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The Murphy Administration at present celebrated a significant milestone in New Jersey’s clear power transition. In December 2024, the state achieved 5 GW of put in photo voltaic capability, greater than doubling its photo voltaic power output since 2017. This vital accomplishment underscores New Jersey’s function as a nationwide chief in local weather motion and clear power innovation, reinforcing Gov. Phil Murphy’s dedication to defending New Jersey from dangerous emissions, growing affordability, revitalizing communities and catalyzing financial improvement.
“With this milestone achievement in photo voltaic power, we’re constructing a robust basis for renewable power whereas combating the approaching menace of local weather change and propelling our state ahead on 100% clear electrical energy. By increasing photo voltaic applications and sources for houses and companies, we’re taking a whole-of-government method to creating photo voltaic power extra inexpensive and accessible than ever earlier than,” mentioned Gov. Murphy.
Final yr, Murphy introduced a further $156 million from the U.S. EPA to ship a further 175 MW of photo voltaic power to learn 22,000 low-income households, leading to roughly $250 million in complete power invoice financial savings over 30 years for residents in newly linked households. In an effort to additional incentivize the redevelopment of brownfields throughout New Jersey into new photo voltaic power amenities, the Governor’s Workplace launched a “Landfill to Solar” resource page to offer municipal governments and photo voltaic builders with a step-by-step information to finishing photo voltaic initiatives.
“Reaching the 5 GW milestone represents greater than only a quantity,” mentioned Christine Guhl-Sadovy, President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). “Doubling the quantity of put in photo voltaic capability and crossing 5 GW since Governor Murphy took workplace displays the laborious work and dedication of the NJBPU to bolstering our photo voltaic sector and the 1000’s of excellent, native jobs it employs whereas transitioning New Jersey to a clear power future.”
To mark this achievement, NJBPU President Guhl-Sadovy was joined by native elected officers, enterprise leaders and environmental allies at Secaucus Ice Rink in Buchmuller Park — the location of a just lately accomplished municipally-owned photo voltaic undertaking. Accomplished in July 2024 by Schneider Electrical, this 287.1-kW set up represents the kind of innovation and funding driving New Jersey’s clear power transition.
Later this yr, Board workers anticipate opening the third solicitation for the Aggressive Photo voltaic Incentive Program, constructing on the greater than 300 MW accredited final yr, serving to drive down prices and supporting extra initiatives across the state.
Constructing on a decade of progress in photo voltaic power
New Jersey’s photo voltaic power portfolio grew from 2.41 GW on the finish of 2017 to five GW by December 2024. Collectively, there are actually over 209,000 installations all through New Jersey.
In 2024, New Jersey noticed almost 400 MW of photo voltaic capability put in, with a sturdy pipeline of grid-scale, neighborhood photo voltaic, together with the Twin-Use Agrivoltaics Pilot Program and rooftop photo voltaic but to be developed. The appreciable development in photo voltaic helps the State obtain Governor Murphy’s Govt Order 315 objectives, which units the objective of 100% of the electrical energy offered within the State to be derived from clear sources of electrical energy by January 1, 2035.
The state’s put in photo voltaic capability contains:
- 80.3% Internet-Metered Photo voltaic: Rooftop methods on houses and companies powering native wants.
- 16.4% Grid-Provide Photo voltaic: Bigger installations supplying energy on to the grid.
- 3.3% Neighborhood Photo voltaic: Offering equitable entry to scrub power for underserved communities.
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