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Contact Information:
New Jersey
Bureau of New Source Review
P.O. Box 027
Trenton, NJ 08625-0027
(609) 633-2829
Or view the Department's
Website
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NEW JERSEY
LATEST NEWS:
NJ Proposed Increases in Permitting Fees (1/2006)
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is planning on increasing their air permitting
fees. The average proposed fee for non-major facilities is less than $600.00/year.
A public hearing is scheduled for January 23, 2006. The 60-day public comment period
for this proposal ends on February 17, 2006. More information can be found on the
NJ DEP website.
NJ Proposed Changes to their Mercury Rule (08/2005)
The state is currently working on their Hg Rules. A hearing concerning the new proposal
will be held on September 30th and the public comment period will also close on this date.
The new proposal plans to establish new requirements for coal-fired boilers in the state.
There will now be two new ways for coal-fired boilers to reach compliance.
A boiler would be in compliance if its mercury emissions did not exceed 3 milligrams per
megawatt hour, or if the boiler achieved 90% reduction in mercury emissions. The compliance
deadline would be effective Dec 15, 2007. The new proposal can be found here.
NJ Proposed DG Emissions Exemptions (09/2004)
The DEP has released a proposed rule and amendments to the state's NOx RACT rule.
Although the rule covers a number of different technologies, it exempts certain DG
applications less than 500 kW that meet proposed emissions limits. The proposed rule was published on 09/20/04
in the New Jersey Register. The DEP is under pressure from the EPA to implement this rule as soon as possible.
More information can be found here.
NJ Clean Energy Board Announces Incentives for CHP (07/2004)
The New Jersey Clean Energy Board has announced financial incentives for CHP projects. More
information can be found in the Incentives section.
DE MINIMIS EXEMPTIONS:
Combustion sources smaller than 1 MMBtu/hr are exempt from permitting. No state notification is required.
MINOR SOURCE PERMITTING:
Units with a potential to emit greater than 5 tons per year of any criteria pollutant must apply
State-of-the-Art (SOTA) technology requirements. SOTA can also be triggered based on HAP emissions, but the
amount is specific to each type of pollutant and the regulations should be consulted. SOTA requirements are
determined by either a top down analysis, similar to a state BACT analysis or by complying with requirements
in the SOTA manual. The state publishes manuals
for each type of technology.
There is also general permit for single boilers less than 10 MMBtu/hr and burning
natural gas, No. 2 fuel oil, propane, diesel or kerosene. Under this permit requirements include an opacity limit
of 20%, sulfur limits depending on location and ranging from 0.1-0.3% and PM limits based on size and location.
MAJOR NSR/PSD PERMITTING:
The state is located in the Ozone Transport Region, which means 100 tons of NOx or VOC triggers NSR.
250 tons of any other criteria pollutant triggers PSD in attainment areas. 100 tons of CO or 25 tons
of NOx or VOC triggers NSR in nonattainment areas.
TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY ENGINES:
There is a general permit available for a single emergency generator operating up to 500 hours per year if it
is smaller than 15 MMBtu/hr and combusting diesel fuel, No. 2 fuel oil or kerosene. An emergency generator
can be up to 40 MMBtu/hr when combusting natural gas or propane. Units may only operate during blackouts
and maintenance, but there is no hourly operating limit.
As a result of the deregulation of the state electric market, the
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
does not have
any jurisdiction over the siting of electric facilities. However, a DG developer must still seek compliance with local
authorities and the approval of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. There is a one-step
application process for obtaining approval from the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
In a certain case DG operators may be assessed an exit fee. (See below)
The New Jersey restructuring legislation, adopted January 7, 1999, determines that on-site generators that sell
only to on-site loads are exempt from paying exit fees. However, the legislation goes on to state that on-site
generation will be subject to all exit fees if "the amount of generation from on-site generators has reduced the
kilowatt hours distributed by an electric public utility to a level equal to 92.5 percent of the 1999 kilowatt
hours distributed."
Legislation A 10/S 5 (February 1999), Section C. 48:3-77
b. None of the following charges shall be imposed on the electricity sold solely to the on-site customer of an
on-site generating facility, except pursuant to subsection c. of this section:
1) The societal benefits charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 12 of this act;
2) The market transition charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 13 of this act; and
3) The transition bond charge or its equivalent, imposed pursuant to section 18 of this act.
