NJBPU Approves Three-Year ZECs for Hope Creek, Salem One, and Salem Two Nuclear Power Plants

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) today approved three-year Zero Emission Certificates (ZECs) for Hope Creek, Salem One, and Salem Two nuclear power plants located in South Jersey. At a total of $300 million, the certificates ensure that the plants, which supply the State with over 90 percent of in-state carbon-free generation and 37.5 percent of its overall in-state energy supply will remain operational. The Board's decision secures the single largest source of the State's overall clean energy power supply, which would otherwise be replaced by sources such as fossil gas, increasing emissions at a time when combatting the climate crisis amid a worldwide pandemic is paramount.