Resources for Municipalities and Schools: Sustainable Jersey Programs & Resources

Course Description

Tracey Woods, Energy Program Manager at Sustainable Jersey, provided an overview of Sustainable Jersey-created resources for municipalities and schools for New Jersey Board of Public Utilities programing. Sustainable Jersey is a statewide non-profit that helps New Jersey municipalities and school districts complete sustainability projects. The presentation covers municipal energy actions, energy technical assistance programs including Direct Install, energy tracking and management, municipal, school, and New Jersey data resources, the Community Energy Plan Grant (CEPG) program and community energy planning resources, alternative fuel vehicle resources including Green Fleet, and the New Jersey Community Solar Program and community solar resources.

Recorded at the April 16, 2026 Clean Energy Program Energy Efficiency Stakeholder Meeting.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore and utilize Sustainable Jersey actions to support sustainability initiatives.
• Discuss applicable New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Clean Energy Programs for energy efficiency and sustainability projects.
• Employ municipal, school, and/or state energy planning and data resources in energy efficiency and sustainability projects.

About the Instructor:

Tracey Woods, Senior Program Manager, Energy, works with the Sustainable Jersey Energy Team as a Energy Program Manager. Her responsibilities include assisting municipal leadership and green team members in completing Sustainable Jersey’s energy actions and helping create guidance documents to aid municipalities in completing sustainability projects. In addition to a professional background in project management, Tracey is a long-time green team leader. Her public service experience guides her work helping local governments move forward on sustainability projects. Tracey has been awarded the New Jersey Governor’s Jefferson Award for Public Service.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Sustainable Jersey
  • Participants Map Search
  • Sustainable Jersey Actions
  • Municipal Energy Actions

• Energy Technical Assistance Programs
  • How Energy Technical Assistance Works
  • Overview of Direct Install for Local Goverments
  • Energy Tracking & Management Action
  • Energy Management

• Data Resources
  • Municipal Data Resources
  • School Data Resources
  • New Jersey State Data Resources

• Community Energy Planning Resources
  • Community Energy Plan Grant (CEPG) Program
  • CEP Technical Assistance

• Alternative Fuel Vehicle Resources
  • Green Fleet Resources
  • Sustainable Jersey Purchasing Resource Center

• Community Solar Resources
  • New Jersey Community Solar Program
  • Community Solar Outreach
  • Low-Moderate Income Automatic Enrollment Program

• Sustainability Summit

• Exam