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CRES (6-1-09)
Definitions – N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.113a
1. As used in this act:
“Renewable energy” means: (1) electric energy produced from solar technologies,
photovoltaic technologies, wind energy, fuel cells, geothermal technologies, wave or tidal
action, methane gas from landfills, a resource recovery facility, a hydropower facility or a
biomass facility, provided that the biomass is cultivated and harvested in a sustainable
manner, and provided further that the Commissioner of Environmental Protection has
determined that the resource recovery facility, hydropower facility or biomass facility, as
appropriate, meets the highest environmental standards and minimizes any impacts to the
environment and local communities; and (2) energy produced from solar thermal or
geothermal technologies.
“Renewable energy system” means any equipment that is part of, or added to, a
residential, commercial, industrial, or mixed use building as an accessory use, and that
produces renewable energy onsite to provide all or a portion of the electrical, heating,
cooling, or general energy needs of that building.
“Local enforcing agency” means the enforcing agency in any municipality provided for
under the “State Uniform Construction Code Act,” P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.)
and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Calculation - N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.113b
2. Property that has been certified by a local enforcing agency as a renewable energy system
shall be exempt from taxation under chapter 4 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes. The owner
of real property which is equipped with a certified renewable energy system may have
exempted annually from the assessed valuation of the real property a sum equal to the
assessed valuation of the real property with the renewable energy system included, minus
the assessed valuation of the real property without the renewable energy system included.
Right to Inspect - N.J.S.A 54:4-3.113c
3. The local enforcing agency may at any time inquire into the right of a claimant to the
exemption, and for that purpose the local enforcing agency may require the filing of a new
application or the submission of such proof as the local enforcing agency shall deem
necessary to determine the right of the claimant to the continuance of the exemption.
Effective Date of Exemption - N.J.S.A 54:4-3.113d
4. The exemption from taxation for the renewable energy system shall become effective for the
tax year following the year in which certification has been granted and thereafter during its
use primarily for such purposes.
Appeal Information - N.J.S.A 54:4-3.113f
5a. Any person aggrieved by any action of the local enforcing agency may seek review before
the board of appeals.
. Any person aggrieved by any action of the assessor may seek a review of such action at
b
the county board of taxation or directly to the State Tax Court where the value in dispute is
$750,000 or more annually on or before April 1. The judgment of the county board of
taxation may be further appealed to the Tax Court of New Jersey by filing a complaint with
the Tax Court Management Office within 45 days from the date of the service of the
judgment (date of mailing). Contact information for the county tax boards can be found at
The Tax Court of New
Jersey is located at the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, 25 Market Street, Trenton,
New Jersey. Mailing address: PO Box 972, Trenton, NJ 08625-0972. Telephone number:
(609) 292-5082.

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