Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage programs for overburdened communities; makes change to community solar program.
This bill establishes New Jersey's Office of Clean Energy Equity within the Board of Public Utilities to ensure clean energy programs specifically benefit overburdened communities. It requires the board to implement solar programs reaching 250,000 low-income households (or 35% of all low-income households, whichever is larger) by 2030, aiming to reduce their energy costs to below 6% of household income. The bill also mandates 1,600 megawatt-hours of energy storage in overburdened communities by 2030, prioritizing community resilience hubs and job training. At least $50 million annually must be allocated to this office, with funding supplementing existing low-income energy programs and requiring public reporting on progress.
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Introduced Apr 4, 2024
Last action Apr 4, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
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Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
Co
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Venezia
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
Co
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
Co
Sterley Stanley
DDemocratic
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