When choosing your new home, make sure the blue ENERGY STAR tops your list of "must haves". High-performance heating and cooling, energy-efficient windows,  and tighter construction add up to a quieter, more comfortable home that is independently verified to use less energy, save money, and help protect the environment. To make sure a home is truly energy-efficient, just look for the government-backed ENERGY STAR label. An ENERGY STAR certified home can help you save about $200 to $400 a year on utility bills.

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Built with energy-efficient systems and measures, a New Jersey ENERGY STAR Home is certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be at least 15%-50% more energy efficient than a standard home. Best of all, any builder is eligible to participate in the program. The program offers different levels of energy efficiency when building new homes.

New Jersey ENERGYEfficient Homes (Tier 1) was introduced in 2012. These homes have energy efficient characteristics and save more energy than a traditionally built home, yet do not meet ENERGY STAR standards under the EPA.  Incentives are availbale.

NJ ENERGY STAR Homes (Tier 2) meets the EPA's version 3.0 requirements, which means these homes are more energy efficient than traditionally built homes and meet all EPA ENERGY STAR Homes standards.

Climate Choice Homes (Tier 3) promote innovation in building design, materials, techniques, and operation in order to achieve energy savings of at least 50%. These homes incorporate renewable energy into the building design.

Learn about the first Climate Choice Home built in New Jersey by Homes for Our Troops for Iraq war veteran Marine Corporal Gonzalez

Please refer to the Program Changes and Technical Requirements Letter for 2012 information on each tier.

Please note participation  is limited to homes/projects located in State designated "SmartGrowth" areas (defined as Planning Areas I & II and Designated Centers).

If you are not building a new home or not doing full gut rehab on your home, please visit Home Performance with ENERGY STAR to make your existing home more energy efficient.