Community Energy Planning Grant

Hammonton has received a grant through the NJ Board of Public Utilities in 2025.

The Green Committee will be helping to administer this grant and will assist with setting up stakeholder meetings so that residents, business owners and other members of the community can discuss ideas about what might help to save money, use energy more efficiently and to prepare for the future. The purpose of this grant is to develop a community energy plan that includes several projects that make sense for our town. With this plan, additional grant money may be available to implement these projects.

Community Energy Planning – Potential Initiatives

Hammonton has the opportunity to select actions that we may be able to get grant funding to help implement. New Jersey Board of Public Utilities created a Community Energy Plan Grant (CEPG) program to help New Jersey municipalities in developing a community energy plan and we need your input!

Come out to a Stakeholder (that’s you!) Meeting on Thursday, April 30th at 6 pm at the Canoe Club (100 Sports Drive, Hammonton Lake Park) to ask questions and share what you think might help our community’s future energy use.

Community energy plans are short-range plans created by municipalities to identify energy initiatives to increase clean energy production, reduce energy use, and cut greenhouse gas emissions across out entire community.

Strategy 1: Transportation

• Adopt supportive zoning and regulations for EV infrastructure
• Train first responders on EV and EV Charging Equipment
• Purchase alternative fuel vehicles
• Improve Municipal fleet efficiency
• Install public EV charging infrastructure
• Community EV outreach

Strategy 2: Solar and Renewables

• Adopt supportive zoning and permitting for private solar
• Post solar permitting checklist
• Train first responders on solar
• Install on-site municipal renewable generation
• Buy renewable energy for municipal facilities
• Implement renewable government energy aggregation (R-GEA)
• Support Community Solar as a project ambassador
• Support Community Solar as an outreach coordinator
• Host a Community Solar project on municipal property

Strategy 3: Maximize Energy Efficiency and Reduce Peak Demand

• Upgrade energy efficiency for municipal and school buildings
• Residential energy outreach campaign
• Commercial energy efficiency campaign
• Conduct energy efficiency outreach to large energy users

Strategy 4: Building Sector and New Construction

• Implement Green Building policy
• Construct new municipal buildings as model green buildings
• Encourage benchmarking and commissioning for existing buildings
• Require developers to complete green development checklist
• Conduct outreach targeting new construction in the community

Strategy 5: Community

• Make community energy planning inclusive
• Conduct energy efficiency outreach to Low & Moderate Income (LMI) residents
• Support shared mobility programs
• Support LMI community solar subscriptions
• Conduct energy efficiency outreach to community serving institutions

Strategy 6: Clean Energy Innovation

• Adopt energy storage policies
• Install an energy storage system

Learn more: hammontongreencommittee.com