c. Upon finding that generation from on-site generation facilities installed subsequent to the starting date of
retail competition as provided in subsection a. section 5 of this act has, in the aggregate, displaced customer
purchases from an electric public utility by an amount such that the kilowatt hours distributed by the electric
public utility have been reduced to an amount equal to 92.5 percent of the 1999 kilowatt hours distributed by the
electric public utility, the board shall impose, except as provided in subsection d. of this section, the charges
listed in subsection a., b., and c. of this section on the on-site customer. Such charges shall not be levied on
any power consumption that is displaced by an on-site generation facility that is installed before the date of such
finding:
d. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection c. of this section, a charge shall not be imposed on power consumption
by the on-site customer that is derived from an on-site generation facility:
1) That the on-site customer or its agent installed on or before the effective date of this act, including any expansion of such a facility for the continued provision of on-site power consumption by the same on-site customer that occurs after the effective date of this act; or
2) For which the on-site customer or its agent has made, on or before the effective date of this act, substantial financial and contractual commitments in planning and development, including having applied for any appropriate air permit from the Department of Environmental Protection, including any expansion of such a facility for the continued provision of on-site power consumption by the same on-site customer that occurs after the effective date of this act.
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
In the state of New Jersey, the division of Standards & Codes in the Department of Community Affairs is given the responsibility
by the legislature for adopting state codes. The Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23) details the adoption
and enforcement process in the state.
Table of Adopted New Jersey Code
Contact information:
NJ Dept. of Community Affairs
Division of Codes and Standards
101 South Broad Street
PO Box 802
Trenton, NJ 08625-0802
Code Assistance:
Phone (609) 984-7609
Fax (609) 984-7717
Division of Fire Safety
The Division sets the minimum fire safety standards in
the state. The office enforces the fire safety rules and regulations for hotels, apartment
houses, schools, day care centers, personal care homes, churches, hospitals, nursing
homes, mercantile occupancies, buildings four or more stories in height and race tracks.
The engineering staff reviews and approves construction plans while the fire safety
compliance officers examine new and existing structures for compliance with safety fire
laws.
International Code Council State Adoption Information Page
Provides an easy to use US map to locate state and local adoption of the International Code Council's model codes.
US DOE's Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs, Building Codes Database
The US DOE's database provides a comprehensive look at a state's building code implementation and enforcement
process.
Jersey Central Power and Light
| STB Standby Service |
| Load Size |
Generator must be online for > 50% of the month
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| Basic Charge |
n/a |
| Metering Service |
n/a |
Back-up/
Standby/Emergency |
Demand charge is calculated
Standby Energy Rates
$3.16/kW (GS and GST)
$2.36/kW (GP)
$1.20/kW (GT)
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| Supplementary/Auxillary |
Demand charge is calculated
Standby Energy Rates
$3.16/kW (GS and GST)
$2.36/kW (GP)
$1.20/kW (GT)
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| Maintenance |
Demand charge is calculated
Standby Energy Rates
$3.16/kW (GS and GST)
$2.36/kW (GP)
$1.20/kW (GT)
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| Net-Metering |
n/a |
| Company Power Purchase |
n/a |
| QFS Cogeneration and Small Power Production Service |
| Load Size |
<= 10 kW |
> 100 kW |
> 1000 kW
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| Basic Charge |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
| Metering Service |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Back-up/
Standby/Emergency |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Supplementary/Auxillary |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Maintenance |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Net-Metering |
<= 10 kW of generation capacity, the load is net metered
and excess power produced is compensated for annually using the average energy rates
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<= 10 kW of generation capacity, the load is net metered
and excess power produced is compensated for annually using the average energy rates
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<= 10 kW of generation capacity, the load is net metered
and excess power produced is compensated for annually using the average energy rates
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| Company Power Purchase |
Energy purchase rate = PJM transaction rate paid out monthly
Special contract must be negotiated
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Energy purchase rate = PJM transaction rate paid out monthly
Special contract must be negotiated
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Energy purchase rate = PJM transaction rate paid out monthly
Special contract must be negotiated
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New Jersey Clean Energy Program
The Office of Clean Energy will be providing financial incentives for Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
installations to enhance energy efficiency through on-site power generation with recovery and productive use
of waste heat, and reducing existing and new demands to the electric power grid. This program will meet the
objective of the New Jersey Clean Energy program to use energy efficiency, and clean distributed generation
to provide reliability solutions for New Jersey. The program’s goals are to increase energy efficiency,
reduce overall system peak demand and to encourage the use of emerging technologies.
This program offers qualifying customers, contractors, and energy service companies’ incentives to purchase
and install various types of CHP units. To qualify, the customer’s facility must be located in New Jersey,
the customer must purchase electricity from the utility grid, and the distributed generation unit capacity
must be 5 MW or less (incentives are paid only up to 1MW of capacity) and must be an electric or gas
customer served by an eligible tariff.
The application process begins with an initial application and reservation request and ending with final
project inspections and interconnection verifications. Incentives will vary and be based on CHP technology,
type, project size and total project cost. The project proposals are to be submitted during a 60 day window
beginning June 2, 2004 and ending August 2, 2004.
Funding for this program is contingent on a pending decision by the Board of Public Utilities.
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