Sustainable biomass facilities incorporating the following methods of electricity generation, and complying with all New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection air pollution control regulations are eligible for CORE incentive:

• Biogas, including captured methane from animal waste or sewage treatment
• Digestion or sewage sludge
• Combustion, as long as all matter used directly as biomass fuel was cultivated and harvested in a sustainable manner in accordance with the state environmental or agriculture agency in the state in which the plan was grown
• Landfill gas (facilities of up to $MW-dc are eligible, pending review of the incremental value of the project’s environmental benefit)

Any facilities that use municipal solid waste combustors, sludge incinerators, or mass burn are not eligible to receive incentives under CORE and will not qualify as a Class I renewable energy generation facility in New Jersey.

Biomass-fueled generation facilities are required to obtain a determination of biomass sustainability from the NJDEP prior to apply for CORE incentive.  Requests for a sustainability determination should be sent to:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Innovative Technology
P.O. Box 409
Trenton, New Jersey  08625