (since August 2022), Marian Abdou (since June 2023), Michael Bange (since January 2024), and a vacant seat (since September 2023).<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/bpu/about/commissioners/ Meet the Commissioners], New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. Accessed February 2, 2022.</ref>
As of 2012, [[Robert M. Hanna]] is the President of the Board of Public Utilities. He was appointed to the position in 2011 by Gov. [[Chris Christie]].
 
Past commissioners include Joseph L. Fiordaliso (2006–2023, president 2018–2023), [[Barbara A. Curran]] (1980–1988, president 1982–1988), [[Upendra J. Chivukula]] (2014–2022), [[Richard Mroz]] (president 2014–2018), [[Nicholas Asselta]] (2008–2012), [[Jeanne Fox]] (2002–2014), [[Robert M. Hanna]] (2011–2014), [[Lee Solomon]] (2010–2011), Dianne Solomon (2013–2023, president 2014), [[Robert M. Gordon]] (2018-2023), and Mary-Anna Holden (2012–2023).
 
==References==
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