Businesses and Homeowners Would Benefit From Tax Exemption

Legislation sponsored by Senator Christopher "Kip" Bateman (R-16) and Senator Phil Haines (R-8) that uses tax breaks to encourage the use of renewable energy sources was unanimously passed by the State Senate today.

GREENSTEIN/WATSON COLEMAN/LAMPITT BILL
TO PROMOTE SOLAR ENERGY CLEARS ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE

Measure Would Give New Home Buyers Option for Solar Energy Panels 

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee today released a measure Assemblywomen Linda R. Greenstein, Bonnie Watson Coleman and Pamela R. Lampitt sponsored that would promote energy efficiency through the installation of solar energy panels in new homes.

ADLER-SMITH BILL TO EXEMPT RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS FROM PROPERTY TAXES APPROVED IN SENATE

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senators John H. Adler and Bob Smith which would exempt renewable energy systems, such as solar panels, from local property taxes was approved today by the Senate by a vote of 37-0.

“With skyrocketing fuel and energy costs, renewable energy is about more than just saving the environment,” said Senator Adler, D-Cherry Hill. “We should encourage more New Jersey families to turn to solar panels, and make sure that people can afford to go green.”

SMITH RENEWABLE ENERGY PACKAGE APPROVED IN COMMITTEE

TRENTON – A package of bills sponsored by Senator Bob Smith which would promote renewable energy throughout the State of New Jersey was unanimously approved by the Senate Economic Growth Committee today.

“As fuel prices soar, and it’s becoming more and more expensive to keep our homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, we need to look to alternative energy to offset our needs,” said Senator Smith, D-Middlesex and Somerset, the Chair of the Senate Environment Committee. “Everyone in the State should be able to take advantage of renewable energy systems, not just the wealthy elite who can afford home installation. We need to clear obstacles to renewable energy generation facilities, and ensure that we make a Statewide push for cleaner, cheaper energy which moves us away from our dependency on foreign oil and older, environmentally-damaging technology.”

PREVIEW - SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONSIDER RENEWABLE ENERGY, SPORTS BETTING BILLS MONDAY

On Monday, May 19, Senate committees are scheduled to meet to consider a variety of measures to support renewable energy, and discuss legislation to allow sports betting in New Jersey.

At 1:00 PM in Committee Room 1 in the Statehouse Annex, the Senate Economic Growth Committee will hear a pair of bills, sponsored by Senator Bob Smith, D-Middlesex, to allow wind turbine and solar energy facilities to be located in industrial zones or on preserved farms. According to the bill sponsor, the measures, S-1299 and S-1538, are intended to ensure that the entire State has access to renewable energy generation, and not just areas along the shore which have taken advantage of off-shore turbines.

CHIVUKULA: NJ NEEDS ROAD MAP TO BRIGHTER ENERGY FUTURE

Businesses, Consumers Should Participate in Moving State's Energy Policy into 21st Century, Says Chair of Assembly Telecom and Utilities Committee

(TRENTON) - Assemblyman Upendra J. Chivukula, chair of the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, today said the long-awaited release of the administration's draft energy master plan is the first step to enacting a far-reaching energy strategy for the state and its energy needs through 2020.

Medford Mayor and Third District Congressional Candidate Chris Myers today took issue with a “new” energy plan offered today by Sen. John Adler of Camden County, that may have been a recycled GOP idea.

ADLER BILL TO EXEMPT RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS FROM PROPERTY TAXES APPROVED IN COMMITTEE

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator John H. Adler which would exempt renewable energy systems, such as solar panels, from local property taxes was unanimously approved by the Senate Economic Growth Committee today.

SMITH/BUONO BILL TO ENCOURAGE RENEWABLE ENERGY PASSES SENATE

TRENTON – The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senators Bob Smith and Barbara Buono that would revise the laws concerning electricity production in New Jersey to encourage expanded use of renewable energy sources.

SMITH PACKAGE TO PROMOTE RENEWABLE ENERGY ADVANCES IN LEGISLATURE

TRENTON - Two bills sponsored by Senator Bob Smith which would promote renewable energy systems in New Jersey homes advanced in the Legislature today.