Issue Position: Energy, Environment & 'Green Industry'

Issue Position

With a career in the electrical industry, Assemblyman DeAngelo is a leading advocate in the State Legislature for developing clean, green energy industries in New Jersey including renewable energy. As a lawmaker, DeAngelo has:

*Pushed to create the Energy Infrastructure Commission to find ways to strengthen the methods and systems used to deliver energy to consumers such as burying power lines below ground, moving substations out of flood zones, vegetation management, smart meters, and other ways to improve energy transmission for consumers.
*Sponsored legislation to offer tax credits to businesses that purchase "green" business equipment to reduce their impact on the environment.
*Authored a package of bills that would promote the use of blue and green roof technology in construction of state facilities.
*Expressed outrage at filings by energy providers to increase rates for customers that would ask the consumers to pay their bills for their Superstorm Sandy response and recovery

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