SEPTEMBER 2019
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Join the thousands of New Jersey homeowners, businesses, and municipalities that have taken advantage of incentives offered by New Jersey's Clean Energy Program™. The program provides opportunities for you to save energy, money and help protect our climate and shorelines.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed groundbreaking legislation in May 2018 that put the state on a path toward 100% Clean Energy by 2050. In the last year, we are proud of what the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ Clean Energy Program has accomplished working towards that ambitious goal. 

Some highlights include:
  • Launching a Community Solar Energy Pilot Program: The Program will enable utility customers to participate in a solar energy project that is remotely located from their property. Applications for the pilot project closed Sept 9.
  • A record-setting offshore wind solicitation: The award for 1,100 MWs of capacity is the largest single-state solicitation for offshore wind in the country.
  • Completion of an Energy Storage Study as well as an Energy Efficiency Market Potential Study
  • Release of the draft 2019 Energy Master Plan 
ENHANCED INCENTIVES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
While we work to build a clean energy future, we know that the biggest impact we can make is to reduce the energy we use every day. To help move us towards a more energy efficient future there are enhanced incentives offered in FY 20. More details about enhanced incentives and other changes to the Clean Energy Programs can be found here. Highlights include: 
Commercial & Industrial, Local Governments & Municipalities
Enhanced incentives (up to double) for buildings located in Urban Enterprise Zones or Opportunity Zones and for municipal and school projects.

Entities owned or operated by municipalities, K-12 public schools, and customers located in Urban Enterprise Zones or Opportunity Zones may be eligible for up to 80% of the cost of Direct Install measures. For more details click here
Residential Programs 
We’re excited to announce that as of July 1, 2019, New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program has added rebates for energy efficient ENERGY STAR® air purifiers, dehumidifiers and room air conditioners.

  • ENERGY STAR Dehumidifiers are eligible for a $25 rebate
  • ENERGY STAR Air Conditioners are eligible for a $15 rebate
  • ENERGY STAR Air Purifiers are eligible for a $50 rebate

For more information on the ENERGY STAR program go to: NJCleanEnergy.com/APPLIANCES
OFFSHORE WIND

Announced on June 21, 2019, the project gives the company the opportunity to build 1,100 MW of offshore wind in federal waters. The project is expected to power roughly 500,000 homes and generate $1.17 billion in economic benefits for the state, in addition to creating an estimated 15,000 jobs over the project life. This decision set the record for the largest single-state award for offshore wind in the country and marks further progress toward meeting the state’s goal of 3,500 MW of offshore wind by 2030, and Governor Phil Murphy’s vision of 100 percent clean energy by 2050. Learn more about this historic announcement.
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