New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill has signed executive orders which create opportunities for consulting engineers and project developers.
Construction of community solar, grid-scale storage, and virtual power plants are among her plans.
Here is a link to an article in Utility Dive and a link. BPU is the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
According to the second executive order, the BPU has 45 days to initiate a solicitation “for qualifying solar facilities or solar facilities in combination with storage” under the state’s Competitive Solar Incentive program. Within the same timeframe, the BPU must also open 3 GW of capacity for registration under New Jersey’s Community Solar Energy Program, “endeavoring to expedite the registration process by any necessary and appropriate means.”
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-jersey-gov-sherrill-orders-electric-bill-credits-development-of-vpp-p/810085/