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New coalition wants a quarter-million low-income families to go solar by 2030 and $125 million annually in state funding to achieve those goals.
Low-income families who suffer with energy insecurity benefit the most from lower monthly electric bills, local jobs and a more resilient community.
Landmark legislation that will help reduce the energy burden of low-income households using solar and energy efficiency is right now awaiting action at the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee. Low-income households include our elderly, our veterans, our disabled and our single-parent homes.
The Clean Energy Equity Act (S-2484/A-4185), sponsored by Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), ensures that New Jersey’s overburdened communities benefit from clean-energy access, energy savings and job opportunities. This bill reinforces Gov. Phil Murphy’s commitment to New Jersey achieving 100% clean energy by 2050, an ambitious target that makes our state
‘Clean Energy Equity Act…ensures that New Jersey’s overburdened communities benefit from clean-energy access, energy savings and job opportunities’
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New Jersey Launches 3.1 MW Community Solar Project Constructed on Delanco Landfill May 14, 2021, 11:25 am | in
First-of-its-kind project offers low-income households access to clean energy and bill savings in historic Pilot Program
Delanco, N.J. May 13, 2021–Governor Phil Murphy’s Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) today celebrated the launch of the first community solar project to be constructed on a closed landfill as part of the NJBPU’s historic Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. Community Solar supports Governor Murphy’s commitment to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2050 and ensures access to clean energy for communities previously unable to utilize solar energy. The 3.1 MW solar installation, constructed by New Jersey developer Soltage at 900 Coopertown Road in Delanco Township, will power up to 700 households with clean energy and dedicate 55 percent of its output to low-
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