The New Jersey Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program 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. The table below breaks down the incentives offered by the program. Please review a letter explaining the recent program changes.
2011 NJ HPwES Customer Incentives and Requirements for Single Family Homes and Townhouses (See new incentives for Multi-family Buildings)
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Audit |
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Varies by contractor
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Call 866-NJSMART or
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Tier 1
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Home Assessment: To be eligible for HPwES
incentives, a homeowner must have a home assessment (audit)
performed by a
certified contractor.
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None |
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Tier 2
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Estimated total energy savings (TES) of at least 10%
and less than 20%: Install air sealing and/or
insulation, with the option of installing duct sealing and
duct insulation measures.
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$1,000 cash rebate, not to exceed 50% of cost of the measures used to calculate TES. No loan option available. Customers who receive an incentive at this tier can also receive incentives through the WARM and COOLAdvantage programs for any HVAC upgrades and conversions. |
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Tier 3
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Level 1 - Estimated TES of at least
20% and less than 25%: Install air sealing,
insulation, HVAC, DHW and/or other eligible measures.
(Measures NOT eligible are appliances, lighting, doors and
windows)
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$3,000 cash rebate, not to exceed 50% of cost of the measures used to calculate TES, And 0% interest loan up to $10,000 |
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Tier 3
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Level 2 - Estimated TES of at least 25% or greater:
Install air sealing, insulation, HVAC, DHW and other
eligible measures. (Measures NOT eligible are appliances,
lighting, doors and windows)
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$4,000 cash rebate, not to exceed 50% of cost
of the measures used to calculate TES, And 0% interest loan up to $10,000 |
*Program details and incentives are subject to change. Commitments not to exceed budget.
**If the project is selected for a quality control inspection, the rebate will be processed after the QC inspection is complete, and the project has passed inspection.
Additional financial incentives are available for income qualified Home Performance customers.
The assessment includes a visual inspection of your house as well as combustion appliance testing and could take up to three hours. To schedule your home assessment, contact one of our participating, certified contractors. Should you have any questions regarding the program or to find out the status of your home in the process, please call 866-NJSMART.
