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Thursday, November 5, 2026

BINJE’s Best: The 2026 Top Utility and Infrastructure honorees

A look at the people, the projects and the companies we recognized

The list reaches across the sector — from the executives who run the utilities to the regulators who oversee them, the advocates and strategists who work the halls of Trenton and the builders and union members who do the work in the field.

At a time when utility company are under scrutiny – and often face unfair criticism – we felt it was right to honor the best of the best.

That’s what we’ve done in a 56-page print edition (view digital version here).

Inside, you’ll find writeups of more than 50 honorees in four categories:

The accolades don’t stop there.

We’re honoring Mike Renna, the retired CEO of South Jersey Industries, as the Utility Person of the Year.

We also honored companies with nine awards (see complete list here)

And if that wasn’t enough, we included a number of great stories about the sector. Read them here:

BPU: At the BPU, a new president steps into an agency with a long list of issues — and ideas to match 

Data Centers: Poll says New Jerseyans oppose data centers … but do they understand the question?

JCP&L: The terrain, the trees, the storms — inside JCP&L’s daily balancing act

SJI: New CEO of SJI talks energy demand, innovation — and telling the utility story better

NJNG/NJ Resources: Why technology being tested at N.J. Natural Gas could be major breakthrough

NJAM: Water UP! workforce development program returns to Camden to train next generation of water professionals

PSEG: PSEG officials say their decade-long $30 billion bet on poles, wires and substations means fewer (and shorter) outages

AC Electric: ACE wants to build a giant container for power that already exists — but has nowhere to go because there isn’t enough capacity in the system to store it

IUOE Local 825: 825’s Lalevee says FDU Poll shows Democrats, Republicans and independents aligned on expanding generation

Solar: Governor signs Garden State Balcony Solar Act, clearing away permitting and utility red tape for small, plug-in solar panels

Electric avenue: Is the gas stove fight back on? DeGesero already is sounding the alarm

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