Directs BPU to establish incentive program for geothermal energy systems and grant program to support government energy aggregation program; increases annual target for new community solar projects.

This bill (A 3253) directs New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to create two new programs: 1) A fixed monthly incentive for owners of geothermal energy systems (which use the earth’s constant temperature to heat/cool buildings), available to residential, commercial, industrial, and government entities, funded through existing energy program fees. 2) A grant program to help counties and municipalities join or maintain government energy aggregation programs (which pool buying power for cheaper electricity). The incentives must mirror solar energy program value, and both programs must be established within 18 months of the bill’s effective date. It directly affects property owners, local governments, and utilities by expanding clean energy adoption and aggregation options.