NJ: Board of Public Utilities	A regulatory authority with a statutory mandate to ensure safe, adequate, and proper utility services at reasonable rates for customers in New Jersey.
	NY: NYSERDA	New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is a public benefit corporation created in 1975 through the reconstitution of the New York State Atomic and Space Development Authority.  NYSERDA’s earliest efforts focused solely on research and development with the goal of reducing the State’s petroleum consumption. Subsequent research and development projects focused on topics including environmental effects of energy consumption, development of renewable resources, and advancement of innovative technologies. Check the webiste for funding opportunities and other incentives to go green.
	U.S. Dept of Environmental Protection	EPA employs 17,000 people across the country, including headquarters offices in Washington, DC, 10 regional offices, and more than a dozen labs. Staff are technically trained; more than half are engineers, scientists, and policy analysts. In addition, a large number of employees are legal, public affairs, financial, information management and computer specialists. EPA is led by the Administrator, Stephen L. Johnson, a professional scientist, who is appointed by the President of the United States.