Green Team

Green Team News

The Watchung Lions Club is Collecting Used Eyeglasses at the Watchung Farmers Market!

Green Team Information

The Green Team was established by Borough Council to promote efforts ensure Watchung is a sustainable community. Sustainable policies and practices seek the long-term viability of the borough by saving tax dollars, conserving energy, reducing the community’s carbon footprint and natural resource consumption, and providing for the health and safety of residents. Members of the team review and recommend eco-friendly, cost-efficient projects designed to improve municipal operations. The team includes residents, a variety of borough officials, including representatives of the Environmental Commission and Finance Department. The team works directly with other borough organizations and seeks public-private partnerships.

Authority: Established via R8 6/9/2011 & Re-Authorized via R3 4/1/2021

(Formerly Municipal/School District Energy Team)

Team Members

Charlie Neiss, Chair
Ending 01/20/2023

Joan Tak, Co-Chair
Ending 12/31/2022

William Hance
Ending 12/31/2022

Margaret Ponzio
Ending 05/04/2023

Renata Blumberg
Ending 12/31/2022

Denise Soppas
Ending 12/31/2022

Alison A. Cabrera
Ending 03/16/2023

Governor Murphy officially launched the Third Year of Charge Up NJ EV Incentive Program and New Residential EV Charger Program on July 25, 2022. The Charge Up NJ EV Incentive Program is a key component of the Energy Master Plan, the State’s roadmap to reaching 100% clean energy by 2050. The program aims to reduce GHG emissions through encouraging equitable access to the benefits of the EV transition. Specifically, the State will provide incentives of up to $4,000 for vehicles with MSRP under $45,000 and incentives of up to $2,000 for vehicles with an MSRP between $45,000 and $55,000. Additionally, the State is launching the new Residential EV Charger Incentive Program, which offers a $250 rebate for home chargers.

To expedite the EV transition process, the Clean Fleet EV Incentive Program encourages residential charging station implementation and EV usage. The Program allows both local and state government entities in NJ to apply for $4,000 grants towards the purchase of battery electric vehicles, $5,000 grants for public Level-Two chargers, and $4,000 grants towards the purchase of fleet Level-Two EV charging station(s)

Home Performance with ENERGY STAR is a national program administered by the U.S. Department of Energy in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The program delivers home energy upgrades that make American homes safer, healthier, and more energy efficient. Home Performance with ENERGY STAR offers a trusted approach to home upgrades that includes a comprehensive evaluation of the home based on building science principles, and home upgrades installed by trained and qualified networks of contractors, with rigorous quality assurance requirements.

Each Home Performance with ENERGY STAR project can save $500 per year.
Over half a million happy homeowners have experienced Home Performance with ENERGY STAR.
To date, Home Performance with ENERGY STAR has saved enough energy to power more than 128,000 homes for one year.
The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR network includes over 40 local programs and 1,500 home improvement contractors.

Learn more here.

Team Official

Council Liaison Wendy Robinson
William Hance, CFO

Contact

15 Mountain Blvd.
Watchung, NJ 07069

P: (908) 756-0080 ext. 216

Sustainable Jersey Bronze Certified 2014, Recertified 2021

The Team currently is in need of active volunteers who can help us achieve many tasks, assist with upcoming events and help improve our community. If interested, please contact Bill Hance at [email protected] for additional information.