The work our PSEG team does every day ensures that millions of customers have access to energy they can count on. PSEG is proud of our work over the past 120 years, and we look forward to many more years of providing safe, reliable, affordable energy.
#CleanEnergy
, climate leadership. Read more on PSEG Chairman and CEO Ralph Izzo's perspective on climate change and what we can do to meet the changing priorities not only in
#NJ
, but around the world:
#NJCleanEnergyFuture
#PoweringProgress
When it comes to fending off the most damaging impacts of our changing climate, energy efficiency has to be the No. 1 priority. It provides
#NewJersey
and our nation the most timely, impactful and cost-effective way to meet drastic carbon-reduction goals.
Not enough natural gas, how could that be? It's called gas curtailment and such an emergency can happen. We want to take steps to ensure if it does, we can keep your gas flowing and heat on:
#EnergyStrong
“Keeping the plants open fits the energy plan pushed by Gov. Phil Murphy. The governor’s policy has a very strong green element to it, and we are completely aligned with that.” - Dan Cregg, PSEG CFO
Ralph Izzo, PSEG chair, pres. & CEO, will retire Dec. 31, 2022. As part of a planned succession process, the PSEG board elected COO Ralph LaRossa to succeed Izzo. The two will work closely to support a smooth succession & continuation of PSEG’s strategy.
THANK YOU to employees who worked in the cold to restore power to 7300 customers yesterday! But it doesn't stop there. We're headed to
#AtlanticCounty
to help
@ACElecConnect
get the lights back on for customers in areas that were hit hard. Stay safe!
The PSEG Foundation has announced $1M in grant funding to 3 historically Black colleges & universities —
@_HamptonU
@HowardU
@ncatsuaggies
— providing qualifying students an opportunity to attend prestigious universities and pursue their studies in
#STEM
:
UPDATE 4:45 pm: We've restored power to 315K customers+have ~260K customers out. We expect at least 85% of customers still w/out power to be restored by Friday night, but some difficult restorations may continue through the weekend - possibly into Monday:
This morning, operators safely took our Hope Creek Generating Station offline to begin the station’s 21st refueling and maintenance outage. The plant has set a new record of 517 consecutive days online. Great teamwork by our dedicated nuclear employees!
PSEG announced it expects to cut power fleet’s carbon emissions by 80% by 2046, from 2005 levels & has vision of attaining net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 assuming advances in tech & public policy. Read more
"My husband and I both work at the plant. We live locally and have two small children. It's important that the jobs PSEG provides stay in
#NJ
." - Jean, PSEG Nuclear employee
PSE&G gains approval for landmark Clean Energy Future-Energy Efficiency Program: “This large-scale commitment to energy efficiency is the cornerstone for PSEG to make further progress as a leading provider of sustainable energy.” — PSEG CEO
#climateweekNYC
PSEG CEO Ralph Izzo: PSEG’s three NJ nuclear units provide approximately 40% of the state’s electricity – more than 90% of its carbon-free electricity.
UPDATE 9:45 a.m.: After an intense night of work and more inclement weather, we've restored power to 435K customers and have about 140K customers out. We expect at least 85% of our customers without power to be restored by Friday night. For more:
“The PSEG Foundation supports organizations that foster social justice, equity & economic empowerment &
@NJIT
is a perfect partner,” PSEG Foundation Pres. Calvin Ledford comments on $800K grant awarded to NJIT to help foster careers in
#STEM
.
@ROINJNews
"I've worked at the island for almost 30 years, I've seen how embedded everyone is at work and in the community. I think it would be a mistake to shut the plants down early." - Dave, PSEG Nuclear employee
#NJNeedsNuclear
PSE&G Wins Electric Power Industry’s Top Honor for Strengthening Service to Customers and Increasing
#Reliability
and
#Resilience
in the Face of Extreme Weather;
@Edison_Electric
recognizes utility's leadership in hardening and modernizing infrastructure
PSEG commits $1M to our new Powering Equity and Social Justice initiative, which provides philanthropic support to organizations that foster changes, such as confronting systemic racism or advancing social and economic equity for people of color.
What does
#NJ
lose if the state's nuclear plants close? Nearly 6,000 jobs — 1,600 of which are full-time workers — and more than 90% of the state's carbon-free energy.
#NJNeedsNuclear
Kudos to West Side HS Principal Akbar Cook 4 creating a learning environment in which students feel safe from bullying. Check out how a PSEG-sponsored purchase of washers & dryers enabled
@CityofNewarkNJ
kids 2 have clean clothes & access 2
#STEM
education
While we have crews on location wrapping up the last of our storm outages, we're sending out others to help our fellow utility workers
@JCP_L
tackle the devastation that hit their service territory and get the power back on for all. For more:
Congrats to our own Rick Thigpen for being honored w/the Shipley Family award for Philanthropic Endeavors. Rick was one of 5 honorees at last night's "Making Our City Bloom" virtual celebration from
@CityBloom87
. TY to all of these leaders within our community.
#CityBloom
“We've seen the devastating impacts to families, communities+environment as nuclear plants in other states have closed ... we believe contributions made by Salem+Hope Creek are much too important to live without.” Read more from PSEG's nuclear employees:
UPDATE 5 pm: We've made significant progress and restored power to ~535K of the 575K customers whose service was interrupted by
#Isaias
— the most severe storm since Superstorm Sandy and the 5th most destructive weather event in PSE&G’s history.
