In 2019, the Board established a Community Energy Plan Grant Program. Community energy planning is the process by which communities collaboratively select and strategically implement initiatives that align with New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan (EMP). While the EMP provides a framework for a statewide transition to 100% clean energy by 2050, the Community Energy Plan Grant Program provides support to local governments to develop climate action plans at the local level based on their assessment of which EMP strategies are most applicable in their respective communities.
The Board has determined that the Office of Clean Energy Equity within NJBPU’s Division of Clean Energy should evaluate this grant program and redesign it to prioritize low- and moderate-income and overburdened communities by removing barriers to participation and providing more financial and technical support to those communities that are most in need of these grants. To this end, the Community Energy Plan Grant Program will be put on hold and, pending approval by the Board, will relaunch in Fiscal Year 2022.
Thank you for your interest in NJBPU and New Jersey’s clean energy future.
