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Start the rebate finder →New Jersey offers dozens of incentive programs for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, and most of that money comes from two kinds of administrator: your electric and gas utilities, and the state’s Clean Energy Program run under the Board of Public Utilities. If you run an office, warehouse, retail building or light manufacturing plant with equipment work ahead, the hard part is not finding money. It is knowing which door to walk through first. The largest incentive on the page is rarely the right first move.
This guide is about sequence. For the full catalogue, see New Jersey commercial energy rebates. The guide itself is written as of September 14, 2026; the program listings further down carry their own “Last checked” dates.
Start With an Assessment, Not a Rebate
Every rebate answers the question “what will someone pay me to install?” An assessment answers the better one: “what does this building actually need?” A new HVAC unit can carry a rebate whether or not the controls or the envelope are the real problem. The first step to fixing something is defining it, and several New Jersey assessments cost nothing out of pocket.
Match the assessment to the building:
- Small business, served by Elizabethtown Gas or Rockland Electric. Both utilities’ direct install programs begin with a no-cost on-site assessment by a participating contractor. PSE&G, JCP&L and South Jersey Gas direct install programs also begin with an on-site assessment, though their pages do not describe it as no-cost.
- Larger facilities and institutions. PSE&G’s Engineered Solutions program provides an investment-grade audit “at no cost to the Customer,” and JCP&L’s Engineered Solutions Tier I includes a no-cost ASHRAE Level II audit. Atlantic City Electric’s Engineered Solutions Tier 1 audit is 100% incentivized.
- Multifamily buildings in PSE&G territory. PSE&G’s Multifamily program offers no-cost, no-obligation energy assessments for buildings with three or more units.
- Local governments, public schools, public colleges and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. The state’s Local Government Energy Audit subsidizes 100% of the audit cost up to an incentive cap. Private businesses are not eligible.
- Facilities with a large, steady thermal load. The state’s CHP Feasibility Study pays 75% of the study cost, up to $75,000, for existing or new commercial, industrial and multifamily facilities. There is no requirement to install what the study recommends, but the study cannot be underway before approval.
Each facility or building type has its own quirks and challenges, a qualified professional will know which standard to follow to ensure the appropriate energy saving measures are discussed prior to beginning work or ordering materials. It’s critical to get the order right in NJ in particular, these programs can be very specific about the order, timing, and qualifiers.
Your Utility or New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program
Here is the split that confuses people. For existing commercial buildings, the everyday efficiency incentives (direct install, prescriptive rebates, custom and engineered projects) are run by the utilities. New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program keeps a single index of these utility-run business programs and sends you to each utility to apply, on a rolling basis.
The state program itself runs the Large Energy Users Program, new construction, the Local Government Energy Audit, combined heat and power, solar incentives and the storage solicitations. Electric and gas programs also run separately: if different utilities deliver your electricity and gas, expect to work with each for its own measures.
| Utility | Type | Commercial program families |
|---|---|---|
| PSE&G | Electric | Direct Install, Prescriptive, Engineered Solutions, Energy Management, Multifamily |
| JCP&L | Electric | Small Business Direct Install, Prescriptive, Engineered Solutions Tier I, Strategic Energy Management, Building Tune-Up |
| Atlantic City Electric | Electric | Direct Install, Prescriptive and Custom, Engineered Solutions, Energy Management, Multifamily |
| Rockland Electric (Orange & Rockland) | Electric | Direct Install for Small Businesses, C&I Prescriptive Rebate, C&I Custom Rebate |
| New Jersey Natural Gas (SAVEGREEN) | Gas | Direct Install, Prescriptive and Custom, Engineered Solutions |
| South Jersey Gas | Gas | Direct Install, Prescriptive and Custom, Engineered Solutions, Energy Management, Multifamily |
| Elizabethtown Gas | Gas | Direct Install, Prescriptive and Custom, Engineered Solutions, Energy Management, Multifamily |
Rockland Electric’s prescriptive program covers electric measures only; it points gas measures to PSE&G or Elizabethtown Gas, and new construction to the state.
Find Your Lane by Building Type and Size
Small business
Direct install is where most small commercial buildings should begin. A participating contractor assesses and scopes the work; JCP&L and Rockland Electric apply the incentive as an immediate discount. None of these programs make the work free. You pay the share the incentive does not cover.
- JCP&L Small Business Direct Install: commercial accounts with average annual demand of 300 kW or less; incentives of up to 70% or 80% of installed measure cost, applied as an immediate discount.
- PSE&G Direct Install: customers with average annual peak demand under 300 kW or under 40,000 therms a year. No incentive percentage is published; you may be eligible for interest-free on-bill repayment of costs incentives do not cover.
- Rockland Electric Direct Install: average peak demand under 300 kW; covers up to 80% of the cost of the improvements. Confirm the gas-usage limit directly with the utility.
- Gas utility direct install: New Jersey Natural Gas, Elizabethtown Gas and South Jersey Gas each run a three-tier structure paying up to 80% or up to 70% of project cost. Your tier depends on demand, gas usage, location in a designated zone or overburdened community, and in some cases public or nonprofit status. The rules differ between utilities, so check yours.
Atlantic City Electric’s Direct Install program is for businesses averaging no more than 300 kW of demand and begins with a no-cost, on-site energy assessment by an authorized Trade Ally. The on-hold notice dated January 1, 2025 no longer appears on the page, so confirm current terms with the utility before relying on them.
Mid-size and custom projects
Past direct install size, or replacing a single piece of equipment, you are in prescriptive and custom territory: prescriptive rebates for listed lighting, HVAC, controls, refrigeration and food service equipment, and custom incentives for savings that need engineering to prove.
Larger facilities move to engineered paths. Atlantic City Electric recommends its Engineered Solutions program above 300 kW of average annual peak demand, with exceptions for campuses, portfolios and multifamily. PSE&G’s Engineered Solutions program, open to hospitals, schools, colleges, municipalities, multifamily, other public and nonprofit customers, and large commercial and industrial customers, buys down the project’s simple payback by up to six years, with the customer’s share on interest-free on-bill repayment over 60 months. JCP&L’s Engineered Solutions Tier I, effective through June 30, 2027, serves municipalities, universities, schools and hospitals, plus commercial, industrial, multifamily and nonprofit customers in underserved areas; projects need at least 200,000 kWh of first-year savings, two or more measures and an approved Program Ally, and the incentive cuts simple payback by up to six years, to no less than three.
A dated note for PSE&G customers, as of September 14, 2026: PSE&G’s Prescriptive program page advertises 50% or more in increased incentives on eligible equipment through September 30, 2026. We found this offer on one PSE&G page only. Confirm it, and the equipment it applies to, with PSE&G before you rely on it.
Large energy users
The state’s Large Energy Users Program is for entities billed at least $5,000,000 in total annual energy costs by New Jersey investor-owned utilities between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026; private entities count all related subsidiaries and affiliates. It covers existing, non-hospital facilities. Each plan needs a minimum incentive commitment of $100,000 and is capped at the lesser of a per-unit rate, 50% of project cost, or a buydown to a three-year simple payback, with no more than half its savings from lighting. Entities are limited to three plans and $4,000,000 per fiscal year. The current window runs through June 30, 2027, first come, first served.
New construction
New buildings and gut rehabs are served by the state’s New Construction Program. New Jersey Natural Gas states its incentives do not apply to new construction. The program has four pathways and requires you to work with a firm registered in its Partner Network. Incentives depend on the pathway and the building’s performance; a registered Partner firm can price your project against the program guide.
Local government and schools
Start with the Local Government Energy Audit, which also satisfies the first step of the Energy Savings Improvement Program (ESIP). ESIP is financing, not a rebate: government entities pay for upgrades from the savings they produce, and the Board of Public Utilities must approve before an RFP is advertised or an Energy Savings Plan is acted on.
Multifamily
Multifamily owners have dedicated utility programs at PSE&G, Atlantic City Electric, South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas, and access to the CHP Feasibility Study. The state’s M-RISE program for buildings serving residents at 80% to 120% of area median income has a pre-application form open ahead of launch.
Beyond Efficiency: CHP, Solar and Storage
Combined heat and power and fuel cells. Registrations are open year-round. For systems up to 500 kW the program pays $2.00 per watt, capped at 30% to 40% of total cost (the program guide sets which) and $2 million per project; larger size bands pay less per watt under their own caps. You receive an incentive commitment letter before you build, then have 18 months to construct. Start with the feasibility study.
Solar. Net-metered non-residential projects up to 5 MW dc that have not yet received permission to operate register through the state’s Administratively Determined Incentive program, which sets a per-MWh SREC-II value by project size, mount type and public-entity status. Registrations stay open until the capacity block fills or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first. Remaining capacity is posted on the program portal; a solar professional can confirm it before you contract. Projects over 5 MW go through the Competitive Solar Incentive instead.
Storage. The Garden State Energy Storage Program is a competitive solicitation for transmission-scale storage and certain solar-plus-storage projects, not a battery rebate for building owners. Phase 2, for distribution-level storage, is still under development.
Dated notice, as of September 14, 2026: Bids for Garden State Energy Storage Program Phase 1, Tranche 2 are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on October 5, 2026. The pre-qualification window opened May 20, 2026, and we could not confirm whether a party that did not pre-qualify can still bid. Confirm with the Board of Public Utilities.
When Rebates Don’t Close the Gap
Garden State C-PACE offers up to 100% financing over terms up to 30 years, repaid through a special assessment on the property, for eligible commercial, industrial, agricultural and certain multifamily owners. It works only in participating municipalities, every mortgage or lien holder must consent in writing, and rates and fees are negotiated with an approved private capital provider.
NJ Clean Energy Loans from the Economic Development Authority serve businesses with fewer than 750 employees. The Authority lends $250,000 to $10 million, no more than half of the total loan, alongside an eligible private lender, at an interest rate 4% below that lender’s rate. Other eligibility conditions apply, and the Authority warns funding may become oversubscribed.
Several utilities also offer interest-free on-bill repayment.
Financing terms, interest rates, and eligibility are subject to credit approval, program availability, and applicable program rules at the time of application. This summary is informational only and does not represent a financing commitment. Contact the program administrator for current terms and application procedures.
What Stalls a New Jersey Project
What stops most projects is process, and nearly all of it is avoidable.
Buying equipment before approval. JCP&L states that prescriptive projects “must be pre-approved before purchasing equipment.” South Jersey Gas requires pre-approval for prescriptive and custom projects. Elizabethtown Gas requires it for custom and recommends it for prescriptive, and Rockland Electric requires pre-approval, engineering analysis and a pre-inspection for custom work. The CHP Feasibility Study is not retroactive, and the CHP incentive is reserved by a commitment letter issued before construction.
Missing the 90-day window. JCP&L and PSE&G both describe a 90-day window after completion for projects finished without pre-approval. Outside it, do not count on a rebate.
Using the wrong contractor. Direct install at JCP&L, Rockland Electric, Elizabethtown Gas and South Jersey Gas, the JCP&L and Atlantic City Electric engineered paths, and the New Construction Program all run through an approved contractor, Program Ally, trade ally or Partner. Confirm status before signing.
