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Jul 30, 2021

New Jersey BPU Adopts New Incentives for Solar Projects

At a special meeting held in Trenton on July 28, 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved the following incentives under its New Jersey Solar Successor Incentive Program, or “SUSI.” These incentives will take effect in 30 days, at which time the Transition Incentive Program will close to new applications.» Read more

Jul 21, 2021

The NJ BPU Develops Proposed Rules for the State’s Long-Term Solar Successor Program

On July 9, 2021, Governor Murphy signed Assembly Bill A4554, which directs the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to establish within one year a long-term successor solar renewable energy certificate program to replace New Jersey’s existing Transition Incentive Program, also known as the TREC program.» Read more

May 12, 2021

Transitioning from the Transition: Questions Abound Regarding the New Jersey Successor Solar Program

On April 7, 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) published the New Jersey Solar Successor Program Straw Proposal, which outlined recommendations for a long-term replacement for the 2019 Transition Incentive Program. The Straw Proposal launched a stakeholder process for a permanent solar energy project for the state, the duration of which was scheduled to last little more than a month.» Read more

Apr 14, 2021

New Jersey BPU Proposes to Slash Incentive for Commercial Solar Projects

Last week, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) issued a New Jersey Solar Successor Program Straw Proposal. The proposal outlines recommendations for a long-term replacement program for New Jersey’s existing Transition Incentive Program for solar projects in the state, which has been in place since 2019 and begins the stakeholder process for a permanent Community Solar Energy Program.» Read more

Feb 01, 2021

Four Key State Court Environmental Law Decisions for New Jersey Practitioners to Know in 2021

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey trial and appellate courts issued several key environmental law decisions in 2020. Recently, my colleagues, Martha Donovan and Margaret Raymond-Flood, and I have had the opportunity to present a seminar, entitled “Navigating the Recent Developments in Environmental Law and Coverage Affecting NJ Practitioners,” for the New Jersey State Bar Association, where my task was to review Appellate and Law Division decisions affecting New Jersey environmental attorneys.» Read more