NFIB Victory in New Jersey

December 14, 2022

NFIB Victory in New Jersey

NFIB in New Jersey fought hard and is delighted to report that the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has shelved a controversial and expensive mandate proposal that would have required the electrification of large commercial boilers starting in 2025. NJDEP announced that the mandate to electrify boilers was not included in new “NJ Pact” rules. The change follows the NJDEP’s admission earlier this year that it incorrectly estimated the cost of operating electric boilers. A courtesy copy of the rule can be found here, and the final rule will be published in the January 17, 2023, New Jersey Register. Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan to force the replacement of cost-effective gas boilers with electric versions was not adopted because it was a cost prohibitive plan. It would have required thousands of businesses, schools, apartment complexes, and government buildings to pay millions each to convert to electric boilers that cost four times as much to operate as existing gas boilers. It would have been a massive and unnecessary cost for both businesses and taxpayers. Building electrification is still the strategy for the state’s Energy Master Plan, and NFIB will continue to actively monitor the issue.

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