Requires BPU to allow low- and moderate-income residential customers to self-attest to income for participation in community solar programs.
This bill requires New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to create rules allowing low- and moderate-income residential customers to self-attest to their income for community solar program participation, instead of providing traditional income documentation. It directly affects households qualifying as low- or moderate-income who wish to join community solar programs established under 2018 law (P.L.2018, c.17). The key provision replaces current income verification requirements with a self-attestation method, to be defined by the BPU in new regulations. This change aims to simplify access to community solar benefits for qualifying residents.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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Party
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District
P
Bob Smith
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
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