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NJBPU Awards a New Round of Community Energy Plan Grants
On March 20, 2026 the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) announced that it awarded grants to 19 municipalities as part of the Community Energy Plan Grant (CEPG) Program. Seventeen of the municipalities will receive the $10,000 award and two municipalities will receive the enhanced award of $25,000.
“Since its inception in 2019, the Clean Energy Plan Grant (CEPG) Program has issued grants to159 communities across New Jersey,” said NJBPU President Christine Guhl-Sadovy. “CEPG is a great investment to help municipalities identify clean energy projects to help lower energy costs and benefit residents, especially those in overburdened communities.”
The CEPG program empowers local communities to create community energy plans that align with the State’s Energy Master Plan, which is the roadmap to achieving the State’s clean energy and emissions reductions goals. Municipalities may earn up to $25,000 to create localized community energy plans to combat climate change, with a specific focus on equitable access, energy resilience, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. Municipalities that successfully create a community energy plan will be prepared to apply for various NJCEP incentives. Here is the list of communities that will be receiving awards:
| Municipality | County |
| Long Branch | Monmouth |
| Newark | Essex |
| Atlantic Highlands | Monmouth |
| Bloomfield | Essex |
| Byram | Sussex |
| Chesterfield | Burlington |
| East Amwell | Hunterdon |
| Egg Harbor Township | Atlantic |
| Englewood Cliffs | Bergen |
| Hackensack | Bergen |
| Hillsborough | Somerset |
| Jackson | Ocean |
| Keyport | Monmouth |
| Mahwah | Bergen |
| Mullica | Atlantic |
| Neptune City | Monmouth |
| North Haledon | Passaic |
| Point Pleasant Beach | Ocean |
| Wall | Monmouth |
