Renewable Energy Data

  • EIA New Jersey Renewable Electricity Profile
    This EIA link is a summary of renewable energy capacity and generation. Profiles are available for all 50 states.
  • EIA New Jersey Renewable Energy Analysis
    The EIA’s state profile for New Jersey includes a Renewable energy section that presents the most recent data and analysis for generation by renewable technologies in the state. Key points covered include: overall share of in-state electricity generation from renewable sources, the breakdown by technology, utility-scale vs. small-scale contributions, current installed capacity by technology, noteworthy projects, and state goals and standards. In this link scroll down to reach the “Renewable Energy” section.
  • NJ Renewable Energy Project Activity Reports
    This New Jersey Clean Energy Program (NJCEP) link contains the most recent summary reports and project listings available for renewable energy technologies by program and by technology. Reports on Incentive Programs include: Renewable Energy Incentive Program (REIP) and Customer On-site Renewable Energy Program (CORE) Status Reports, Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) Registration Program Status Reports, and Grid Supply and REAP Project Listings. Reports on technology include Solar Installation Reports and Wind, Bio-power, and Fuel Cell Installation Reports.
Solar Installations in NJ 2015-2025
  • NJCEP SREC Pricing
    Cumulative Solar Weighted Average Pricing (CWAP) reports are found here.
  • New Jersey Renewable Portfolio Standards Compliance Reports
    Provides a summary of the results from compliance with New Jersey’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by regulated retail electricity suppliers and providers and other renewable energy market developments from 2009 and 2010.
  • DSIRE Solar Policy and Maps
    This Database of State Incentive for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) link provides access to interactive maps on comprehensive information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote solar energy, Energy Efficiency, net metering, and RPS.
  • NLR Solar Maps
    This NLR link shows various Solar Maps of the U.S. with monthly average and/or annual average daily total solar resource information. Data is available from 1998 to 2016. Types of maps include multiyear, monthly, and annual average maps of Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) and Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI), derived using the National Solar Radiation database Physical Solar Model.
  • NLR Solar Industry Update Winter 2025
    This NLR report presents the latest quarterly snapshot of the global and U.S. solar electricity market as of early 2025, covering the year 2024 and projections into the near future. The report provides detailed insights into photovoltaic (PV) deployment, system and component pricing, manufacturing trends, global supply-chain dynamics, U.S. import/export behavior, and policy/market developments. It includes Global Solar Deployment data, U.S. PV Deployment, PV System and Component Pricing, Global Manufacturing expansions, U.S. PV Imports and trade policy impacts, etc. The analysis draws from both global and U.S. perspectives, tracking how emerging markets, supply-chain shifts, and policy changes are shaping the solar industry’s trajectory.
  • Tracking the Sun Report (LBNL)
    This LBNL report provides a historical summary of the installed cost of grid-connected Photovoltaic systems in the U.S. and includes installed cost trends for utility-sector PV for the first time. The report tracks the installed cost of these systems over time and by location, customer type, system characteristics, and component.
  • PNNL Distributed Wind Market Reports
    This PNNL Distributed Wind Market Report provides a comprehensive overview of installation trends, turbine characteristics, and market dynamics within the U.S. distributed wind sector, covering turbines installed at or near the point of electricity use. The report analyzes annual and cumulative capacity additions, project‐level costs, turbine performance metrics, and customer types, while also examining policy drivers, incentive programs, and state-level market activity that shape deployment. It includes data on turbine manufacturers, certification status, technology types, and installation configurations, as well as insights into operations, maintenance, and economic factors influencing the industry. These reports are available from 2012 to present.
  • Offshore Wind Potential Maps
    This DOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy link provides 100-meter height, high-resolution wind maps and estimates of the total offshore wind potential that would be possible from developing the available offshore areas with mean annual wind speed of 7 m/s. Specific maps for each applicable state are available.
  • Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report
    This report provides an overview of trends in the fuel cell industry and markets, including product shipments, market development, and corporate performance.
  • Assessment of Biomass Energy Potential in New Jersey (2015)
    An Update to the 2007 Rutgers EcoComplex Biomass Energy Potential Report.
  • Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
    The DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency) website is a comprehensive and up-to-date public database of U.S. policies and financial incentives for renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, and electric vehicles by state. It provides detailed summaries of federal, state, local, and utility programs, including tax credits, rebates, grants, and regulatory policies. Data is shown through interactive maps, summary tables, or by ZIP code.
  • Transparent Cost Database
    This OpenEI database collects program cost and performance estimates for EE/RE technologies in a public forum where they can be viewed and compared to other published estimates. The database includes literature on technology cost and performance estimates (both current and future projections) for vehicles, biofuels, and electricity generation. All data are downloadable for full transparency.
  • PJM GATS Public Reports
    Includes Solar Weighted average prices, retired certificates, and GATS generators.
  • US DOE Alternative Fueling Station Locations
    Allows you to search for biodiesel, compressed natural gas, electric, ethanol, hydrogen, liquified natural gas, liquified propane, and renewable diesel fueling stations throughout the US.