Federal Trade Commission Approves New Regulations for Labels on Light Bulb...
On Monday, July 19, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission published in the Federal Register final amendments to its Appliance Labeling Rule (codified at 16 C.F.R. Part 305) pursuant to Section 321 of the...
View ArticleNew York Resident and Corporation Sue U.S. Green Building Council over...
On or about October 8, 2010, Henry Gifford and Gifford Fuel Savings, Inc. (collectively, “Gifford”), filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against the U.S. Green Building Council...
View ArticleHUD Releases Details on Proposed PowerSaver Pilot Program
On November 9, 2010, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a press release unveiling its proposal to oversee a new loan insurance pilot program intended to support homeowner...
View ArticleNew Jersey Legislature Adopts Law Requiring State Entities to Replace Fossil...
On October 25, 2010, the New Jersey State Assembly overwhelmingly passed by a vote of 77-0 its bill A1052, which amends Title 52 of the Revised Statutes to require State entities generally to “consider...
View ArticleNJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency Offers Loan Monies for Energy Efficient...
As a result of funding made available to New Jersey through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) has introduced a number of loan...
View ArticleStill Plenty of Time to Take Advantage of the Residential Energy Efficient...
Originally created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Residential Energy Efficient Property Tax Credit provides a tax credit for the taxable year in an amount equal to the sum of 30% of qualifying...
View ArticleCongress Extends New Energy Efficient Home Credit through December 31, 2011
On December 17, 2010, Congress enacted and the President signed into law a bill (H.R. 4853) known as the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. Among other...
View ArticleAfter Being Overwhelmingly Passed by the Legislature, the Solar Landfill Bill...
On January 10, 2011, both houses of the New Jersey State Legislature overwhelmingly passed Senate bill S2126, as amended, which I am going to refer to as the "solar landfill bill.” This new...
View ArticleSolar Ordinance Preemption Bill Takes Major Step Forward in New Jersey State...
On February 3, 2011, the Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee approved for consideration by the full New Jersey State Assembly a bill (A3125) that proposes to preempt municipalities from...
View ArticleGovernor Vetoes Bill Affording Low-interest Loans for High Performance Green...
On February 18, 2011, Governor Chris Christie vetoed legislation (A2215) that would have required the New Jersey Economic Development Authority in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs...
View ArticleGovernor Conditionally Vetoes Solar Landfill Bill
On March 3, 2011, Governor Christie conditionally vetoed Senate bill S2126, which I have dubbed the “solar landfill bill” and summarized on February 7, 2011. Judging from the Governor’s veto message,...
View ArticleNJ Superior Court, Appellate Division, Upholds Action by Legislature to...
On March 4, 2011, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court, in a case captioned Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association v. Christie, reviewed a challenge to Section six of the...
View ArticleCredit Against Societal Benefits Charge (A2528)
Assembly bill (A2528) introduced last year, aims to amend and supplement the Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act. The part of this bill that is noteworthy for the business community is Section...
View ArticleGrants in Lieu of Tax Credits
Manufacturers, installers and advocates of renewable energy facilities received a gift from Congress under the Tax Relief Act. In particular, Section 707 provides for a one-year extension of the grant...
View ArticleTax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of...
On April 26, 2011, I posted a short article about the one-year extension of the grant in lieu of the tax credit allowed for certain expenditures relating to energy property specified under Section 1603...
View ArticleSolar Ordinance Preemption Bill Comes Closer to Passage
On May 9, 2011, the Assembly passed Senate bill (S2006), which was substituted for its bill (A3125), by a vote of 64-10-2. The legislation, which we will also refer to here as the "solar ordinance...
View ArticleBlue Roofs and Green Roofs - Regulations and Financing
Sponsored by a trio of Assemblymen, namely Ruben Ramos, John McKeon and Wayne DeAngelo, a package of bills governing so-called “blue roofs” and “green roofs” has started to make its way through the...
View ArticleThe 2011 Draft Energy Master Plan
Recently, the Christie Administration produced its draft 2011 Energy Master Plan (“2011 Draft EMP”) in accordance with state law, N.J.S.A. 52:27F-14, the final version of which shall serve as the...
View ArticleGovernor Christie Conditionally Vetoes Solar Ordinance Preemption Bill
On June 23, 2011, Governor Christie conditionally vetoed Senate bill S2006, recommending that the bill be amended to delete the entirety of Section 1, which includes all the provisions limiting...
View ArticleThe Installation of a Solar Energy Facility Presents a Myriad of Legal Issues
In New Jersey, solar energy facilities have become very popular, especially among businesses and residential property owners, making our State second only to California on the national stage for total...
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