Office of the State Comptroller

Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way, Esq.
"New Jersey can seize on the opportunity to be a leader in environmental justice and the transition to an equitable clean energy economy.”

Jane Cohen - Founding Executive Director of the Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy

New Jersey
Environmental Data

11,000

Wind Generated
Megawatts by 2040

169,304

Solar
Installations

95,518

EVs on the road
in NJ as of December 2022

868

Public EV
Charging Stations

100%

Clean Energy
by 2035

Energy Master Plan & Global Warming Act Implementation

The 2019 Energy Master Plan outlines key strategies to reach the Administration’s goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2050, and the Global Warming Response Act 80x50 Report recommends pathways to reducing New Jersey’s greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050. Both documents are influential tools in New Jersey clean energy policy.

New Jersey Council on the Green Economy

The Council on the Green Economy is overseen by the Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy and serves to develop a blueprint for expanding the green economy and building a diverse workforce to support the Administration’s clean energy and climate goals.

New Jersey Drives the Electric Vehicle Revolution

New Jersey has been busy driving the EV Revolution! Check out our successes in grant funding, outreach & education, utilities, collaboration & roadmaps, laws & executive orders, and policy.

For additional resources, please visit https://dep.nj.gov/drivegreen/

EDA Clean Hydrogen RFI

– Responses June 5, 2023

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking insight from stakeholders to inform the potential development of a program that will fund the demonstration of clean hydrogen technologies. Up to $10 million may be made available. The RFI can be found at http://www.njeda.com/bidding

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In The News

Successful NJBPU Charge Up New Jersey Electric Vehicle Incentive Program Expends FY23 Funds, Moving State Closer to Electric Vehicle Goals

April 17, 2023 – Incentives Provided to Nearly 25,000 Electric Vehicles in Three Years

Governor Murphy Announces Nation’s First Environmental Justice Rules to Reduce Pollution in Vulnerable Communities

April 17, 2023 – On the first day of Earth Week, Governor Phil Murphy today announced the final adoption of regulations to implement New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice (EJ) Law.

Offshore Wind

Transportation

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