State agency adopts new rules for renewable energy
The state has adopted new rules aimed at increasing investments in renewable energy systems in New Jersey.
The regulations, adopted in the New Jersey Register issued yesterday, deal with how owners of solar systems, wind turbines, and other renewable sources of energy connect with the regional power grid and get credit for the electricity their systems produce.
Beyond encouraging new investments in renewable energy, the rules should avert the need to build new power plants powered by fossil fuels and alleviate the demand for new spending on huge transmission projects, according to the rules adopted by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)