Assuming programs combine. Elizabethtown Gas and South Jersey Gas each bar rebates from multiple of their own programs for the same project. Any combination is subject to each program’s eligibility rules; confirm stacking compatibility before contracting.
Assuming the money is still there. PSE&G notes its programs are subject to change, including termination, without prior notice. Confirm before you order.
Next Step
Run your building through the rebate finder for New Jersey and get matched with a qualified energy professional who can scope the right assessment and help with pre-approval before any equipment is ordered.
Program availability, incentive amounts, and eligibility requirements are subject to change. Contact your utility or New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program directly to confirm current program status, incentive levels, and application procedures before signing a contract or purchasing equipment. Pre-approval may be required before work begins; retroactive applications may not be accepted.
This article is for general informational purposes only and reflects program information as of September 14, 2026. The program listings below are dated separately. Each one carries its own “Last checked” date, and that date is the one that applies to it. It is not legal, financial or tax advice, or a guarantee of eligibility for any program. GetEnergyRebates.com performs analysis and education, not professional engineering.
Treat what you read here as the starting point for a conversation with the administrator, not as the administrator’s current offer. We are a publisher, not an administrator: we do not decide eligibility, process applications or pay anything, and listing a program is not a recommendation of it or of any contractor. Nothing on this site is tax, legal or financial advice.
All 41 programs we track for NJ businesses
Each program below is listed as its administrator publishes it, with a link to that source and the date we last checked it.
Programs for businesses
NJ Board of Public Utilities / New Jersey's Clean Energy Program 8 programs
CHP Feasibility Study Program
Estimated benefit: 75% of the cost of a combined heat and power feasibility study, capped at an incentive of $75,000.
Timing: Fiscal Year 2027 guide, 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. NJCEP's "Apply" button for this program was found opening the FY2026 application form while Program Documents carried the FY2027 guide, so confirm the fiscal year on the form before submitting.
“"The program offers an incentive to offset 75% of the cost of the feasibility study, up to $75,000." — NJCEP Combined Heat and Power/Fuel Cell Program page, retrieved 2026-10-06; "75% of the cost of the feasibility study, capped at an incentive of $75,000" — CHP Feasibility Study Program Guide FY2027, p. 4”
Our energy expert: This is the study that tells you whether combined heat and power suits the site at all, and it commits you to nothing — which makes it the right first step rather than a leap. NJCEP's Fiscal Year 2027 program guide covers 75% of the study cost, capped at an incentive of $75,000. A fact sheet in the same document list instead says half the cost up to $50,000; the program guide is the governing document, but that contradiction is the administrator's own, so confirm the figure with NJCEP before you contract an engineer. Check the fiscal year printed on the application form you are handed as well, because NJCEP's Apply button was found opening the prior year's form.
Combined Heat and Power / Fuel Cell Program
Estimated benefit: $2.00/W up to 500 kW, $1.00/W from 500 kW to 1 MW, $0.55/W from 1 MW to 3 MW and $0.35/W above 3 MW, capped at 30% of total project cost (40% for systems of 1 MW and under that include a cooling application such as an absorption chiller) and at $2 million per project at 1 MW and under or $3 million above. Waste heat to power pays up to $1.00/W at 1 MW and under and $0.50/W above, at a 30% cost cap. A system fueled by Class I renewable fuel earns a 30% bonus, prorated for mixed fuel; blackstart and islanding capability earns 25%. Paid in three stages: purchase, installation, and after twelve months of performance data.
Timing: Open year-round; registrations are open as of 6 October 2026. The program guide covers Fiscal Year 2027, 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Note that NJCEP's "Apply" button was found opening the FY26 application workbook while Program Documents carried the FY27 guide — check the fiscal year printed on the form you are given.
“"≤500 kW | $2.00 | 30-40% | $2 million / >500 kW – 1 MW | $1.00 | 30-40% | $2 million / >1 MW- 3 MW | $0.55 | 30% | $3 million / >3 MW | $0.35 | 30% | $3 million" — Incentives table, NJCEP Combined Heat and Power/Fuel Cell Program page, retrieved 2026-10-06; identical rates in CHP-FC Program Guide FY2027 (1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027)”
Our energy expert: The tier structure is what catches people: $2.00 per watt up to 500 kW, $1.00 per watt from 500 kW to 1 MW, $0.55 per watt from 1 MW to 3 MW and $0.35 per watt above 3 MW — so a larger plant earns substantially less per watt, and sizing decisions near a tier boundary matter. Caps sit on top of that: 30% of total project cost, or 40% for systems of 1 MW and under that include a cooling application such as an absorption chiller, and $2 million per project at 1 MW and under or $3 million above. A system fueled by a Class I renewable fuel earns a 30% bonus, prorated for mixed fuel, and blackstart and islanding capability earns 25%; waste heat to power pays up to $1.00 per watt at 1 MW and under and $0.50 above. Payment comes in three stages — purchase, installation, and after twelve months of performance data — so plan the cash flow for a plant that is built and running well before it is fully paid, and have the engineer size it against the tier boundaries rather than around them.
Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) Program
Estimated benefit: The incentive is set by competitive bid: a project bids an SREC-II price in dollars per MWh of solar production and, if selected, is awarded at its bid price. Annual solicitation targets total 300 MW — 150 MW basic grid supply, 80 MW grid supply on the built environment, 55 MW on contaminated sites and landfills and 15 MW net-metered non-residential — plus 160 MWh of storage paired with grid-supply solar.
Timing: Awards are made through periodic solicitations rather than a rolling window, so the date that matters is the next solicitation's bid deadline. Confirm the current solicitation window with NJBPU at the program contact on the page before building a bid schedule.
“"Annual solicitation targets 150 MW basic grid supply, 80 MW grid supply on the built environment, 55 MW on contaminated sites and landfills and 15 MW net-metered non-residential, totalling 300 MW, plus 160 MWh of storage paired with grid-supply solar" — NJCEP Competitive Solar Incentive Program page, retrieved 2026-09-14. Board Orders are linked from that page and”
Our energy expert: There is no rate to quote because you set it: a project bids an SREC-II price in dollars per MWh of production and, if selected, is awarded at its own bid. The annual solicitation targets total 300 MW — 150 MW basic grid supply, 80 MW grid supply on the built environment, 55 MW on contaminated sites and landfills and 15 MW net-metered non-residential — plus 160 MWh of storage paired with grid-supply solar. Awards come through periodic solicitations rather than a rolling window, so the only date that matters is the next bid deadline; get it from NJBPU before you build a bid schedule. One boundary question to settle early: NJBPU's page gives the net-metered non-residential threshold both as greater than 5 MW dc and as about 5 MW, and that difference decides whether a project belongs here or in the administratively determined program — ask which governs if you are near the line.
Community Solar Energy Program (CSEP)
Estimated benefit: A registration and participation program rather than a rebate to a building owner. Community solar facilities up to 5 MW (dc) registered on or after 6 March 2026 earn SREC-II incentives of $60 per MWh over a 15-year qualification life, down from $80 for registrations on or after 30 April 2025 and $90 on or before 29 April 2025. Projects must guarantee subscribers a bill credit discount of at least 20%, or at least 25% for low- and moderate-income subscribers, for the life of the subscription, and reserve at least 80% of capacity for LMI subscribers. Developers post escrow of $40 per kW (dc) of nameplate capacity. Community solar does not receive the $20 per MWh public entity adder.
Timing: Registrations are taken first come first served. The Energy Year 2027 community solar allocation is the unused Energy Year 2026 capacity, carried forward from a 3,000 MW EY2026 block. The registration portal opened to new registrations on 6 March 2026, and that date is also what sets the $60 rate.
“"Community Solar | Up to 5 MW (dc) | $60 | $60" in $/SREC-II — Table 1, BPU Order Regarding the Three-Year Review of the ADI Program, Agenda Date 5/21/26, p. 10 The discount and escrow terms are on the NJCEP CSEP page, retrieved 2026-09-14”
Our energy expert: Work out which side of this you are on first, because the money flows differently: the SREC-II is earned by the facility owner, while a subscriber's benefit is a bill credit discount the project must commit to for the life of the subscription — at least 20%, or at least 25% for low- and moderate-income subscribers. Facilities up to 5 MW dc registered on or after 6 March 2026 earn $60 per MWh over a fifteen-year qualification life, down from $80 for registrations from 30 April 2025 and $90 before that — the registration date sets the rate, and the rate has been falling. At least 80% of a project's capacity has to be reserved for low- and moderate-income subscribers, developers post escrow of $40 per kW dc of nameplate capacity, and every subscriber organization operating in New Jersey must register with NJBPU. Registrations are first come, first served against the Energy Year 2027 allocation, so confirm current capacity with NJBPU before you sign land or marketing commitments.
Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program
Estimated benefit: Each award is set project by project: the SuSI base value the project qualifies for, plus an adder the applicant proposes to cover the added cost of the agrivoltaic design. In the first solicitation, decided 12 August 2026, the Board conditionally approved 16 projects totalling 52.06 MW at total SREC-II values ranging from $106.91 to $228.58 per MWh. The pilot is capped at up to 200 MW of solar over three years.
Timing: Awards are made by solicitation, not on a rolling basis. The first solicitation was decided on 12 August 2026; a second solicitation would have its own bid deadline, so confirm the next window with NJBPU before committing design cost.
“"the Board conditionally approved 16 projects totalling 52.06 MW at total SREC-II values from $106.91 to $228.58 per MWh" — BPU Order on the Outcome of the First Solicitation in the Dual-Use Pilot, Agenda Date 8/12/26; Application Cost Information Guidance, January 2026”
Our energy expert: Each award here is built rather than published: a project receives the base Successor Solar Incentive value it qualifies for, plus an adder the applicant proposes to cover the extra cost of designing an array the land can still be farmed under. In the first solicitation, decided 12 August 2026, the Board conditionally approved sixteen projects totalling 52.06 MW at total SREC-II values ranging from $106.91 to $228.58 per MWh — which tells you the range the Board has accepted, not what yours would be awarded. The pilot is capped at up to 200 MW over three years and awards come by solicitation rather than on a rolling basis. Get the next solicitation's bid deadline from NJBPU before committing design cost, because the adder you propose has to be defensible and that takes engineering time to build.
Large Energy Users Program (LEUP)
Estimated benefit: The incentive per energy plan is the lesser of three tests: first-year savings valued at $0.33/kWh plus $3.75/therm for decarbonization non-lighting measures or $0.33/kWh plus $3.25/therm for other non-lighting measures, with lighting at $0.16/kWh; 50% of total project cost including pre-engineering and soft costs; or a buydown to a three-year simple payback. Minimum commitment $100,000 per plan, up to three plans per entity per fiscal year, and no more than $4,000,000 per entity per fiscal year.
