Originally published January 6 2006
Alternative energy is a booming business in the state of New Jersey
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The Times looks at New Jersey's growing alternative energy industry as a sign of a brighter future and looks at the current energy rebates available to businesses and homeowners as evidence of the state's growing awareness of a variety of energy solutions.
Even the most optimistic estimates state that production of this very unrenewable resource can continue to feed our 80,000,000 barrel-a-day global oil habit until, at best, 2040.
The same dwindling future faces coal and natural gas which supply Garden Staters with not only heat, but a surprising amount of their electricity.
Whether you are preparing for this future, fighting for cleaner air, expressing energy independence, or just trying to soften those spikes in fuel prices this winter, now is the time.
Based on current prices for the average home, gas furnaces will cost their owners an extra $350 this season; oil heaters an added $378; and propane, $325.
The first good news is our American ingenuity.
The second piece of good news is that by living in New Jersey, alternative energy seekers already have a legal, fiscal and technical leg up.
Be it solar, biomass, wind or renewable fuel cells, the New Jersey Clean Air Program rebates $5.30 per kilowatt, which can knock off a whopping 70 percent of the installation costs.
While the state's $5.30 rebate dips to $5.10 come Jan. 1, the upcoming federal rebate program will more than compensate.
One year ago, Doug and Michelle Eckert chose to power their 1,700-square-foot Pennington home with solar energy.
"For us, the primary reasons were to gain some energy dependence and do our part by using clean energy.
They experience no power fluctuations or surges.
"In fact, we are so pleased with the system, we are going to, perhaps next year, expand our solar capabilities to include geothermal heating," says Eckert.
For much of the late l980s, Sachs served as a science expert to New Jersey's energy commission, before being called by the Clinton administration to serve on its energy-efficiency team.
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