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NJ A6258

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Karabinchak

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows co-location of multiple solar facilities on the same or contiguous properties across different incentive programs (SREC-II, community solar, remote net metering), provided they are developed as separate projects with separate interconnection facilities

  • Removes size and power output restrictions for solar facilities on landfills, brownfields, contaminated sites, and mining sites participating in community solar or remote net metering programs, and increases the maximum remote net metering project size from 5 MW to 20 MW

  • Requires electric public utilities to process and approve interconnection applications within 90 days for solar facilities connecting to lines sized 34.5 kilovolts or less, with a $5,000 per-day penalty for missed deadlines

  • Grants projects on landfills, brownfields, contaminated sites, or mining sites 33 months from registration to achieve commercial operation, with automatic extensions for utility-caused interconnection delays

  • Expands permitted land uses by including battery storage in the definition of "renewable energy facility" for municipal industrial districts and extending solar/storage facility permitting to brownfields, contaminated sites, and mining sites statewide

Legislative Description

Modifies various provisions of State's renewable energy incentive programs; requires electric public utilities to interconnect certain solar projects.

Telecommunications and Utilities

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee

12/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Telecommunications and Utilities12/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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