Combined Heat and Power Partnership
Renewable Energy Incentive Program (REIP) for Biopower
| Date Last Updated | 11/16/2012 |
| Incentive Type | Rebate |
| State/Federal | NJ |
| Incentive Administrator/Contact Office | New Jersey Board of Public Utilities |
| Incentive Initiation Date | 1/1/2009 |
| Incentive Size and Funding Source | REIP offers financial and technical assistance for applicants interested in investing in biopower projects that convert acceptable biomass energy crops or waste into biogas or fuel that may be used by prime movers such as fuel cells, microturbines, spark ignition engines and combustion turbines for generating electricity. The rebate is calculated based upon the electricity generator's or prime mover's net continuous output. In order to calculate the REIP incentive, applicants are required to submit documentation to support the system rated net continuous output. Biopower incentives are paid based on the annual output of the energy generated by the facility. The REIP includes additional incentives for CHP biopower systems that recover and reuse the waste heat. For Tier I CHP systems (0 to 500,000 Watts System Rated Output) the incentive is equal to $3.00/Watt. For Tier II CHP systems (500,001 to 1,000,000 Watts System Rated Output), the incentive is equal to: [(CHP System Rated Output (Watts) - 500,000 Watts) x $2.00/Watt] + $1,500,000. The maximum incentive for CHP is $2,500,000. |
| Eligible Recipient | Municipalities, wastewater treatment plants and other New Jersey businesses owning systems that generate electricity with Class 1 biomass resources. These systems cannot be sized greater than the electrical consumption used in any one year. |
| Eligible Fuel | Landfill Gas; Biomass; Biogas; Other |
| Eligible Project Size (MW) | Does Not Specify |
| Minimum Efficiency Required (%) | 60% |
| Other Selected Eligibility Criteria | To qualify for a rebate, the applicant must be able to demonstrate that the acceptable biomass energy crop or waste is available on a sustainable basis and the combustion of the manufactured biogas satisfies New Jersey's regulatory emissions standards. The manufacture of the fuel can be accomplished through conversion technologies such as anaerobic digestion, gasification and pyrolysis. Examples of eligible facilities include:
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| Application Form(s) | Application Documents |
| Other Incentive Details | Depending on the type of feedstock the project intends to use, a biomass sustainability determination from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Projection (NJDEP) may or may not be required. |
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