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Red Tape: New Jersey's Energy Regulations Deter Residents From Installing Solar Photovoltaics, Alicia Gené Artessa Ms
Red Tape: New Jersey's Energy Regulations Deter Residents From Installing Solar Photovoltaics, Alicia Gené Artessa Ms
Alicia Gené Artessa Ms
RED TAPE: NEW JERSEY’S ENERGY REGULATIONS DETER RESIDENTS FROM INSTALLING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS.
New Jersey’s current energy regulations regarding solar photovoltaic (PV) use are not reaching their stated purpose. New Jersey’s Residential Development Solar Energy Systems Act set forth commendable goals for an ambitious approach toward solar energy use. The Herculean standards the State government has set would, ostensibly, make using solar energy sources on the residential level an attainable goal. However, the regulations, in effect, negate the purpose of encouraging the use of solar energy sources.[1]
In addition to energy regulations, New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program provides incentives for …