New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation on April 8 that ended a 40-year moratorium on building nuclear energy plants.
Nuclear power accounted for 52.7 percent of New Jersey’s electricity generation in 2024, the largest share of any energy source, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Natural gas accounted for 45.5 percent, and renewable energy accounted for 1.8 percent. The state has two operating nuclear power plants and one that has been shut down and is being decommissioned.