Timing: Fiscal Year 2027, 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, on a first come first served basis. Registrations are open as of 6 October 2026. Eligibility is measured on energy billed during the contribution period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
“"Annual project savings at $0.33/kWh plus $3.25/therm for non-lighting measures and $0.16/kWh for lighting measures / 50% of total project cost ... / Buydown of project to a 3-year simple payback period" — Incentive Amounts, NJCEP LEUP page, retrieved 2026-10-06. The FY2027 guide adds the decarbonization rate: "$0.33/kWh plus $3.75/therm for decarbonization non-lighting measures" — LEUP Program Guide FY2027 v1.0, p. 5”
Our energy expert: This program exists so the largest payers into the Societal Benefits Charge can draw their own contribution back, and the entry test is accordingly blunt: at least $5,000,000 of total annual energy billed by New Jersey investor-owned utilities during the contribution period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. The incentive per energy plan is the lesser of three tests — first-year savings valued at $0.33 per kWh plus $3.75 per therm for decarbonization non-lighting measures or $3.25 per therm for other non-lighting measures, with lighting at $0.16 per kWh; 50% of total project cost including pre-engineering and soft costs; or a buy-down to a three-year simple payback. The minimum commitment is $100,000 per plan, with up to three plans and no more than $4,000,000 per entity per fiscal year, and a private applicant is counted together with all related subsidiaries and affiliates regardless of separate EINs. Three gates the program guide imposes that the page leaves out: hospitals are excluded, each facility in a plan must average at least 400 kW billed peak demand or 4,000 DTh, and a project with federal grants, credits or rebates covering 50% or more of total cost is ineligible — check all three with NJCEP before you build a plan around this.
Workforce Development Reimbursement
Estimated benefit: Up to 75% of the course fee or $3,000 per person per course, whichever is less, reimbursed on successful completion, for up to four courses per person per fiscal year from 1 July to 30 June.
Timing: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and the program status reads "Active program" as of 6 October 2026. The constraint is the per-person annual cap rather than a closing date: four courses per fiscal year, with the year running 1 July to 30 June. Pre-approval comes before the course is taken — the five steps are apply, receive pre-approval, take the course, submit proof, then receive final approval and reimbursement — so enrolling before pre-approval risks the money.
“"Up to 75% or $3,000 per person, per course reimbursed upon successful completion / Up to 4 courses per fiscal year from July 1 through June 30" — About the Reimbursement, NJCEP Workforce Development Reimbursement page, retrieved 2026-10-06. Governing document: Workforce Development Reimbursement User Guide, Revised 07.06.26”
Our energy expert: The order of operations is what costs people money here: apply, get pre-approval, then take the course. Enroll first and you may have paid for training that will not be reimbursed. The reimbursement is up to 75% of the course fee or $3,000 per person per course, whichever is less, paid on successful completion, for up to four courses per person per fiscal year running 1 July to 30 June. The scope is narrower than the name suggests — it sits inside the New Construction Program and funds certifications supporting the design or installation of measures for New Construction Program projects, so check your course against the eligible list before you plan around it.
Local Government Energy Audit (LGEA) Program
Estimated benefit: Covers 100% of the cost of the energy audit, up to a value of $150,000 per applicant per program year. Board Staff may authorize up to $300,000 where the applicant commits to pursuing the Energy Savings Improvement Program, and for hospital facilities of 501(c)(3) healthcare entities. State Departments as a group are capped at $500,000 per fiscal year, raisable to $1,000,000 with Board Staff approval.
Timing: Fiscal Year 2027 program guide, 1 July 2026 through 30 June 2027. The cap resets each program year.
“"Audits up to a value of $150,000 per program year, per applicant" and "Board Staff may authorize a higher cap, not to exceed $300,000, contingent on the applicant committing to pursue ESIP" — Financial Incentive section, C&I Local Government Energy Audit (LGEA) Program Program Guide Fiscal Year 2027 (7/1/26 through 6/30/27), p. 6”
Our energy expert: Check eligibility before anything else, because private businesses cannot use this: it is for local and state government agencies, K-12 public schools, public agencies, state colleges and universities, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. For those entities the audit is covered in full, up to a value of $150,000 per applicant per program year. Board Staff may authorize up to $300,000 where the applicant commits to pursuing the Energy Savings Improvement Program, and for hospital facilities of 501(c)(3) healthcare entities; State Departments share a group cap of $500,000 per fiscal year, raisable to $1,000,000 with Board Staff approval. The cap resets each program year, so a portfolio too large for one allowance can be split across two — worth planning with NJCEP before you commission anything.
Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy) 6 programs
JCP&L Building Decarbonization
Estimated benefit: Per ton of capacity: $5,500 for ground source heat pumps under 11.25 tons; $5,000 for water source heat pumps and water-cooled VRF including groundwater; $3,700 for air-source VRF; $3,400 for cold-climate air source heat pumps under 5.4 tons; and $2,800 for other air source, packaged terminal and single packaged vertical heat pumps, each at a stated minimum efficiency. Heat pump water heaters pay $2,000 per unit. Electrical service and wiring upgrades pay 75% of cost up to $6,500 per account, only alongside a qualifying heat pump measure. All incentives are capped at 75% of total project cost including labor.
Timing: Governed by the June 2026 v21 incentive guide and the Building Decarbonization flyer printed "BuildingDecarbonization_20260220_v1". The program page was last updated 29 July 2026. There are no lookback incentives: a project installed before pre-approval cannot be paid, so the pre-approval date is the deadline that matters.
“"GSHP ground water or ground loop <11.25 tons: $5,500/ton ... WSHP water-to-air <11.25 tons, WSHP water-to-water <11.25 tons, water-cooled VRF (all sizes), water-cooled VRF groundwater: $5,000/ton ... Air-source VRF heat pump, all sizes: $3,700/ton" — JCP&L Commercial and Industrial Incentives Guide, June 2026 v21, pp. 58-59, tables checked visually from rendered PNGs; wiring cap p. 57; 75% cap and pre-approval p. 55”
Our energy expert: Pre-approval decides everything here: JCP&L pays no lookback incentives, and a project installed before approval cannot be paid at all. The rates are per ton of capacity — $5,500 for ground source under 11.25 tons, $5,000 for water source and water-cooled VRF, $3,700 for air-source VRF, $3,400 for cold-climate air source under 5.4 tons and $2,800 for other air-source, packaged terminal and single packaged vertical heat pumps, with heat pump water heaters at $2,000 per unit and service and wiring upgrades at 75% of cost up to $6,500 per account alongside a qualifying heat pump. Everything is capped at 75% of total project cost including labor, the fossil system has to be replaced and decommissioned, and if you keep backup it needs integrated controls with an automatic outdoor-temperature changeover — a balance point below 30°F is accepted, 30 to 40°F needs justification and 40°F or above is refused. Equipment outside the listed criteria, including ground source above 11.25 tons, goes to Custom instead, so have your engineer confirm which track your design belongs in before anyone orders.
JCP&L Commercial & Industrial Prescriptive and Custom Incentives
Estimated benefit: Prescriptive rebates on listed equipment and custom incentives calculated on verified savings, with the full per-measure schedule in JCP&L's C&I Incentives Guide. JCP&L also runs Limited Time Offers on HVAC and lighting running to 31 December 2026, published as a separate incentive guide.
Timing: The C&I Incentives Guide in force is the June 2026 v21 edition. The Limited Time Offers on HVAC and lighting run until 31 December 2026, so a project that can be scheduled before year end earns the uplifted amounts rather than the base schedule.
“"Jersey Central Power & Light Commercial and Industrial Incentives Guide", footer "June 2026 v21" — the per-measure prescriptive and custom schedules run across pp. 2-59, retrieved from https://bizsolutions.energysavenj.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BR_JCPL-Incentive-Guide_-PUB_FINAL.pdf. Limited Time Offers: JCP&L Limited Time Offers HVAC & Lighting, "June 2026 Public", valid until 31 December 2026”
Our energy expert: The date that matters right now is 31 December 2026: JCP&L is running Limited Time Offers on HVAC and lighting until then, published as their own incentive guide, so work you can schedule before year end earns the uplifted amounts rather than the base schedule. Prescriptive pays on a per-measure schedule and custom pays on verified savings, and the per-measure answer for your equipment list comes from JCP&L's C&I Incentives Guide rather than the program page — have your contractor or JCP&L price your measures against the current edition before you commit. Equipment that has already received an NJCEP or another New Jersey utility incentive is not eligible for a second payment, so settle the funding route first. If you have lighting or HVAC in planning, this is the quarter to move it.
JCP&L Multifamily Program
Estimated benefit: Up to $750 in rebates for each piece of qualified equipment, plus a no-cost energy assessment. Participation begins with a pre-assessment questionnaire and a Whole Home Energy Solutions customer participation agreement.
Timing: The two documents JCP&L posts in this flow are forms rather than a dated incentive guide — the pre-audit questionnaire is printed Jan2025 and the participation agreement 09-2025. The program runs within JCP&L's Triennium 2 period, which ends 30 June 2027.
“"Up to $750 in rebates for each piece of qualified equipment, plus a no-cost..." — JCP&L multifamily programme page at residential.energysavenj.com/jersey-central/multifamily, retrieved 2026-09-14. Forms posted in that flow: Multifamily Pre-Audit Questionnaire, Jan2025; Whole Home Energy Solutions Customer Participation Agreement, 09-2025”
Our energy expert: JCP&L publishes up to $750 in rebates for each piece of qualified equipment, plus a no-cost energy assessment. What we could not confirm is whether $750 is a ceiling per measure or a ceiling across the whole project, and on a multi-measure retrofit that distinction is worth thousands. Put that question to JCP&L before you plan a scope around it. Entry is through a pre-assessment questionnaire and a Whole Home Energy Solutions participation agreement; residents with their own direct-metered accounts are served by JCP&L's residential programs instead.
JCP&L Retro-Commissioning (RCx) and RCx-Lite
Estimated benefit: Customer incentives on realized savings of up to $0.30/kWh for non-lighting measures, $0.16/kWh for lighting and $0.40/therm, capped at 70% of project cost. RCx is for buildings over 100,000 sq ft saving more than 200,000 kWh in year one; RCx-Lite applies the same rates to projects saving more than 25,000 kWh a year. The Program Ally's investigation study is paid separately, up to 100% of study and service cost across three milestones.
Timing: Governed by the June 2026 v21 incentive guide and the Energy Management Program Guide printed 20250911_v10. The companion virtual offerings are stated as effective 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2027, which is the Triennium 2 program period.
“"on realized savings, up to 70% of project cost, at up to $0.30/kWh non-lighting, up to $0.16/kWh lighting, up to $0.40/therm (gas rate cannot exceed the gas utility's published rate)" — JCP&L Commercial and Industrial Incentives Guide, June 2026 v21, p. 48 (table checked visually from a rendered PNG); RCx-Lite rates and eligibility pp. 49-50 The programme page agrees: "Incentives capped at 70% of project cost."”