Ralph Izzo, PSEG executive chair & former president & CEO was recently honored by
@AllStarsProject
for his & PSEG's work in supporting the nonprofit in providing free after school development programs for youth in underserved communities. More
@ROINJNews
:
“When we look to global
#climatechange
... the U.S. would be wise to invest in (battery) storage, advanced nuclear, alternate fuel cycles, carbon capture and storage, because there's going to be a huge global market for these technologies.” — PSEG CEO Izzo @
#COP26
Ralph LaRossa honored by American Gas Association; PSEG President and CEO recognized for vision;
@aga_naturalgas
also honored PSE&G with three awards in 2022
⚠️ 🌀 UPDATE 10 a.m.: We've restored service to about 551,000, or 96%, of the 575,000 customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias. Our top priority is restoring the approximately 24,000 customers still without power. For more:
UPDATE 4:45pm: We estimate
#Isaias
is our 5th most severe storm in history+2nd second most severe, to Superstorm Sandy, in past 8 years. We've restored power to ~475K customers, w/~100K customers still out. Crews are working 16-hr shifts around the clock.
As of 10 a.m., approximately 575K of our 2.3 million customers reported a power outage or damage associated with
#Isaias
. We have restored power to 275K customers and have less than 300K customers still without power. We thank all for continued patience:
“PSEG is committed to developing the state’s
#cleanenergy
economy. The Ocean Wind 1 project is an integral part of the state’s clean energy future & we’re honored to be a part of this process [w/
@OrstedUS
].” — PSEG Renewable Generation Pres. Lathrop Craig
It was a great day ringing the closing bell at the
@NYSE
yesterday! We are
#PSEGProud
that our company has paid dividends every year for 111 years and counting--a record matched by very few others.
We love showing off our nuclear facilities & were honored to do just that with NJ Senators
@Testa4Senate
&
@DSteinhardtEsq
. The day began with a memorable visit to the Salem simulator and ended with a nuclear industry overview. Thanks for coming to learn more about
#PSEGNuclear
.
PSEG CEO Ralph Izzo: If there’s one thing that maybe COVID-19 has shown us, it's the complexity associated with worldwide challenges. I think the biggest worldwide challenge we face, and have yet to fully face, is climate change.
#COVID19
#ClimateChange
The
#NJWindPort
represents a significant step in NJ’s progress as a hub for the growing
#cleanenergy
economy, creating new jobs & enabling new economic development. We applaud
@GovMurphy
’s leadership & are proud to play a central role in advancing the state’s clean energy future.
It was an honor to receive
@NJIT
's Outstanding Corporate Partner award. The PSEG Foundation has proudly supported the Summer Energy and Sustainability Program since 2015 and welcomed many NJIT alumni to our staff. We look forward to many more years of partnerships.
PSEG publishes first-ever Climate Report, outlining how
#climatechange
is built into its corporate strategy & how PSEG tracks progress on its climate change goals. Report follows TCFD framework to highlight transparency for climate risk &
#ESG
disclosures.
During times like these, it's important to find ways to send help to those in our communities who need it most.
#PSEGProud
to provide grants to Food banks, donate N95 masks and suspend shut-offs to our customers. -
#PSEG
CEO R. Izzo
PSEG joins UN Race to Zero initiative, commits to developing science-based emissions reduction targets; also launches 2021 Sustainability & Climate Report:
@ScienceTargets
PSEG is proud to join the Race to Zero and take action with the
@ScienceTargets
initiative. Also today, PSEG launched its 2021 Sustainability & Climate Report; check out our achievements and goals as we continue on the journey ahead:
@ScienceTargets
TY to all of our employees who have volunteered throughout the years in the support of
@CFBNJ
. In honor of your hard work & the retirement of former PSEG CEO Ralph Izzo, we have granted $100,000 to the food bank to help continue the vital work they do to support NJ communities.
“We originally… said we’d get to net-zero by 2050,”
@PSEGdelivers
' Ralph Izzo says. “But various reports and scientific analysis that have come out... made us realize that that wasn’t good enough. So not only did we shorten the time frame by 20 years, we expanded our scope.”
PSE&G President David Daly announces retirement; Kim Hanemann to be named President & COO of PSE&G, first woman to lead New Jersey’s largest electric and gas utility:
"We have a 3-part vision of the future: We want our customers to use less energy, we want the energy they use to be cleaner, and we want this cleaner, less amount of energy to be delivered with unparalleled reliability and resiliency." Ralph Izzo, PSEG Chairman, President and CEO
Today, we unveil Powering Progress, our century-old company’s vision and mission for delivering excellence for the next 100 years. Watch the video below (🔊 on) and read our latest Energize! article to learn more:
Innovation in consumer experiences, smart grids and the clean energy future all have one thing in common – a best-in-class IT organization. Want to be part of building the future?
#PSEG
is hiring! Visit:
#careers
#jobs
#IT
#Hiring
#technology
PSEG is helping New Jersey answer the call to fight
#climatechange
by reducing carbon emissions and helping the state achieve its goal of 100%
#carbonfree
energy by 2050. A critical part of NJ’s
#CleanEnergy
ambitions is
#nuclearenergy
. Here’s why: