New Jersey regulators at a July 26 open meeting approved a framework for utilities to submit building electrification plans, setting the stage for thousands of homes and businesses to install electric heat pumps.
“Today’s action sets the course for New Jersey’s energy efficiency future,” New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Joseph Fiordaliso said in a statement.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, D, in February set a goal for the state to install emissions-free heating and cooling systems in 400,000 homes and 20,000 commercial properties or public spaces, and to make 10% of low-to-moderate income properties electrification-ready, all by 2030.