Our energy expert: Building size sorts these two, and a mid-size building is not shut out — it goes in the other door. Full retro-commissioning needs a building over 100,000 square feet saving more than 200,000 kWh in year one; RCx-Lite applies the same rates to projects saving more than 25,000 kWh a year. Both pay up to $0.30 per kWh on non-lighting measures, $0.16 per kWh on lighting and $0.40 per therm of realized savings, capped at 70% of project cost, and the Program Ally's investigation study is paid separately at up to 100% of study and service cost across three milestones. The commitments are the part to read twice: the building cannot have been commissioned in the last three years, and you agree in advance to implement everything the study identifies with a payback of two years or less. Understand that commitment before you book time with an Ally, because the study is where you find out what you signed up to build.
JCP&L Strategic Energy Management (SEM)
Estimated benefit: Up to $0.30 per kWh and up to $0.50 per therm on realized savings, capped at 70% of project cost. The Program Ally's services are incentivized separately against milestones.
Timing: Governed by the June 2026 v21 incentive guide and the Energy Management Program Guide printed 20250911_v10, within the Triennium 2 period ending 30 June 2027.
“"customer up to 70% of project cost at up to $0.30/kWh and $0.50/therm; 300 kW minimum peak demand; 200,000 kWh first-year savings" — JCP&L Commercial and Industrial Incentives Guide, June 2026 v21, pp. 51-52; eligibility also in the SEM fact sheet printed "SEMFactSheet_20260616_v3", p. 1”
Our energy expert: JCP&L publishes up to $0.30 per kWh and up to $0.50 per therm on realized savings, capped at 70% of project cost, but the eligibility gates are what decide whether you can get through the door. There are five: at least 300 kW peak demand, more than 200,000 kWh of first-year project savings, executive leadership commitment to the program, an approved SEM Program Ally, and agreement to implement measures with a payback of two years or less. A 50 kW retail site does not clear the first gate. If you clear 300 kW, test your savings projection against the 200,000 kWh floor before you approach JCP&L, because that is the gate borderline facilities fail.
JCP&L Virtual Commissioning (VCx) and Virtual Strategic Energy Management (vSEM)
Estimated benefit: Both are free to the customer. Virtual Commissioning is a complimentary remote analysis of meter data with no site visit, no equipment criteria, no fees and no paperwork, open to all commercial and industrial facilities. Virtual Strategic Energy Management is a complimentary 12-month service of one to two remote coaching sessions a month, for facilities with at least 300 kW peak demand, with no penalty for missing a session.
Timing: Both pages state effective dates of 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2027, the Triennium 2 program period. vSEM runs as a 12-month engagement, so a facility starting late in that window gets a shorter run.
“"Customer Incentives: No cost" and "Participation Requirements: Open to all C&I facilities" — JCP&L Virtual Commissioning (VCx) programme page, updated 2025-10-21; "Customer Incentives: No cost" and "Minimum peak demand of 300 kW" — Virtual Strategic Energy Management page, updated 2025-10-16. Guides: Virtual Commissioning (VCx) Program, printed 20250916_v1, p. 1; Virtual Strategic Energy Management, printed 20250609_v9, pp. 1-2”
Our energy expert: Neither of these pays an incentive, and that is exactly why they are worth knowing about: they are free services, which is why they never appear in JCP&L's incentive guide and why most customers never hear of them. Virtual Commissioning is a remote analysis of your meter data with no site visit, no equipment criteria, no fees and no paperwork, open to any commercial or industrial facility in JCP&L territory. Virtual Strategic Energy Management is a twelve-month engagement of one or two remote coaching sessions a month for facilities above 300 kW peak demand, with no penalty for a missed session. If you are not yet convinced a capital project is justified, start with Virtual Commissioning — it costs nothing to find out where the money is going, and because vSEM runs twelve months, starting it late in the program period gives you a shorter run.
Atlantic City Electric (Exelon) 5 programs
Atlantic City Electric Building Decarbonization Program
Estimated benefit: Base amounts: ground source heat pumps under 11.25 tons the lesser of $5,400/ton or 50% of install cost; air-source VRF up to $3,250/ton; cold-climate air source heat pumps (any size), water source heat pumps and water-cooled VRF including groundwater up to $3,000/ton; other air source single-package heat pumps and ductless mini-splits up to $2,500/ton; packaged terminal and single packaged vertical heat pumps the lesser of $5,000/unit or 50% of install cost; heat pump water heaters the lesser of $2,000/unit or 80% of install cost; electric forklift up to $6,000; electric ride-on mower up to $3,500, push mower up to $750, leaf blower, trimmer or chainsaw up to $100; panel upgrades, only alongside another measure, up to $7,500 per unit; custom the lesser of $300 per annual MMBtu of fuel saved or 60% of install cost. ACE is currently advertising 20-30% higher amounts — heat pumps up to $6,480, lawn equipment up to $4,200 and forklifts up to $7,200 — with the page stating the offer ends December 30th.
Timing: The enhanced amounts are stated to end December 30th. We could not confirm the year from the page, and the same undated banner was up three weeks earlier, so treat 30 December 2026 as unconfirmed until ACE says so. The base sales sheet is marked © 2026 and we could not find an expiry date on it; the program runs within ACE's Triennium 2 period to 30 June 2027.
“"Enhanced Incentives Available! You can get 20-30% additional incentives towards your upgrades: HVAC Heat Pumps: up to $6,480 (formerly $5,400) Electric Lawn Equipment: up to $4,200 (formerly $3,500) Electric Forklifts: up to $7,200 (formerly $6,000) Offer ends December 30th" — ACE Building Decarbonization Program page, retrieved 2026-10-06. Base table: Building Decarbonization Program sales sheet, "© Atlantic City Electric Company, 2026", pp. 1-2”
Our energy expert: ACE pays by the ton of installed capacity, so the equipment choice sets the money: ground source under 11.25 tons earns the lesser of $5,400 per ton or 50% of install cost, cold-climate air source and water source up to $3,000 per ton, ductless mini-splits and other air-source packages up to $2,500 per ton, and heat pump water heaters up to $2,000 per unit. Two conditions decide whether you are paid at all — the existing fossil system has to come out, with integrated controls if you keep any backup, and the work has to go through an approved Building Decarbonization Trade Ally. ACE is separately advertising figures 20 to 30% higher and dating that offer to December 30th; scope the project against the base table and get the uplift's end date from ACE in writing before you count on the larger number. Worth knowing before you compare quotes across a portfolio: JCP&L pays more per ton for the same cold-climate and air-source equipment, so which territory a building sits in changes the economics.
Atlantic City Electric Commercial & Industrial Prescriptive and Custom Incentives
Estimated benefit: Custom projects pay $0.30 per estimated annual kWh saved and $3.75 per estimated annual therm saved, with custom lighting at $0.16 per kWh, capped at the lesser of 75% of relevant project cost or a buy-down to a two-year payback. Prescriptive examples from the same brochure: smart thermostat (electric) $100; dual enthalpy economizer controls $250; variable-speed air-cooled chiller up to 1,000 tons $200/ton; variable-speed positive-displacement water-cooled chiller up to 600 tons $450/ton. The full prescriptive list runs to twenty-one pages.
Timing: The governing brochure is stamped "Updated: 4/8/2026". Custom measures must be pre-approved before installation; prescriptive measures can be applied for within 90 days of completion without pre-approval. An incentive offer must be accepted within 30 days and the project closed out within 120 days. ACE's prescriptive page separately advertises up to 50% extra on lighting "through December 30" without printing a year, so confirm that uplift's end date with ACE before counting on it.
“"$0.30 per estimated annual kWh saved, $3.75 per estimated annual therm saved, custom lighting $0.16 per kWh; capped at the lesser of 75% of relevant project cost or a buy-down to a 2-year payback" — Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Prescriptive and Custom Incentive Program, "Updated: 4/8/2026", 26 pp., p. 26; prescriptive examples p. 17, full list pp. 5-25”
Our energy expert: Prescriptive pays off a twenty-one-page equipment list; custom pays on estimated savings at $0.30 per annual kWh and $3.75 per annual therm, with custom lighting at $0.16 per kWh, and either way the ceiling is the lesser of 75% of project cost or a buy-down to a two-year payback. Custom measures must be pre-approved before anything is installed, while prescriptive measures can be claimed within 90 days of completion without pre-approval. The two deadlines that most often cost a business the money come after approval rather than before it: you have 30 days to accept an incentive offer and 120 days to close the project out. Equipment that has already taken an NJCEP or other New Jersey utility incentive cannot be paid twice, so settle the funding route before your contractor orders.
Atlantic City Electric Energy Management Program
Estimated benefit: HVAC tune-ups pay $300 per single-compressor unit, $400 per multiple-compressor unit and $250 per PTAC, PTHP or mini-split, capped at 80% of the tune-up cost, for units of 3 to 20 tons. Building tune-ups pay $0.32/kWh saved for lighting optimization, $0.64/kWh for HVAC, chiller, refrigeration and other electric optimization and $10.00/therm for gas optimization, up to 80% of project cost. Retro-commissioning pays $0.16/kWh, and monitoring-based commissioning $0.16/kWh plus $2.00/therm, both capped at 70% of implementation cost, with trade ally services covered up to 100%. Strategic Energy Management pays two $5,000 milestone payments in year one plus $0.04/kWh and, where applicable, $0.50/therm on verified first-year savings. Virtual commissioning is a free remote service.
Timing: The sub-program sales sheets are printed © 2025 with a stated offer period of 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2027, which is ACE's Triennium 2 period. HVAC tune-up applications must be submitted within 90 days of the service.
“"$300/unit single compressor, $400/unit multiple compressor, $250/unit PTAC, PTHP or mini-split; capped at 80% of tune-up cost; units 3-20 tons" — ACE HVAC Tune-up programme page and sales sheet SEM: "two $5,000 milestone payments in year 1 ... then $0.04/kWh and, where applicable, $0.50/therm on first-year verified savings" — SEM Participation Guide T2, p. 12, eligibility p. 5”
Our energy expert: Start with the HVAC tune-up if your units are 3 to 20 tons: $300 per single-compressor unit, $400 per multiple-compressor unit and $250 per PTAC, PTHP or mini-split, up to 80% of the tune-up cost, with no demand minimum and any qualified contractor accepted. Everything above that is gated on size — retro-commissioning and monitoring-based commissioning need 300 kW average peak demand, a building not commissioned in three years and a commitment to implement anything with an 18-month payback, and Strategic Energy Management adds a 50,000 square foot floor and an interval meter. The commissioning tracks pay $0.16 per kWh capped at 70% of implementation cost, building tune-ups pay $0.32 to $0.64 per kWh up to 80% of project cost, and SEM pays two $5,000 milestones in year one plus $0.04 per kWh on verified savings. If you sit below 300 kW, ask ACE about virtual commissioning instead — it is a free remote service and costs nothing to find out what it turns up.
