December 26, 2024

New Jersey

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New Jersey Lawmakers Back $250 Annual EV Fee
New Jersey legislators sent a bill to the governor’s desk March 18 that would place a $250-a-year fee on zero emissions vehicles.
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NJ Legislators Consider $300M for Grid Upgrades
New Jersey's grid upgrade bill would require each of the state’s four electric utilities to develop and implement a plan to modernize the electric transmission and distribution system.
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NECA Renewables Conference Highlights Transmission Challenges
Transmission limits remain a major barrier to scaling up wind and solar energy to meet state decarbonization goals, speakers at the NECA’s Renewable Energy Conference said.
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NJ Bill Would Levy Annual Fee on EV Ownership
New Jersey’s Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee backed a bill that would levy a $250/year fee on EV registration beginning in July.
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NJ Panel Backs Bill to Increase Distribution Capacity for Renewables
A New Jersey Senate panel OK'd a bill requiring utilities to upgrade their distribution infrastructure to increase their capacity for renewable generation.  
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NJ Launches Electric School Bus Program With Bidirectional Incentives
New Jersey does not allow electric buses to send electricity directly to the grid, but a program offers up to $50,000 in additional support for projects that use a “vehicle-to-building” strategy.
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NJ Closes Nuclear Subsidy Process as PSEG Looks to Feds
New Jersey shut down its third offering of nuclear subsidies after the operators of the state’s three nuclear plants opted to not apply for state subsidies as they seek federal support.
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9 States Agree to Accelerate Home Heat Pump Installations
A memorandum of understanding announced Feb. 7 sets a goal of heat pump technology comprising 65% of residential heating, cooling and water heating equipment sales by 2030.
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New Jersey Senators Back Grid Connection Fee Revision
A Senate committee endorsed a revision of how clean energy grid connections are funded and advanced bills to give tax credits to help install EV charging stations and retrofit warehouses for rooftop solar.
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New Jersey Abandons Controversial Gas Generation Plant
NJ TRANSIT, New Jersey’s mass transit agency, has abandoned a more than $500 million plan to build a gas-fueled emergency resiliency generator.

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