NJBPU President Joseph L. Fiordaliso
New Jersey has surpassed 4 GW of put in solar power, sufficient to supply electrical energy to over 500,000 New Jersey households yearly, studies the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). There are actually greater than 157,000 solar installations statewide, and it’s estimated that solar capability within the state will double within the subsequent 4 years. This is a crucial step on the best way to reaching Gov. Murphy’s aim of 100% clear energy by 2050.
“I am thrilled New Jersey has reached this significant 4 GW milestone,” says Joseph L. Fiordaliso, president of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. “New Jersey has been a leader in solar and our solar initiatives are a key part of our clean energy future. Through successful programs like Community Solar, we are ensuring equitable access to clean energy for all New Jerseyans.”
New Jersey will proceed to construct on the 4 GW milestone by implementing all kinds of solar applications all through the remainder of 2022.
Following a profitable two-year pilot program, board workers is concentrating on the third quarter of 2022 to situation the everlasting program straw proposal for the Community Solar Energy Program. In 12 months one of many pilot program, the board permitted 45 purposes representing nearly 78 MW in solar energy capability. In 12 months two of the pilot program, the board permitted 105 tasks representing 165 MW of deliberate solar energy capability; when totally developed, tasks in each years have the cumulative capability to serve roughly 24,000 low to average earnings subscribers.
The board continues to advance the event of its Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) Program for grid provide and enormous net-metered solar. Staff has issued a straw proposal and has held three public remark periods. Board workers anticipates launching this program later in 2022.
The board may also be working to develop and implement a dual-use solar pilot program. Staff anticipates issuing a straw proposal later within the 12 months. The board will proceed to maneuver ahead with its grid modernization continuing to solicit concepts for potential enhancements to allow sooner interconnection and better ranges of distributed energy useful resource (DER) integration. In June, a draft report was introduced at a public assembly with suggestions for interconnection reform, and the Board will proceed its work aimed toward modernizing the grid sooner or later.
