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NJBPU Opens Third Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) Solicitation
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) today approved the opening of the third solicitation of the Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) Program, an existing program designed to reduce the costs of solar development and encourage grid-scale and other qualifying solar projects in New Jersey. The Board set the third solicitation of the CSI Program to open for pre-qualification on May 14, 2025, and close to bids on July 23, 2025. CSI has helped to significantly increase the amount of solar in New Jersey —which is now over five gigawatts of installed capacity—at a lower cost for ratepayers.
“Today’s board action proves the future of solar is strong in New Jersey and builds upon years of action expanding the reach of solar in our great state,” said NJBPU President Christine Guhl-Sadovy. “In the last seven years, through our robust solar programming including CSI and community solar, we’ve doubled the amount of solar energy on our grid. This growth in solar in New Jersey and across our region has helped save hundreds of millions in avoided electricity costs for ratepayers. I’m excited to see where the next round of CSI takes us.”
The program is authorized and overseen by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), and its website is www.NJCleanEnergy.com.
For more information about the CSI Program third solicitation, please visit the Board Order here.
