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New coalition wants a quarter-million low-income families to go solar by 2030 and $125 million annually in state funding to achieve those goals.
Low-income families who suffer with energy insecurity benefit the most from lower monthly electric bills, local jobs and a more resilient community.
Landmark legislation that will help reduce the energy burden of low-income households using solar and energy efficiency is right now awaiting action at the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee. Low-income households include our elderly, our veterans, our disabled and our single-parent homes.
The Clean Energy Equity Act (S-2484/A-4185), sponsored by Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), ensures that New Jersey’s overburdened communities benefit from clean-energy access, energy savings and job opportunities. This bill reinforces Gov. Phil Murphy’s commitment to New Jersey achieving 100% clean energy by 2050, an ambitious target that makes our state
‘Clean Energy Equity Act…ensures that New Jersey’s overburdened communities benefit from clean-energy access, energy savings and job opportunities’
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For many New Jerseyans, nearly 10% of their income goes to their energy costs.
Now, a recent New Jersey government report shows the coronavirus pandemic halted the “longest economic expansion in modern U.S. history,” forcing many people to look for ways to cut down on their living costs. This report piggybacks on earlier reports on the pandemic that found COVID-19 is more deadly in areas like Newark, Jersey City and Camden due to historically higher levels of pollution.
In April, a month after states began shutting down, more than 750,000 New Jerseyans lost their jobs many of these Black and Latinx. Similarly, the virus hit people of color and low-income communities with few public resources harder. This highlights the disproportionate impact the pandemic has financially, and in public health metrics, on communities of color. Historically these communities are most at risk for these social and environmental injustices; for instance, multiple
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