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	Commercial Energy Codes Empty column The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is ASHRAE 90.1-2019. Establishing Policies New Jersey State Energy Code (2022)	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Codes	2022
Enacted	Residential Energy Codes Empty column The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2021 IECC. Establishing Policies New Jersey State Energy Code (2022)	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Codes	2022
Not Enacted	Stretch Building Energy Codes Empty column Stretch building energy codes are an optional, more stringent building code established by the state that local jurisdictions can adopt to require that newly constructed buildings are more efficient than the baseline state codes.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Codes
Enacted	Appliance Standards Empty column The Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards apply to 20 products. Establishing Policies A 5160 (2022) Appliance Standards	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Standards	2022
Not Enacted	Building Performance Standards Empty column Building performance standards establish energy and/or greenhouse gas performance targets for existing buildings in a state. These targets increase in stringency over time, leading to efficiency improvements in buildings to conserve energy and reduce emissions.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Standards
Not Enacted	Clean Heat Standards Empty column Clean heat standards establish a performance standard requiring heat providers to deliver a gradually-increasing percentage of low-emission heating services to customers.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Standards
Enacted	Energy Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS) Empty column Electric utilities are required to achieve energy savings equivalent to 1.31% in 2024, 1.66% in 2025, 2% in 2026, and 2% in 2027. Gas utilities are required to achieve energy savings equivalent to 0.61% in 2024, 0.68% in 2025, 0.75% in 2026, and 0.75% in 2027. Establishing Policies P.L. 2018, c. 17 (2018) BPU Board Order 20230726 (2023)	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Efficiency	2023
In-Progress	Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Empty column New Jersey has enacted commercial PACE-enabling legislation and is developing programs. Establishing Policies A2374/S1953 (2021)	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Efficiency	2021
Enacted	Weatherization Funding 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 - Weatherization Funding in New Jersey Policy Components enacted enacted enacted enacted 4/4	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Efficiency
Not Enacted	All-Electric Buildings Empty column All-electric buildings policies require new buildings to be constructed with all-electric heating, cooling, and cooking systems to transition away from fossil-fuel use in buildings.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Electrification

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