New Jersey opens 300-megawatt community solar block for 5-to-20-megawatt projects on rooftops, landfills and contaminated sites
A September 9, 2026 BPU order implementing a new law lets community solar projects up to 20 MW register through December 31, 2028, sets a 33-month build window and defers escrow forfeiture. Eligible sites are limited to rooftops, landfills, contaminated sites and mining sites.
On September 9, 2026, the Board of Public Utilities ("BPU") issued a decision and order in Docket No. QO22030153 updating the Community Solar Energy Program ("CSEP") to implement P.L. 2026, c. 84 (S3183/A3974), which the order states was signed the same day. The order extends program eligibility from projects under 5 megawatts to projects of 5 to 20 megawatts on specified site types, opens a dedicated 300-megawatt capacity block for them, and applies a 33-month commercial operation window across the program.
BPU Docket No. QO22030153, Order of September 9, 2026; P.L. 2026, c. 84 (S3183/A3974)