Transforming the way we think about energy

Today’s smartphones would baffle Alexander Graham Bell, while today’s utility systems would look familiar to Thomas Edison. Our electric infrastructure has hardly changed since Edison’s influence at the start of the 20th century. That’s about to change. The way people use electricity and gas is being transformed thanks to technological innovations that are similar to ones that we have seen in other industries.

PSE&G intends to lead that transformation through the Clean Energy Future proposal, helping our customers consume less energy, and ensure that the energy they use is cleaner and more reliable. The proposal includes historic commitments to energy efficiency, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, energy storage, and smart meter technology that will help PSE&G improve reliability and resiliency. It will help achieve Gov. Murphy’s goal of turning New Jersey into a clean energy leader.

The Clean Energy Future initiative represents a significant update of our business model to meet the changing needs of our customers and society. We want to shift focus and make it our business to sell less electricity and natural gas. That’s a break from the past that will reset our priorities – shifting from the 20th-century model in which utilities sought to sell as much electricity as possible, to a new approach in which one of our mandates is instead to help customers use less and, by doing so, help them save on their utility bills and reduce environmental impacts.