Dive Brief:

• The New Jersey legislature is weighing a bill that would help reduce the costly burden of operating waste-to-energy projects at state landfills; If S-2076 passes, it will provide select sites with renewable energy certificates. 
• The engines used in energy generation at numerous sites are in need of repair or replacement as they continuously stop working, rendering the methane capture an expense that cannot be recouped.
• If the bill doesn’t gain approval, five landfill projects across five different counties could come to a halt by the end of the year.

Dive Insight:

The bill has garnered support from environmental organizations and labor groups; however, the Division of Rate Counsel is against the legislation. The counsel believes that the proposed bill places the monetary risk onto taxpayers in the form of a bailout.