NJBPU today released the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Straw Proposal for New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program (CEP) Comprehensive Resource Analysis (CRA) and the proposed FY22 program budgets and compliance filings for stakeholder and public input. Through the CRA process, the CEP funding levels for energy efficient and Class I renewable energy programs are established. The proposed funding level will fund the core CEP programs and provide opportunities for new and enhanced programs that help residents, businesses, and state and local governments reduce energy usage, save money, and improve the environment. The investments by the State in the proposed FY22 CEP will serve as a vital role in the continued recovery from COVID-19.
On May 23, 2018, Governor Murphy signed the Clean Energy Act (CEA) into law which established ambitious goals for the State’s energy future. Additionally, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 28 directing state agencies to develop an updated Energy Master Plan that provides a path to 100% clean energy by 2050. The CEP plays a critical role in meeting the requirements of the CEA and the FY22 plans provide a pathway to advance those goals.
The FY22 CRA straw proposal and the FY22 program budgets and compliance filings are available here.
The public hearing on the FY22 CRA Straw Proposal, along with the proposed FY22 program budgets and filings, will take place on May 25, 2021.
The details for the meeting are:
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET
Commenters are encouraged to file their comments electronically through the Board’s External Access Portal upon obtaining a MyNewJersey Portal ID. Once you establish a MyNewJersey account, an authorization code is required which you can request by emailing the NJBPU’s IT Helpdesk at BPUITHELPDESK@bpu.nj.gov. Members of the public may file comments regardless of whether they participated in the public meetings. Comments may also be submitted electronically to Board.Secretary@bpu.nj.gov in PDF or Word format with the subject “FY22 CRA, Budget and Program Plans.”
Please note that these comments are considered “public documents” for purposes of the State’s Open Public Records Act. Commenters may identify information that they seek to keep confidential by submitting them in accordance with the confidentiality procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 14:1-12.3.
Comments will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on June 4, 2021.
We look forward to receiving your comments.
