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Clean Energy Solutions: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in New Jersey
Publication Date: March 2002
Publisher(s): New Jersey Public Interest Research Group. Law and Policy Center
Author(s): Marianne Zugel; Emily Rusch; Brad Heavner
Funder(s): Educational Foundation of America
Funder(s): Educational Foundation of America
Topic: Energy (Renewable energy sources)
Keywords: job creation; renewable energy; energy efficiency
Type: Report
Coverage: New Jersey
Abstract:
Current methods of generating electricity produce unacceptable levels of air pollution and contribute to global warming. Clean Energy Solutions demonstrates that by investing in widely available energy efficiency opportunities and abundant renewable energy potential, New Jersey could reduce pollution and realize economic benefits. Energy efficiency is less expensive than generating electricity, and investing in renewable energy would create more jobs and generate electricity more cheaply than traditional nuclear or fossil fuel plants.