Gov. Jon S. Corzine launched the current EMP process more than a year ago with the aim of planning for New Jersey's energy needs through 2020. Public participation began with a series of stakeholder meetings held at several locations around the state. Subsequently, working groups convened to discuss various energy categories. Overall, during plan development, more than 500 people have offered input and ideas or monitored the process by attending meetings or joining the EMP listserv. 

By law, public hearings must be held after release of the Energy Master Plan draft.  On April 17, 2008, the draft EMP was released to the public and is posted on this website. Overview meetings are planned for April 28 and May 1 (See link to Calendar, below). Public hearings are expected in July. After those conclude, a final EMP will be prepared by the EMP Committee and submitted to Gov. Corzine.

Please see the Calendar and Get Involved sections of this site for details.

New Jersey is statutorily (EMP statute) required to do an EMP every 10 years and to do updates every three years. The most recent Energy Master Plan was published in 1991 and updated in 1995 in response to the introduction of wholesale competitive electricity markets in the region.  A 1987 amendment to the EMP law (itself enacted in '77) mandated a standing committee representing all relevant state policymaking agencies.