Atlantic City Electric Engineered Solutions Program
Estimated benefit: Two tiers. Tier 1 uses an approved trade ally, covers 100% of a comprehensive energy audit, and pays an incentive that buys the project's simple payback down by up to six years, to no less than three. Tier 2 lets the customer use their own consultant, including after an audit or design is finished, and pays $0.50/kWh saved for lighting and $1.00/kWh for electric HVAC and other electric measures, capped at 60% of project cost or 80% for income-eligible multifamily. ACE states incentives are generally 20-60% of project cost. Interest-free financing through NEIF may cover the remaining cost for those who qualify.
Timing: The sales sheet is marked © 2025 with print code SB-0725 and we could not find an expiry date on it; the program runs within ACE's Triennium 2 period. Progress payment number one is 30% of the incentive at contract execution, so the contract date rather than completion starts the money moving.
“"Tier 2 ... rates Lighting $0.50/kWh, Electric HVAC $1.00/kWh, Electric Other $1.00/kWh" and "Incentives are generally 20–60% of the project cost" — Engineered Solutions Program sales sheet, printed "© Atlantic City Electric Company, 2025 / SB-0725", pp. 1-2; the same Tier 1 and Tier 2 structure appears on the programme page itself”
Our energy expert: Two doors into the same program, and which one suits you turns on whether you already have an engineer. Tier 1 uses an ACE-approved trade ally, covers the comprehensive energy audit in full, and sizes the incentive to buy your simple payback down by up to six years, never below three. Tier 2 lets you keep your own consultant — you can join after the audit or design is finished — and pays $0.50 per kWh saved on lighting and $1.00 per kWh on electric HVAC and other electric measures, capped at 60% of project cost or 80% for income-eligible multifamily. The first progress payment is 30% of the incentive at contract execution, so the contract date rather than completion starts the money moving; ask ACE which tier your project lands better in before you commission design work.
Atlantic City Electric Multifamily Program
Estimated benefit: For building owners of properties with three or more residential units and at least one ACE commercial account. Upgrades run through ACE's commercial pathways: prescriptive rebates on listed equipment, custom incentives of $0.30 per kWh and $3.75 per therm of estimated annual savings ($0.16/kWh for custom lighting) capped at 75% of project cost or a two-year payback whichever is less, and Engineered Solutions, which covers up to 80% of project cost for income-eligible multifamily buildings. Financing offered alongside the work is a separate loan from a third-party lender, subject to credit approval, and not part of the incentive. Ask ACE at 833-223-7297 who lends it and on what terms before you treat it as part of the project budget.
Timing: The multifamily sales sheet is marked © 2025 and the two trade-ally addenda are v1.0 issued January 2026; the program runs within ACE's Triennium 2 period to 30 June 2027. ACE's multifamily page is advertising six-month retroactive incentives, up to 50% higher incentives and no project service fees. We could not confirm an end date for that enhancement, and the only link behind it is an email address, so ask ACE directly how long it stands.
“Eligibility: "ACE customer with at least one commercial electric account; building has three or more residential units; building owner is the applicant" — Multifamily Program sales sheet, "© Atlantic City Electric Company, 2025", pp. 1-2 On the rates: "incentive amounts are set forth in the Program brochures" — Multifamily P/C Program Addendum, v1.0 Issued January 2026, p. 1”
Our energy expert: Three or more residential units plus at least one ACE commercial electric account puts you here, and the applicant has to be the building owner or manager — a tenant cannot file, and residents with their own direct-metered accounts go through ACE's residential programs instead. The money comes out of ACE's commercial pathways rather than a multifamily rate card: prescriptive rebates on listed equipment, custom at $0.30 per kWh and $3.75 per therm capped at 75% of cost or a two-year payback, and Engineered Solutions reaching up to 80% of project cost for income-eligible buildings. ACE is advertising an enhancement of six months of retroactive incentives, up to 50% higher levels and no project service fees, and the window is the thing to pin down — confirm with ACE at 833-223-7297 how long it stands and exactly what the retroactive six months covers before your contractor scopes the work. Ask on the same call whether every prescriptive line applies unchanged to a common-area project, because that brochure was written for commercial and industrial customers.
New Jersey Natural Gas (SAVEGREEN) 4 programs
New Jersey Natural Gas C&I Energy Management
Estimated benefit: Three tracks: Building Operations, Retro-Commissioning and Strategic Energy Management, with incentives based on project measures and confirmed savings. Under NJNG's approved program design: building tune-up gas optimization and boiler tune-up at $10.00 per therm up to 80% of project cost, furnace tune-up $600 up to 80%; retro-commissioning with trade ally audit, implementation and measurement services covered up to 100% and a customer incentive on verified savings of $0.64/kWh and $10.00 per therm up to 70% of project cost; strategic energy management with services up to 100% and the same $0.64/kWh and $10.00 per therm customer incentive up to 70%; virtual commissioning at $0.30/kWh and $10.00 per therm; and Building Operator Certification training at up to 70% of cost, capped at $1,000 per applicant.
Timing: Runs with NJNG's approved Triennium 2 program period, which ends 30 June 2027. Because every track pays against confirmed savings, the measurement and verification step rather than the install date releases the money, and the amounts in the plan are "up to" ceilings set per project at review.
“"Building tune-up: gas optimization $10.00/therm and boiler tune-up $10.00/therm, up to 80% of project cost; furnace tune-up $600, up to 80% ... Retro-commissioning: trade ally services (audit, implementation, M&V) up to 100%; customer/trade ally incentive on verified savings $0.64/kWh and $10.00/therm, up to 70% of project cost" — New Jersey Natural Gas Company Triennium 2 order, Attachment 1 Appendix H Energy Management, PDF p. 156 (printed p. 95), cross-checked against the identical table in the ETG order PDF p. 140, read visually NJNG's page states: "Incentives based on project measures and confirmed savings."”
Our energy expert: Three tracks — Building Operations, Retro-Commissioning and Strategic Energy Management — and in every one the incentive is set against confirmed savings, which means measurement and verification rather than the installation date releases the money. Under New Jersey Natural Gas's approved program plan the ceilings are gas optimization and boiler tune-ups at $10.00 per therm up to 80% of project cost, furnace tune-ups at $600 up to 80%, retro-commissioning and strategic energy management customer incentives at $0.64 per kWh and $10.00 per therm up to 70% of cost with trade ally services covered to 100%, virtual commissioning at $0.30 per kWh and $10.00 per therm, and Building Operator Certification training at up to 70% of cost capped at $1,000 per applicant. Those are plan ceilings rather than a published rate card, so ask NJNG for its current schedule rather than budgeting the maxima. The commissioning and SEM tracks suit facilities large enough to support measured savings; if yours is not, the tune-up and virtual commissioning routes are where to start.
New Jersey Natural Gas C&I Engineered Solutions
Estimated benefit: Under NJNG's approved program design, Tier 1 covers 100% of an up-front audit and buys the project's simple payback down by up to six years to no less than three; Tier 2 sets incentives for technical assistance and other project costs per project using a cost-effectiveness tool, up to 60% of project cost. NJNG's On-Bill Repayment Program offers 0% APR on 100% of the first $250,000 of remaining cost and 80% of the balance net of rebates, subject to funding.
Timing: Runs with NJNG's approved Triennium 2 program period, which ends 30 June 2027 — the date NJNG's own Prescriptive and Custom page gives. Do not use the date on the Engineered Solutions page itself: its footer still reads "Offer applies to qualifying equipment purchased and installed by June 30, 2025", which was re-confirmed still live on 6 October 2026 and is more than a year out of date.
“"Tier 1 (order p. 159): 100% incentive for an up-front audit; buys down simple payback by up to six years, to no less than three" and "Tier 2 (order p. 160): incentives for technical assistance and other project costs set per project with a cost-effectiveness tool, up to 60% of project cost" — Order Adopting Stipulation, New Jersey Natural Gas Company Triennium 2, BPU, 30 October 2024, Attachment 1 Appendix H Comprehensive Commercial Programs, PDF pp. 159-160 (printed pp. 98-99) Financing terms from the NJNG Engineered Solutions page, retrieved 2026-09-14”
Our energy expert: Ignore the date on NJNG's own Engineered Solutions page: its footer still says equipment must be purchased and installed by 30 June 2025, more than a year past, while the program actually runs to 30 June 2027 — the date NJNG's own Prescriptive and Custom page gives. A customer who takes that footer at face value concludes the program is over, which is exactly the wrong conclusion. Under NJNG's approved plan, Tier 1 covers 100% of an up-front audit and buys the project's simple payback down by up to six years, to no less than three, while Tier 2 sets technical assistance and project cost incentives per project using a cost-effectiveness tool, up to 60% of project cost. This is for municipalities, universities, schools, healthcare facilities and multifamily buildings in existing premises above 200 kW average annual demand, not new construction, and the 0% On-Bill Repayment that covers the remainder is debt you repay rather than program money. Get the governing date from NJNG in writing before you set a construction schedule.
New Jersey Natural Gas C&I Prescriptive and Custom Incentives
Estimated benefit: Prescriptive rebates on listed natural gas equipment: non-condensing hot water boiler $6 per MBh under 300 MBh, $5 per MBh at 300-2,500 MBh and $3 per MBh above 2,500 MBh; condensing boiler $1,000 per unit under 300 MBh above 90% AFUE; boiler tune-up $1 per MBh; unit heater at 90% AFUE $750 per unit; furnace $1,150 at 95% AFUE or more and $1,500 at 97% or more; furnace tune-up $250 per unit; storage water heater $600 under 55 gallons and $1,000 above, or $500 to $750 at 75-105 MBh by thermal efficiency; instantaneous water heater $750 under 200 MBh and $2,000 at 200 MBh or more; hot water recirculation demand control $2,800 per unit. Custom projects pay the lesser of 75% of approved project cost, first-year savings at up to $3.75 per therm, $0.16/kWh for lighting or $0.33/kWh for other measures, or a buy-down to a two-year payback, capped at $4 million per entity per program year.
Timing: Equipment must be purchased and installed by 30 June 2027, applications are due within 120 days of the contractor proposal being marked paid, and the schedule applies to equipment installed on or after 1 January 2025. Custom projects must be pre-approved before installation.
“Custom: "existing buildings; must pass benefit test; pre-approval required; ASHRAE 90.1-2019 baseline. Rebate is the lesser of 75% of approved project cost, or first-year savings capped at $3.75/therm, $0.16/kWh lighting, $0.33/kWh non-lighting, or a buy-down to no less than a 2-year payback; capped at $4M per entity per program year" — NJNG rebate chart 2025-chart-Custom-v2.JPG, read visually, archived in Program Sources/NJ/njng-savegreen-charts_2026-09-14/, with the same terms in the page text at savegreen.com/businesses/prescriptive-and-custom.aspx, retrieved 2026-09-14”
Our energy expert: Prescriptive pays per MBh of capacity on most gas equipment, so the size of the unit moves the money more than its price: non-condensing hot water boilers earn $6 per MBh under 300 MBh, $5 from 300 to 2,500 MBh and $3 above that; condensing boilers under 300 MBh above 90% AFUE earn $1,000 per unit; furnaces $1,150 at 95% AFUE or more and $1,500 at 97%; unit heaters at 90% AFUE $750; instantaneous water heaters $750 under 200 MBh and $2,000 at 200 MBh or more; hot water recirculation demand control $2,800 per unit; and boiler tune-ups $1 per MBh with furnace tune-ups at $250. Custom pays the lesser of 75% of approved project cost, first-year savings at up to $3.75 per therm, $0.16 per kWh for lighting or $0.33 per kWh for other measures, or a buy-down to a two-year payback, capped at $4 million per entity per program year — and it must be pre-approved and pass a benefit test against an ASHRAE 90.1-2019 baseline. Existing buildings only; new construction is not eligible here. Equipment has to be installed by 30 June 2027 with the application in within 120 days of the contractor proposal being marked paid, so have your contractor price the measure list against NJNG's current charts before anything is ordered.
