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.
S 1392 creates an Office of Clean Energy Equity within New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to ensure clean energy programs benefit overburdened communities - areas facing environmental and economic challenges. The bill requires the BPU to establish solar programs reaching 250,000 low-income households by 2030 (reducing their energy costs to under 6% of income) and deploy 1,600 megawatt-hours of energy storage in these communities by 2030. It mandates at least $50 million annually for the office to fund workforce training, community outreach, and program evaluation, with strict requirements for community input and resiliency-focused energy storage. The law directly affects low-income households and overburdened communities through targeted energy cost reductions, job opportunities, and improved disaster resilience.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Feb 5, 2024
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Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John McKeon
DDemocratic
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Beach
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
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