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CLEAN ENERGY
Maplewood is committed to a clean energy future, with a goal of transitioning the community toward 100% clean energy by 2050. Achieving this goal will require collective action—from municipal leadership to everyday choices made by residents and businesses.
Did you know? Approximately two-thirds of Maplewood’s community-wide energy use comes from the residential sector, with most of the remainder from commercial buildings. The industrial sector plays a relatively small role. The largest sources of local energy consumption are heating our buildings and fueling transportation, while electricity use accounts for a smaller share.
By improving energy efficiency, electrifying buildings and vehicles, and expanding access to renewable energy, Maplewood can reduce emissions, lower energy costs, and create a healthier, more sustainable community for all.
MAPLEWOOD TOWNSHIP PLANS
MAPLEWOOD TOWNSHIP PLANS
DID YOU KNOW? Approximately two-thirds of Maplewood’s community-wide energy use is in the residential sector with most of the remaining coming from the commercial sector. The industrial sector is relatively small. The largest local energy consumption comes from heating buildings and vehicle travel, with electricity use a smaller contributor.
Maplewood Township Community Energy Plan
The Maplewood Community Energy Plan is an implementation and action plan designed to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from both municipal operations and the broader community. The Plan identifies local strategies that deliver co-benefits such as long-term cost savings, improved air quality, and local job creation, while supporting the New Jersey Energy Master Plan goal of 100% clean energy by 2050.
Maplewood is both a member and the Lead Agency of the Sustainable Essex Alliance (SEA), a government energy aggregation serving Glen Ridge, Montclair, Verona, Livingston, South Orange, and Glen Rock. Through the SEA Energy Procurement Cooperative, participating municipalities leverage their combined resident base to secure electricity at competitive rates compared to PSE&G’s basic generation service, with enhanced renewable energy content.
RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTS
RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTS
Looking to lower your energy costs and improve your environmental footprint? Through Electrify SOMA, your neighbors have experience to share with you to help you with the process.
Community solar is a path for electric utility customers who cannot install solar panels on their own property to participate in both the environmental and cost-saving benefits of solar energy. To find a community solar project serving your area, use the Community Solar Project Finder.
Whole Home Energy Assessment
With a PSE&G Whole Home Energy Assessment, you’ll learn smart ways to use less energy and get money-saving products installed at no cost, all in about one hour.
The New Jersey Comfort Partners Program is a free program that helps income-eligible customers reduce their utility bills through implementing cost effective measures which save energy and money while improving their home's safety and comfort at no cost to them.
Utility-Run Programs for Homeowners
The state's investor-owned electric and gas utilities offer a variety of energy efficiency programs directly to their customers to help lower electric bills and make homes more efficient and comfortable.
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