SENATE COMMUNITY AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 4787

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 4, 2025

      The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4787.

      As reported, this bill revises the definition of an "inherently beneficial use" in the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.) to include projects under or eligible to receive certain incentives from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) pursuant to an energy storage program.  The bill defines "energy storage program" to mean the BPU’s Successor Solar Incentive Program, including the Competitive Solar Incentive Program, the program established pursuant to P.L.2025, c.136 (C.48:3-121.2 et al.), the Garden State Energy Storage Program, or any successor programs.