New Jersey
Governor
Phil Murphy (Democrat)
House Party
Democratic Majority
Senate Party
Democratic Majority
37
30
Northeast
Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted Enacted policies have been passed or established in a state by a governing body via legislation, executive orders, rules, regulations, and/or other program creation, and remain in effect.
- In-progress In progress policies have been established in a state, but final regulations, rules, or plans are pending final approval. This also includes legislation and executive orders that require regulations to be put into effect.
- Partially Enacted Partially enacted policies have been enacted in the state, but are missing one or more policy components. Dashboard policies cannot be considered partially enacted unless policy components are available.
- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in New Jersey
Climate Policies in New Jersey
| Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | Year Enacted | |
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| Enacted |
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50% renewable energy by 2030 | 100% clean electricity by 2035 Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2023 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Electricity greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets are set by a state to limit GHG emissions in the electricity sector. These targets aim to reduce emissions by different amounts over time, often expressed as percentage relative to a baseline year. |
Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | ||
| Enacted |
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2019 New Jersey Energy Master Plan: Pathway to 2050 Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2020 | |
| Not Enacted |
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States can establish some form of statewide, consolidated siting and permitting entity — typically a council or board — for renewables and/or transmission to streamline project review and prevent uncertainty in the face of local governments’ restrictions or prohibitions of renewable generation or transmission. |
Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | ||
| Enacted |
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New Jersey received a D grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | 2023 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Advanced transmission technologies (ATTs) and grid enhancing technologies (GETs) are a family of technologies that can enhance the capacity of the existing electrical transmission and distribution system. State policies that promote ATTs and GETs can be key to unlocking renewable energy development at lower cost and with shorter wait times. |
Electricity
|
Permitting and Grid Integration | ||
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
5/11
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Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | ||
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
5/6
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| Enacted |
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New Jersey has an active community choice aggregation program. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | 2003 | |
| Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
5/5
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| Enacted |
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600 megawatts (MW) of energy storage by 2021 and 2,000 MW by 2030 Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | 2018 | |
| Enacted |
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The Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved a petition filed by Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) that modified Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Power Sales Agreements (PSAs) between ACE and the state's last two coal-fired electricity generation units. Under the agreements, coal-fired generation ended after a brief transition period. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Coal Retirement | 2022 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Coal securitization is a financing tool that allows utility companies to refinance debt they issued to build coal plants and close the facilities early without taking a financial hit or passing costs on to ratepayers. |
Electricity
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Coal Retirement |