The Jersey Board of Public Utilities yesterday awarded incentives to solar and battery storage projects, opened a second round of storage solicitations, advanced the Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) Program, and approved the country’s largest-ever expansion of a state-run Community Solar energy program.
“Solar and battery storage are the fastest and most cost-effective ways to add new electricity generation capacity,” NJBPU President Christine Guhl-Sadovy said. “Today’s actions advance Governor Sherrill’s clean energy goals while continuing the Board’s commitment to balancing affordability and promoting clean, in-state energy resources,” .
Brandon Smithwood, Vice President of Policy for Dimension Energy, hailed the development.
“We are thrilled to see Governor Sherrill deliver on her inaugural commitment to get the expanded community solar program up and running in her first 45 days, “Smithwood said. “We applaud the Board’s decision and look forward to getting to work to bring many more New Jersey residents significant savings on their utility bills from new community solar projects. This is the kind of swift state action we need to see nationwide on community solar in order to bring relief to more Americans struggling to pay high energy bills.”
Dimension Energy is one of the largest owner operators of community solar projects in NJ with 25 rooftop projects operational or under construction that will serve at least 8,000 households across the state. Our New Jersey projects save subscribers an average of $800 on their utility bills annually. Please let me know if you’d like to speak with us, project subscribers, or community partners who stand to benefit from this news.
ACTION 1: 355 MW of Large-Scale Battery Storage Awarded (GSESP Phase 1, Tranche 1) and Second Storage Solicitation for 645 MW Launched (GSESP Phase 1, Tranche 2)
The Board approved incentives for three large battery storage projects under the first solicitation of the Garden State Energy Storage Program (GSESP), totaling 355 megawatts (MW) of capacity, slightly above the 350 MW minimum required by state law.
The winning projects are:
- Woods Landing Storage LLC (200 MW, Sayreville, Middlesex County)
- Two Rivers Energy Storage LLC (150 MW, Ridgefield, Bergen County)
- North America Energy Storage Corp. (5 MW, Bordentown, Burlington County)
These battery projects will provide flexible, on-demand power to the PJM regional grid, helping to ease the capacity shortage that has contributed to higher electricity prices across the region.
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