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By joining a NJBIA Policy Committee, you are a member of a select group of members from many different businesses who share a common interest in a particular area of concern.
Ray Cantor
Deputy Chief Government Affairs Officer
Energy & Environmental Quality Committee
The energy resources offered by NJBIA can help your company. For example, you can get access to advice, partnerships and the financing to make your business more efficient. In addition, our resources can help reduce costs and suggest renewable options. Members have access to our resource area for important information. The resources are for every kind of business, from small retail stores to large enterprises.
Be the first to learn about NJ Board of Public Utilities decisions that impact your bottom line. Also, receive updates on pricing policies for electricity and natural gas. You will also receive information on efficiency programs, loans and grants.
If you have questions, please contact Ray Cantor at RCantor@njbia.org.
Committee MeetingsEnergy & Environmental Quality News
Position Papers
June 12, 2025
NJBIA Opposes A-5462 – Data Center Tariffs
Members of the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee: I am writing on behalf of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association to express our opposition to A5462 which would set special tariffs for data centers. The intent of the tariff is to protect ratepayers from increased electricity costs and to incentivize efficiency. We believe the effect of the bill […]
March 7, 2025
NJBIA Testimony on Assembly Bill No. 4696 – “Climate Superfund Act”
On behalf of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, the state’s largest association representing our job creators, I am writing to express our strong opposition to Assembly Bill No. 4696, the so-called “Climate Superfund Act.” There are five fundamental reasons why we oppose this legislation: It seeks to impose a retroactive assessment on companies […]
December 11, 2024
NJBIA Testimony in Opposition to Senate Bill No. 3545
On behalf of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, the state’s largest business association, I am writing to express our strong opposition to Senate Bill No. 3545, the so-called “Climate Superfund Act.” There are five fundamental reasons why we oppose this legislation: It seeks to impose a retroactive assessment on companies who were providing […]
Issue Reports
June 22, 2021
NJBIA Urges DEP to Abandon Proposed Rule to Implement California Clean Truck Regs
NJBIA is asking the state Department of Environmental Protection to rethink its proposal to implement California’s Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) regulation in New Jersey in 2024, saying DEP should work instead toward the adoption of a national standard for low- and zero-emission trucks. “We all agree that the trucking industry will eventually need to convert […]
May 21, 2021
NJBIA Urges Changes to NJ’s Draft Climate Resilience Strategy
NJBIA urged state officials on Friday to take a more measured approach than the overreaching proposals contained in New Jersey’s 2021 Draft Climate Change Resilience Strategy because the sea-level rise scenarios it uses to guide coastal management decisions are not based on the latest science. In a letter submitted to state Chief Resilience Officer David Rosenblatt as part […]
May 11, 2021
NJBIA Opposes Bill Codifying Energy Goals without First Establishing Costs
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association testified Tuesday in opposition to a bill that would codify certain energy goals related to the 2019 Energy Master Plan (EMP). NJBIA Vice President for Government Affairs Ray Cantor told the Senate Environment & Energy Committee that many of those EMP objectives do not account for costs to […]
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