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Benefits and Incentives

Financial Incentives and Benefits to Customers

The New Jersey Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program (HPwES) offers financial incentives on energy efficient improvement packages. The more energy savings measures you decide to install, the greater the incentive you may be eligible to receive. Enhanced incentives are available based on the home's estimated total energy savings (TES), as a result of energy efficient measures installed. The table below breaks down the incentives offered by the program and requirements for eligible measures .* 

2012 NJ HPwES Customer Incentives and Requirements for Single Family Homes and Townhouses (See new incentives for Multi-family Buildings)

 

Incentive Tier Requirements Customer Incentive

 Tier 1

Home Assessment/Energy Audit: To be eligible for HPwES incentives, a homeowner must have a home assessment (audit) performed by a certified contractor. 

None

Tier 2

Estimated total energy savings (TES) of at least 10% and less than 20%.
 
Must install air sealing.
 
May install insulation and may also install duct sealing and duct insulation measures.

Participants may also include water heater measures from the eligible measures list.

$2,000 rebate, not to exceed 50% of the costs of the eligible measures used by your contractor to calculate TES

and

Up to a $5,000 loan at 0% where a utility loan is unavailable

Tier 3

Level 1 - Estimated TES of at least 20% and less than 25%. 

Must install at least two measures including air sealing from the eligible measures list.

$4,000 rebate, not to exceed 50% of the costs of the measures used to calculate TES and 

and

Up to a $10,000 loan at 0% where a utility loan is unavailable

Tier 3

Level 2 - Estimated TES of at least 25% or greater.

Must install at least two measures including air sealing from the eligible measures list.

$5,000 rebate, not to exceed 50% of cost of the measures used to calculate TES

and

Up to a $10,000 loan at 0% where a utility loan is unavailable*

Program details and incentives are subject to change. Commitments are not to exceed budget.

*Incentives and Requirements Notes:

  • New Jersey utilities will offer 0% loans or on-bill repayment up to $10,000 for Tier 3 projects and $5,000 for Tier 2 projects to underwrite the non-rebated portion of the customer cost for HPwES jobs in their service territories. NJCEP will offer 0% loans for HPwES work for any customers where a utility loan program is not in place.
  • Appliances, lighting, doors, and windows are not eligible measures for program incentives.
  • The measures used to calculate TES may also include health and safety measures and qualified accessories, as listed on the NJ HPwES eligible measures document, as a component of the installation of eligible measures.
  • Incentives are payable only upon satisfactory project completion.

 

If you have already received a HPwES rebate for a particular property, you will only be eligible for additional incentives if you have not exceeded the above incentive caps. For details, see the Frequently Asked Questions.

Loan & Repayment Options for Single Family or Townhouse projects

  • 0% loan up tp $10,000 for Tier 3 projects and up to $5,000 for Tier 2 projects is available through Energy Finance Solutions (EFS),  
  • 0% On-bill Repayment Program (OBRP) up to $10,000 for Tier 3 projects and up to $5,000 for Tier 2 projects is available to New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) customers.  NJNG OBRP applications are available through HPwES contractors. 

If your project is selected for a quality control (QC) inspection, the rebate will be processed after the QC inspection is complete, and the project has passed inspection.