New Jersey Natural Gas Multifamily Program
Estimated benefit: New Jersey Natural Gas splits the program at four storeys, and both tracks require NJNG gas service. Buildings of three storeys or less go through Multifamily Whole Home Energy Solutions: an energy audit followed by whole-building upgrades, with tiered rebates of up to $1,750 per unit capped at 50% of measure cost plus up to $50 per unit to the contractor, under NJNG's approved program design. Buildings of four storeys or more go through Energy Solutions for Multifamily, which pays equipment incentives on NJNG's commercial prescriptive and custom schedule; larger projects can use Engineered Solutions, which buys the project's simple payback down by up to six years to no less than three, rising to up to 80% of project cost for income-eligible properties. On-bill repayment is available.
Timing: Runs with NJNG's approved Triennium 2 program period, which ends 30 June 2027. The per-unit figures are "up to" ceilings in the approved plan, so the amount is set when the project plan is built after the audit. Applications run through gated DocuSign PowerForms rather than a downloadable form.
“"MF Whole Building (successor to MF HPwES): tiered cash rebate capped at 50% of measure cost, up to $1,750 per unit, plus up to $50 per unit to the contractor" — New Jersey Natural Gas Company Triennium 2 order, Attachment 1 Appendix H Multifamily Incentives, PDF pp. 163-164 (printed pp. 102-103), p. 163 read visually The storey split is on NJNG's own multifamily page, retrieved 2026-09-14”
Our energy expert: NJNG splits this at four storeys, and which side your building falls on changes the entire structure of what you are offered. Three storeys or fewer go through Multifamily Whole Home Energy Solutions: an energy audit, then whole-building upgrades with tiered rebates of up to $1,750 per unit capped at 50% of measure cost under NJNG's approved plan, plus up to $50 per unit that goes to the contractor rather than to you. Four storeys or more go through Energy Solutions for Multifamily, paid on NJNG's commercial prescriptive and custom schedule, with larger projects able to use Engineered Solutions, which buys the simple payback down by up to six years to no less than three and reaches up to 80% of project cost for income-eligible properties. You need NJNG gas service either way, the per-unit figures are plan ceilings set when the project plan is built after the audit, and applications run through gated DocuSign forms rather than a downloadable application — so confirm with SAVEGREEN which track your building is in, and exactly what the $1,750 applies to, before you scope the work.
South Jersey Gas 4 programs
South Jersey Gas C&I Energy Management
Estimated benefit: Covers strategic energy management, building operations, Building Operator Certification and commissioning. SJG's portal states a $1,000 upfront incentive for enrolling in Building Operator Certification at facilities of 50,000 or more conditioned square feet. The tune-up and commissioning rates are set in SJG's approved program plan rather than published on the portal: gas optimization and boiler tune-up at $10.00 per therm and furnace tune-up at $600, up to 80% of project cost; retro-commissioning and strategic energy management customer incentives at $0.64/kWh and $10.00 per therm up to 70% of project cost, with trade ally services covered up to 100%; and virtual commissioning at $0.30/kWh.
Timing: Runs with SJG's approved Triennium 2 program period, which ends 30 June 2027. The plan figures are "up to" ceilings, so the rate a project is offered is set at review.
“"$1,000 upfront incentive for enrolling" for Building Operator Certification at facilities of 50,000+ conditioned sq ft — SJG Energy Management portal page, read in a browser, retrieved 2026-09-14. Plan ceilings: Order Adopting Stipulation, South Jersey Gas Company Triennium 2, BPU, 30 October 2024, Attachment 1 Appendix H, PDF p. 145”
Our energy expert: One figure here is published by South Jersey Gas and the rest are plan ceilings, and that distinction should decide how you use them. SJG's own portal states a $1,000 upfront incentive for enrolling in Building Operator Certification at facilities of 50,000 or more conditioned square feet, which is a figure SJG puts in front of customers rather than a ceiling in a filed plan. The tune-up, commissioning and strategic energy management rates come from SJG's BPU-approved program plan rather than the portal: gas optimization and boiler tune-ups at $10.00 per therm and furnace tune-ups at $600 up to 80% of project cost, retro-commissioning and SEM customer incentives at $0.64 per kWh and $10.00 per therm up to 70% with trade ally services covered to 100%, and virtual commissioning at $0.30 per kWh. Do not assume SJG pays the plan maxima — its sister company Elizabethtown Gas publishes figures that differ from the same plan's ceilings — so ask SJG for its current schedule before you commit a facility to a commissioning engagement.
South Jersey Gas C&I Engineered Solutions
Estimated benefit: Incentives are determined on a project-by-project basis across two tiers. Under SJG's approved program design, Tier 1 covers the up-front audit in full and buys the project's simple payback down by up to six years to no less than three, and Tier 2 covers up to 60% of project cost. Five-year 0% APR on-bill repayment is available for the balance.
Timing: Runs with SJG's approved Triennium 2 program period, which ends 30 June 2027. Because each incentive is sized against the individual project's economics, the figure is set at project review rather than from a published schedule — so the audit is the step that produces the number.
“"Incentives are determined on a project-by-project basis" with two tiers and five-year 0% APR on-bill repayment — SJG Engineered Solutions portal page, read in a browser, retrieved 2026-09-14. Tier structure: Order Adopting Stipulation, South Jersey Gas Company Triennium 2, BPU, 30 October 2024, Attachment 1 Appendix H Comprehensive Commercial, PDF pp. 149-150”
Our energy expert: The audit is what produces the number here: incentives are determined project by project across two tiers, so there is no schedule to look up before you start. Under SJG's approved program plan Tier 1 covers the up-front audit in full and buys the project's simple payback down by up to six years, to no less than three, while Tier 2 covers up to 60% of project cost — plan ceilings rather than a published rate card. Tier 1 runs through an approved trade ally; Tier 2 allows a wider route with a cost-share cap instead of a payback buy-down. This is for comprehensive rather than single-measure projects on a South Jersey Gas non-residential rate code, with five-year 0% APR on-bill repayment available for the balance, which is debt you carry rather than program money — so book the audit instead of waiting for a rate card, because the audit is the rate card.
South Jersey Gas C&I Prescriptive and Custom Incentives
Estimated benefit: Prescriptive rebates on listed natural gas equipment, sharing the same measure codes and amounts as Elizabethtown Gas because both are SJI companies: $6.00 per MBh for a hot water boiler under 300 MBh, $1,150 per condensing furnace above 95% AFUE, $2,000 per low-intensity infrared heater, $3,000 per rack oven and $600 per ENERGY STAR storage water heater. Custom projects pay first-year savings at up to $3.75 per therm, $0.16/kWh for lighting or $0.33/kWh for other measures, capped at a two-year payback, 75% of project cost and $4 million per entity. Incentives rise 30% for multifamily properties in low- or moderate-income census tracts, low-income Overburdened Communities, Urban Enterprise Zones or Opportunity Zones.
Timing: The measures guide covers 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2027. Custom projects must be pre-approved and pass a benefit-cost test. Five-year 0% APR on-bill repayment is available for cost the rebate does not cover.
“"B1 hot water boiler <300 MBh $6.00/MBh" (p. 3); "F1 furnace >95% AFUE $1,150/unit; LIH1/LIH2 infrared $2,000/unit; rack oven $3,000/unit; WHS1 storage water heater $600/unit"; custom formula p. 6 — South Jersey Gas Prescriptive and Custom Measures, "January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027", file SJG_Measures_NOV2025_UPDATE.pdf The same custom formula appears in SJG's approved plan, PDF pp. 144-145”
Our energy expert: Prescriptive here shares its measure codes and amounts with Elizabethtown Gas, because both are SJI companies: $6.00 per MBh on a hot water boiler under 300 MBh, $1,150 per condensing furnace above 95% AFUE, $2,000 per low-intensity infrared heater, $3,000 per rack oven and $600 per ENERGY STAR storage water heater, among the rest of a six-page measures guide. Custom pays first-year savings at up to $3.75 per therm, $0.16 per kWh for lighting or $0.33 per kWh for other measures, capped at a two-year payback, 75% of project cost and $4 million per entity, and it has to be pre-approved and pass a benefit-cost test before installation. Check the address before you scope: incentives rise 30% for properties in low-or-moderate-income census tracts, low-income Overburdened Communities, Urban Enterprise Zones or Opportunity Zones. Existing buildings only, new construction goes elsewhere, and because SJI's own documents give different amounts for a rack oven and a low-intensity infrared heater, confirm those two lines with SJG if they are in your job rather than budgeting either figure.
South Jersey Gas Multifamily Program
Estimated benefit: For SJG customers with multifamily properties of three or more units, from small residential buildings to high-rise towers. SJG reviews the property and builds a project plan. Under SJG's approved program design, whole-building upgrades earn tiered rebates of up to $1,750 per unit capped at 50% of measure cost, plus up to $50 per unit to the contractor, and larger projects follow the Engineered Solutions structure, rising to up to 80% of project cost for income-eligible properties. Commercial prescriptive rebates apply to central equipment such as $2,800 per water heater for hot water recirculation controls, and in-unit ENERGY STAR clothes washers earn $100 and dryers $100 to $300. Incentives rise 30% for properties in low- or moderate-income census tracts, Overburdened Communities, Urban Enterprise Zones or Opportunity Zones. Five-year 0% APR on-bill repayment is available.
Timing: Runs with SJG's approved Triennium 2 program period to 30 June 2027, and the measures guide covers 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2027. The per-unit figures are "up to" ceilings in the approved plan, so the amount offered is set when the project plan is built after the property review.
“Portal, read in a browser 2026-09-14: properties with three or more units, "from small residential buildings to large apartment complexes and high-rise towers", current SJG customer, with "enhanced incentives and financing options" for affordable housing or income-qualified residents. Amounts: South Jersey Gas Triennium 2 order, Attachment 1 Appendix H Multifamily Incentives, PDF p. 153; in-unit rates and uplift, SJG measures guide PDF p. 6”
Our energy expert: Three or more units, from a small residential building to a high-rise tower, and SJG reviews the property before any number exists. Under SJG's approved program design whole-building upgrades earn tiered rebates of up to $1,750 per unit capped at 50% of measure cost, plus up to $50 per unit that goes to the contractor rather than to you, while larger projects follow the Engineered Solutions structure and reach up to 80% of project cost for income-eligible properties. Central equipment goes on the commercial prescriptive schedule — $2,800 per water heater for hot water recirculation controls, for instance — and in-unit ENERGY STAR clothes washers earn $100 with dryers at $100 to $300. The 30% uplift for a low-or-moderate-income census tract, Overburdened Community, Urban Enterprise Zone or Opportunity Zone is the single thing most likely to move a marginal project, so check the address first, then book the property review and treat the figure offered at scope as the real one.
