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Lead by Example

All across New Jersey, residents and business owners are looking for ways to save energy and the environment. Now municipalities and local government officials can take a leadership role by participating in the Local Government Energy Audit Program offered as part of New Jersey's Clean Energy Program.

We'll help you identify cost-justified energy efficiency measures - and we'll subsidize the cost of the audit, up to 100%.

Eligibility

The Local Government Energy Audit Program targets municipal and local government owned facilities including offices, courtrooms, town halls, police and fire stations, sanitation buildings, transportation structures, schools and community centers. All municipalities and other local governments located within the service territory of at least one of NJ's public utilities are eligible.

The Program requires that participating local government agencies pass a resolution enabling submittal of the program application. Click here for a Sample Resolution that may be used by your governing body.

Incentives Up To 100% of the Cost

Participating municipalities will select from a list of pre-qualified auditing firms who will follow the strict parameters of New Jersey's Clean Energy Program and deliver an investment grade audit. The Program will subsidize 75% of the cost of the audit.

For more information about the New Jersey Division of Purchase and Property State Contract (T-2545) and the selected firms, click here.

When your audit is complete, you'll have a list of recommended, cost-effective energy efficiency measures and facility upgrades that will reduce operating expenses and, in many cases, improve the health and productivity of the buildings' occupants. Of course, those measures are eligible for additional incentives available through the NJ SmartStart Buildings Program.

If the net cost of the installed measures recommended by the audit, after applying eligible NJ SmartStart Buildings incentives, exceeds the remaining cost of the audit, then that additional 25% will also be paid by the program.

To ensure the opportunity for participation by many local governments throughout the state, this program is subject to a $100,000 annual incentive cap for each participant.

Steps to Participation

Click here for a step-by-step description of the program and links to individual documents needed for participation.

Program Applications

Click here for a list of the local governments that have submitted an application.