States should have the opportunity to meet this obligation by designing public benefit programs that meet their unique needs. System benefits programs should be competitively neutral. It's the right thing to do. Although the strategies listed are to different degrees imperfect, and therefore controversial, perfection is an impossible goal that should not subvert doing the best we can. A state could then qualify for the federal match by designing its own program, funded any way it chooses.
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NJ 07417 Tom. The Office of Sustainable Business was created by Governor Whitman on Earth Day 1997 in order to promote and support sustainable business in New Jersey. The Office offers technical and financial assistance to New Jersey businesses, including financing through the Sustainable Development Loan Fund. The Office of Sustainable Business is part of the New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission. IREC members include State Energy Offices, municipal and state agencies, national laboratories, solar and renewable organizations, private companies, and individual members.