Increasing energy costs to all energy consumers in New Jersey
• The increasing frequency and intensity of climate-related events in New Jersey
• State and federal climate change policies and regulations
• The need for local governments to take action to address all of these priorities
• Arlington County, Virginia has already undertaken a similar project with excellent results in inventorying facilities, measuring their costs, energy use and emissions, and identifying projects to create reductions in those measurements.

The need for this project is driven by the increasing urgency to address energy affordability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a low-carbon economy. Through this effort, we seek to enable a county to assess their current buildings and facilities for emissions, energy use and costs and identify reduction opportunities in all of those areas, all of which are aligned with various state affordability, energy, emissions and climate objectives.

The estimated cost of the project is $100,000. We have additional federal funds that may be allocated to the project, as necessary.