The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities last week established a competitive solar incentive program, or CSI program, in a bid to lower taxpayer costs and meet a goal of adding at least 300 MW of solar to the grid each year through 2026.
“The CSI program will primarily cover large projects, including all types of grid supply projects and net-metered, non-residential projects greater than 5 MW,” BPU said in a press release.
The December 7 order that launched the program also states that it “establishes siting requirements for many solar facilities designed to affordably expand New Jersey’s commitment to renewable energy” without “compromising” the state’s farmland and open spaces.
