July 25, 2012 | By Barbara Vergetis Lundin

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed legislation into law that addresses the current imbalance of Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SREC).

Residential solar at work in Hanover, New Jersey. (Credit: Solar Energy Industries Association)

New Jersey is the second largest market for solar energy in the U.S., according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The legislation is intended to allow the state's solar energy market to continue growing and spur job creation over the next several years.

For more:
- see this fact sheet
- see NJ Assembly Bill 2966
- see NJ Solar Bill Details
- read this article NJ Solar Industry
- see this blog
- see this article

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