Northeast

New Jersey

New Jersey is more densely populated with both people and roads than any other state in the country, contributing to the transportation sector’s majority share of emissions in the state. New Jersey imports nearly 20% of its power from neighboring states and the vast majority of in-state generation comes from natural gas and nuclear energy. Greenhouse gas emissions in the state have dropped by 25% from 2006-2021.

GHG Reduction Targets

All targets relative to 2006 levels

2030

50%

2050

80%

Governor

Phil Murphy (Democrat)

House Party

Democratic Majority

Senate Party

Democratic Majority

Legislative session

1/9/24 - 12/31/24

US Climate Alliance Status

Member

Key Offices & Links

33

Policies Enacted or In Progress

across 6 policy areas

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29

Policy Opportunities

across 7 policy areas

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Northeast

9 states

This map shows the occurrence of climate policies passed at the state-level. Higher numbers represent more climate policies enacted.

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Progress by Policy Area

Enacted
In-progress
Partially Enacted
Not Enacted

Glossary of Terms

Status	Policy	Policy Area	Policy Category	YR Enacted
Enacted	Clean Energy and Renewable Portfolio Standards Empty column 50% renewable energy by 2030 \| 100% clean electricity by 2035 Establishing Policies A 3723 (2018) Executive Order 315 (2023)	Electricity	Energy Plans and Targets	2023
Enacted	Clean Energy Plans Empty column 2019 New Jersey Energy Master Plan: Pathway to 2050 Establishing Policies Executive Order No. 28 (2018) 2019 New Jersey Energy Master Plan: Pathway to 2050 (2020)	Electricity	Energy Plans and Targets	2020
Not Enacted	Electricity Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets Empty column 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	Energy Plans and Targets
Enacted	Community Choice Aggregation Empty column New Jersey has an active community choice aggregation program. Establishing Policies A2165 (2003)	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation	2003
Enacted	Distributed Generation/Solar Carve-out Empty column 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 SPOT - Distributed Generation/Solar Carve-out in New Jersey Policy Components enacted enacted enacted enacted enacted 5/5	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Partially Enacted	Net Metering Empty column 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 SPOT - Net Metering in New Jersey SPOT - Aggregate Net Metering in New Jersey Policy Components enacted enacted enacted not-enacted enacted not-enacted enacted not-enacted not-enacted not-enacted not-enacted 5/11	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Partially Enacted	Shared Renewables Empty column 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 SPOT - Shared Renewables in New Jersey Policy Components enacted enacted enacted enacted not-enacted enacted 5/6	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Enacted	Energy Storage Targets Empty column 600 megawatts (MW) of energy storage by 2021 and 2,000 MW by 2030 Establishing Policies A3723 (2018)	Electricity	Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage	2018
Enacted	Interconnection Standards Empty column New Jersey received a D grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies Freeing the Grid New Jersey Grade (2023)	Electricity	Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage	2023
Not Enacted	Coal Phaseouts Empty column Coal phaseouts establish a target year by which states must end coal-fired power generation.	Electricity	Coal Retirement
Not Enacted	Coal Plant Securitization Empty column 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	Coal Retirement

New Jersey

Key Offices & Links

33

29

Northeast

Progress by Policy Area

Climate Governance and Equity

Cross-Sector

Electricity

Buildings and Efficiency

Transportation

Industry, Materials, and Waste Management

Natural and Working Lands

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in New Jersey