Elizabethtown Gas 3 programs
Elizabethtown Gas C&I Energy Management
Estimated benefit: Strategic Energy Management pays $0.50 per therm and $0.04 per kWh saved with no cost cap, and ETG pays 70% of the starting audit up to $10,000. Heating system tune-ups pay $1.00 per MBh for boilers and $250 per furnace, no more than the tune-up cost, once every three years per unit. Building operators at facilities of 50,000 or more conditioned square feet can receive a $1,000 upfront incentive to enroll in Building Operator Certification. Retro-commissioning, monitoring-based commissioning and virtual commissioning are also offered, with incentives set against verified savings.
Timing: Runs with ETG's approved Triennium 2 program period to 30 June 2027. Tune-up equipment is eligible once every three years per unit, so the three-year clock on a given boiler matters more than a program date. ETG's page states that no Building Operator Certification courses are currently scheduled, so the $1,000 enrollment incentive has nothing to enroll in at present — ask ETG when the next cohort runs.
“"$0.50 for each therm saved and $0.04 for each kWh saved – with no cost cap" and the BOC "$1,000 upfront incentive for enrolling" — ETG Energy Management programme page, retrieved 2026-09-14; "ETG will pay 70% of the audit cost, up to $10,000" — ETG Strategic Energy Management sell sheet v01, p. 1, with the audit cost table on p. 2”
Our energy expert: Strategic Energy Management is the substantial track here: Elizabethtown Gas pays $0.50 per therm and $0.04 per kWh saved with no cost cap, and contributes 70% of the starting audit up to $10,000. The gate is size, roughly 50,000 square feet or more and around 100,000 therms a year, with historical interval usage data required. Heating tune-ups are open far more broadly at $1.00 per MBh for boilers and $250 per furnace, once every three years per unit, so the three-year clock on a given boiler governs more than any program date. One thing to check before planning around it: the $1,000 Building Operator Certification incentive currently has no scheduled course to enroll in, so ask ETG when the next cohort runs.
Elizabethtown Gas C&I Engineered Solutions
Estimated benefit: ETG provides a no-cost ASHRAE Level 1 or 2 energy audit, engineering design, bid-ready documents, help selecting installers, construction administration and commissioning, with incentives structured so that lower-cost measures can offset higher-priced ones inside one bundled scope. Under ETG's approved program design the incentive covers up to 60% of project cost, rising to up to 80% for income-eligible properties. The balance of the project cost is yours, and ETG offers the On-Bill Repayment Program against it: that is a loan repaid on your gas bill and subject to credit approval, so ask ETG for the current rate and term before you sign.
Timing: Runs with ETG's approved Triennium 2 program period, which ends 30 June 2027. Because the audit, design and construction administration all sit inside the program, the practical constraint is lead time rather than an application cut-off — a comprehensive project started late in the period may not complete inside it.
“"For universities, hospitals, health care, commercial, industrial, multifamily and non-profit facilities taking on comprehensive upgrades" with a no-cost ASHRAE Level 1 or 2 audit and bundled-scope incentives — ETG Engineered Solutions Program fact sheet Cost caps: Order Adopting Stipulation, Elizabethtown Gas Company Triennium 2, BPU, 30 October 2024, Attachment 1 Appendix H”
Our energy expert: The service is the point here and it is substantial: ETG pays for an ASHRAE Level 1 or Level 2 audit, the engineering design, bid-ready documents, help selecting installers, construction administration and commissioning, none of which it bills to you. The construction itself is not covered that way: the incentive takes a share of project cost and the rest is yours. The incentive is structured so cheaper measures can subsidise expensive ones inside one bundled scope, which is how a measure that would never clear a payback test on its own gets built. Under ETG's approved program plan the incentive covers up to 60% of project cost, rising to up to 80% for income-eligible properties — those are plan ceilings rather than a customer rate card, so the figure that matters is the one your project is offered at review. Lead time is the real constraint: the program period ends 30 June 2027 and a comprehensive project started late may not finish inside it, so get the audit booked rather than pencilled in for next year.
Elizabethtown Gas Multifamily Program
Estimated benefit: Several pathways for buildings of three or more units. Under ETG's approved program design, whole-building upgrades earn tiered rebates of up to $1,750 per unit capped at 50% of measure cost, plus up to $50 per unit to the contractor, and larger projects follow the Engineered Solutions structure at up to 60% of project cost, rising to up to 80% for income-eligible properties. Commercial prescriptive rebates apply to central equipment, for example $2,800 per water heater for hot water recirculation controls, and in-unit ENERGY STAR clothes washers earn $100 and dryers $100 or $300 for ENERGY STAR Most Efficient. Incentives rise by 30% for properties in low- or moderate-income census tracts, Overburdened Communities, Urban Enterprise Zones or Opportunity Zones. Five-year 0% on-bill repayment is available.
Timing: Runs with ETG's approved Triennium 2 program period, which ends 30 June 2027, and the measures guide covers 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2027. The per-unit and per-contractor amounts are "up to" ceilings in the approved plan rather than a published rate card, so the figure a given project is offered is set when the scope is reviewed.
“"MF Whole Building tiered rebate up to $1,750 per unit, capped at 50% of measure cost, plus up to $50 per unit to the contractor" — Order Adopting Stipulation, Elizabethtown Gas Company Triennium 2, BPU, 30 October 2024, Attachment 1 Appendix H Multifamily Incentives, PDF pp. 146-147 In-unit appliance rates and the 30% uplift: ETG Prescriptive and Custom Measures guide, PDF p. 6”
Our energy expert: Three or more units gets you in, and the uplift rather than the base rate is what decides a marginal project: incentives rise 30% for properties in a low- or moderate-income census tract, an Overburdened Community, an Urban Enterprise Zone or an Opportunity Zone, so check the address first. Whole-building work earns tiered rebates of up to $1,750 per unit under ETG's approved plan, capped at 50% of measure cost, while larger projects follow the Engineered Solutions structure at up to 60% of cost, or up to 80% for income-eligible properties. In-unit appliances are separate and smaller, $100 for a clothes washer and $100 or $300 for a dryer, and central equipment goes on the commercial prescriptive schedule — $2,800 per water heater for hot water recirculation controls, for example. The per-unit figures are ceilings in a filed plan rather than a published rate card, so treat the number offered at scope review as the real one, and note that the $50 per unit contractor incentive goes to the installer, not to you.
NJ Economic Development Authority 3 programs
Clean Tech Research and Development (R&D) Voucher Program (Round 3)
Estimated benefit: Vouchers toward use of university and government lab facilities, up to a cap of $40,000 in any 12-month period.
Timing: "The application for this program is currently open." Vouchers valid 12 months from the approval letter.
“"Eligible applicants can apply for multiple Vouchers up to a cap of $40,000 within any twelve (12)-month period." (NJEDA Clean Tech R&D Voucher Program Round 3 page, retrieved 2026-10-06)”
Our energy expert: This is laboratory access for early-stage clean-tech companies, not an incentive for a building or a fleet — if you own property and want your energy bill down, you are in the wrong program. Vouchers go toward using participating New Jersey university or government lab facilities, capped at $40,000 in any twelve-month period, with each voucher valid twelve months from the approval letter. Applications are open. NJEDA's own page describes the round as Round 3 in one place and Round 2 in another, so confirm which round you are applying into and what its terms are before you build a research schedule around the voucher.
NJ Cool Pilot Program, Phase 2
Estimated benefit: $25 million; grants of $50,000 to $1 million for heating and cooling system upgrades plus on-site renewable generation or storage in Overburdened and Adjacent Community census blocks; $3 million maximum per EIN.
Timing: Not yet open; NJEDA will post the application opening date on the program page.
“"The NJEDA Board has approved a Phase 2 of the NJ Cool Pilot Program. The Program is not yet accepting applications, please check back for updates on the application opening date." (NJEDA NJ Cool Program page, retrieved 2026-10-06)”
Our energy expert: Not open yet — NJEDA will post the application opening date on the program page, and the useful work now is settling the location test. Eligibility turns on whether your building sits in a State-designated Overburdened or Adjacent Community census block, which you check against the blue or yellow areas of NJDEP's EJMAP, and commercial and industrial applicants additionally have to be under $5 million in revenue. The $25 million round would pay grants of $50,000 to $1 million for heating and cooling upgrades combined with on-site renewable generation or storage, capped at $3 million per EIN, with State government entities excluded. If your block qualifies, have the mechanical scope and the renewable or storage component designed before the window opens, because a grant with a posted opening date rewards whoever is ready on the day.
Take Charge Program (fleet EV charging with solar and/or storage)
Estimated benefit: Reimbursement of up to 50% of eligible project cost (cap potentially raised by 5 percentage points each for Overburdened or Adjacent Community location and for small-business applicants), minimum $100,000, maximum $5 million per EIN; $25 million pilot.
Timing: OPEN since Monday 5 October 2026, 10:00 a.m.; reviewed on a rolling basis; $25 million pilot, with Board-delegated authority to raise it to $50 million if demand exceeds the initial allocation (memo p.1).
“"Minimum award amount per project: $100,000 ... Maximum award amount per EIN: $5 million. The award amount will be capped at 50% of eligible project costs." (Take Charge Program Approved Board Memo, NJEDA, August 20, 2026, p.5); "The Take Charge Program application is now open." (NJEDA Take Charge page, retrieved 2026-10-06)”
Our energy expert: Open as of 5 October 2026 and reviewed on a rolling basis, which on a $25 million pilot means being early genuinely matters. It reimburses up to 50% of eligible project cost, potentially rising five percentage points each for an Overburdened or Adjacent Community location and for a small-business applicant, with a $100,000 minimum and a $5 million maximum per EIN. The structural requirement is what you design around: the chargers have to go in together with on-site renewable generation or battery storage, with renewable and storage costs capped at 60% and design costs at 15% of eligible cost, and you need two or more commercial vehicles or a charging-as-a-service arrangement with an identified fleet customer. The stacking rules will shape your funding plan — a utility incentive may be combined only to 90% of cost in total, and no other State or federal charging incentive may be stacked at all — and construction has to use NJ DOL Public Works registered contractors at prevailing wage, with three years of charger usage data and proof of managed-charging enrollment afterwards. There is a non-refundable $500 application fee per project, so settle eligibility with NJEDA before you file.
