East Coast Green - Session Descriptions

East Coast Green is offering over 30 continuing education sessions focused around individual topics tracks throughout the conference.

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FR17L2
Friday, September 17, 2010, 11:15 am - 12:15 pm

New Jersey's Clean Energy Program's
Renewable Energy Incentives
1.0 LU Hours - Approved
1.0 USGBC CEU Hours - Approved

Administered by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), New Jersey's Clean Energy ProgramTM provides information, education, and financial incentives to help New Jersey residents, businesses, and communities reduce their energy use, lower costs, and protect the environment. As the Renewable Energy Incentive Program Manager, Larry Barth is responsible for administering NJBPU policy regarding all behind-the-meter renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind, and biopower.

During this presentation, participants will learn about 2010 financial incentives available for the installation of residential, commercial, and municipal solar, wind and biopower projects. The presentation will include information about utility financing programs, technical requirements, training, power purchase agreements, and additional incentives available with the completion of energy efficiency measures.

In addition, participants will learn about how New Jersey became one of the fastest growing solar markets in the nation and one of the largest in terms of installations and installed capacity through the establishment of a model program and integrated approach to solar development that includes:

• A strong Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) with a solar set-aside that has helped to create sustainable demand and investor confidence.
• Interconnection and net metering standards that have made it easier for systems to connect to the distribution system.
• A Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) financing model that facilitates long term financing.

New Jersey's SREC program is the first in the nation to successfully begin to transition away from up-front incentives to a market-based system for project finance. By avoiding upfront incentives, the SREC program lowers the financial impact on ratepayers while continuing to motivate solar electricity installations.

As of December 2009, over 4,800 solar energy systems have been installed across the State. These systems have a total generating capacity of over 126 MW of solar energy and will avoid the generation of millions kWh of traditional sources of electricity like fossil fuels.

Speaker:

Larry Barth
Renewable Energy Incentive Program Manager,
New Jersey's Clean Energy Program