Rockland Electric Company (Orange & Rockland) 3 programs
Rockland Electric Instant Lighting Incentive Program (New Jersey)
Estimated benefit: The discount comes off at the counter at participating distributors rather than being claimed afterwards, subject to a minimum customer contribution per item. Under the 2026 chart: LED troffer 1x4 or 2x2 $30 with a $15 minimum contribution, 2x4 $35; linear ambient $60 at 4 ft and $100 at 8 ft; stairwell $50; refrigerated case lighting $15 to $25; high bay $75 at 5,000-9,999 lumens rising to $250 at 40,000 lumens or more; low bay $75 to $150; exterior wall packs, floods, canopy and pole luminaires $50 up to 4,999 lumens rising to $300 at 40,000 lumens or more, with a $15 minimum contribution.
Timing: The chart in force is the 2026 Incentive Chart, printed effective 01/01/2026. Because the discount is taken at the distributor, the rate that applies is the one on the chart current at the date of purchase rather than at project completion — a chart revision mid-project changes what later purchases earn.
“"1x4 or 2x2 LED troffer $30 ($15 minimum contribution), 2x4 $35; linear ambient 4 ft $60, 8 ft $100; stairwell $50 ... high bay $75 (5,000-9,999 lm) up to $250 (≥40,000 lm)" — Instant Lighting Incentive Program 2026 Incentive Chart, Effective 01/01/2026, 5 pp., p. 1 read visually from a rendered PNG; exterior luminaires p. 2”
Our energy expert: No application and no waiting for a cheque — the discount comes off at the counter at a participating distributor — but there is a minimum customer contribution on every item, so the program never covers a full fixture. The 2026 chart pays $30 on a 1x4 or 2x2 LED troffer and $35 on a 2x4, $60 on a 4-foot linear ambient fixture and $100 on an 8-foot, $50 on a stairwell fixture, $15 to $25 on refrigerated case lighting, $75 to $250 on high bay by lumen output, $75 to $150 on low bay, and $50 to $300 on exterior wall packs, floods, canopy and pole luminaires. Because the discount is taken at purchase, the chart in force on the day you buy governs — a revision mid-project changes what later purchases earn. Have the distributor confirm the current chart and the minimum contribution per item before you release a large order.
Rockland Electric Home Energy Assessment for Multi-Family (New Jersey)
Estimated benefit: A no-cost energy assessment that may include installation of some smaller energy-saving items at the time of the visit. Larger upgrades identified by the assessment are routed into RECO's commercial prescriptive, custom and instant lighting programs, which carry their own published rates.
Timing: Assessments are booked on request rather than to a closing date, and the program runs within RECO's Triennium 2 period to 30 June 2027. Any equipment incentive that follows is governed by the rate schedule of the commercial program the measure falls into.
“Page text read in a browser 2026-09-14: market-rate properties with three or more units and a shared common area; contact ICF. We did not locate a program document behind the page; the one PDF link we found goes to Orange & Rockland's corporate sustainability report.”
Our energy expert: A no-cost assessment that may include some smaller energy-saving items installed during the visit — the value here is the survey, not a rebate. Anything larger the assessment identifies is routed into Rockland's commercial prescriptive, custom or instant lighting programs, each with its own terms, so what you are ultimately paid depends on which program each measure lands in. It is for market-rate multifamily properties in Rockland's New Jersey territory with three or more units and a shared common area, delivered by ICF on Rockland's behalf, so the contact route runs through ICF rather than the utility. Book the assessment first, then ask which follow-on program each recommended measure falls under, because that is where the money is actually decided.
Rockland Electric Prescriptive Rebate Program (New Jersey)
Estimated benefit: Rebates designed to cover up to 50% of the incremental measure cost of high-efficiency equipment, across lighting and controls, HVAC, refrigeration, kitchen equipment, electronically commutated motors, electric water heaters, plug load controls, agriculture and variable-speed drives. Examples from the posted measure workbook: LED troffer 1x4 or 2x2 $30 per fixture and 2x4 $35; LED linear ambient $20 at 2 ft rising to $50 at 8 ft; stairwell luminaire $50; unitary air conditioner or heat pump up to 5.4 tons $75/ton at Tier 1 (SEER 16) and $100/ton at Tier 2 (SEER 18).
Timing: We could not find a revision date on the posted measure workbook, and the program runs within RECO's Triennium 2 period. Some rebates need an on-site inspection before payment, so the inspection rather than the install date releases the money. Gas measures go through PSE&G or Elizabethtown Gas instead, and new construction goes through NJCEP.
“"designed to cover up to 50 percent of the INCREMENTAL MEASURE COST" — RECO New Jersey Prescriptive Rebate Program page, retrieved 2026-09-14. Per-measure amounts: RECO's Commercial and Industrial Prescriptive Incentives workbook, Lighting and HVAC sheets, archived 2026-09-14_reco-nj-ci-prescriptive-measure-list.xlsx with one CSV per sheet”
Our energy expert: Designed to cover up to 50% of the incremental cost of high-efficiency equipment, across lighting and controls, HVAC, refrigeration, kitchen equipment, electronically commutated motors, electric water heaters, plug load controls, agriculture and variable-speed drives. The posted measure workbook carries the per-item answers — $30 per 1x4 or 2x2 LED troffer and $35 per 2x4, $20 to $50 per linear ambient fixture by length, $50 per stairwell luminaire, and $75 per ton at Tier 1 or $100 per ton at Tier 2 on unitary air conditioners and heat pumps up to 5.4 tons. Two routing rules save wasted effort: gas measures go through PSE&G or Elizabethtown Gas and are paid by that utility, and new construction goes to the state's New Construction Program instead of here. Some rebates need an on-site inspection before payment, so the inspection rather than the install date releases the money — and ask Rockland to confirm that the workbook you are working from is the current edition before you price a large measure list.
PSE&G (Public Service Electric and Gas) 2 programs
PSE&G Business Energy Efficiency — Prescriptive and Custom
Estimated benefit: Prescriptive equipment rebates on listed measures across heat pumps, HVAC systems, motors and drives, lighting, refrigeration, water heaters and food service equipment, with custom incentives for projects outside the list. PSE&G advertised an uplift of "50% or more increased incentives on eligible equipment" running to 30 September 2026, a date that has now passed.
Timing: The underlying program runs with PSE&G's approved Triennium 2 plan from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2027. PSE&G states its programs are subject to change, including termination, without prior notice.
“"50% or more increased incentives on eligible equipment. Now through September 30, 2026." — PSE&G Prescriptive Program page, read 2026-09-14. The programme's measure categories, read 2026-10-06: "Heat Pumps, HVAC Systems, Motors and Drives, Lighting, Refrigeration, Water Heaters, Food Service Equipment". Structure as approved: Order Adopting Stipulation, Public Service Electric and Gas Company Triennium 2, BPU, 30 October 2024, Attachment 1”
Our energy expert: The "50% or more increased incentives" uplift PSE&G advertised expired on 30 September 2026, so the base schedule applies unless PSE&G has extended it — settle that before you let a contractor quote against the higher figure. Prescriptive rebates are paid per measure across heat pumps, HVAC systems, motors and drives, lighting, refrigeration, water heaters and food service equipment, with custom incentives for work outside the list; the per-measure amount is set in PSE&G's program documents rather than on its customer pages, so the way to get your number is to have a participating contractor or PSE&G's program team price your measure list. Eligibility reaches further than people assume: fifteen New Jersey counties on the electric side, and the intake form also accepts customers whose electric service is Atlantic City Electric, JCP&L, a municipal utility or Orange & Rockland where PSE&G supplies the gas — which is how a gas-measure project reaches PSE&G from another electric territory. PSE&G states its programs are subject to change, including termination, without prior notice, so get the current schedule in writing before you order equipment.
PSE&G Multifamily Program
Estimated benefit: Starts with a no-cost, no-obligation energy assessment for buildings with three or more units, including garden and mid-rise apartments and commercial, industrial and mixed-use high-rise buildings, then builds a project plan from several pathways. Under PSE&G's filed and approved program design, whole-building projects earn tiered rebates of up to $1,750 per unit capped at 50% of measure cost, plus a contractor incentive of up to $50 per unit; larger projects follow the Engineered Solutions structure, buying the project's simple payback down by up to six years to no less than three, rising to up to 80% of project cost for income-eligible properties on the Tier 2 track. Prescriptive equipment rebates and on-bill repayment of the remaining cost are also available.
Timing: The approved program plan runs 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2027. PSE&G's page states the program is "subject to change, including termination, without prior notice", so there is no protected window — which is itself the reason to get an assessment booked rather than wait.
“"Multifamily Incentives (not including repayment plans)" table: MF Whole Building tiered cash rebate capped at 50% of measure cost, "up to $1,750 per unit" (existing was $1,500), plus a contractor incentive of up to $50 per unit; income-eligible Engineered Solutions Tier 1 "Keep to 6 year buydown", Tier 2 "up to 80% of project costs" — Order Adopting Stipulation, Public Service Electric and Gas Company Triennium 2, BPU, 30 October 2024, Attachment 1, PDF p. 165 (printed "Attachment 1, Page 99 of 113") Note 2 of that table: "All rebates will be offered equal to or less than the 'Up to' value."”
Our energy expert: PSE&G defines multifamily broadly — three or more units, explicitly including commercial, industrial and mixed-use high-rise buildings — so this reaches property types whose owners usually assume they fall outside residential programs. The assessment carries no cost and no obligation, which makes it a low-risk first look. Under PSE&G's filed and approved program plan, whole-building projects earn tiered rebates of up to $1,750 per unit capped at 50% of measure cost plus a contractor incentive of up to $50 per unit, and larger projects follow the Engineered Solutions structure, buying the simple payback down by up to six years to no less than three or reaching up to 80% of project cost for income-eligible properties on the Tier 2 track — those are ceilings in a filed plan, not a rate card, so the figure your project is offered is set at review. PSE&G says the program is subject to change, including termination, without prior notice, so there is no protected window: book the assessment and have a qualified contractor carry its recommendations into the application rather than waiting for a better moment.
Other administrators 2 programs
Charge Up - Multi-Unit Dwelling (MUD) EV Charging Program (FY27) — NJ Board of Public Utilities (administered by the Center for Sustainable Energy)
Estimated benefit: Up to $4,000 per dual-port networked Level 2 charger, $6,000 in an Overburdened Municipality or for deed-restricted 100% affordable housing; plus up to $5,000 make-ready (50% of cost) in non-investor-owned-utility territory.
Timing: Open; funding status 'Available', gauge last updated 9/18/2026 with application data as of 9/1/2026. Two-step process: reserve funds, then claim after installation.
“"The program offers up to $4,000 for the purchase of dual-port, networked Level 2 EV charging equipment or up to $6,000 for eligible MUDs located in a designated Overburdened Municipality. For those in non-IOU territories, the Program also offers up to $5,000 towards the make-ready costs of installing L2 chargers." (Charge Up NJ MUD program page, retrieved 2026-10-06; FY27 MUD T&C Version One July 1, 2026, p.7)”
Our energy expert: Five or more units with dedicated off-street parking is the gate, and the per-site cap scales with the building: up to three chargers for 5 to 40 units, six for 41 to 100, twelve for 101 to 200 and twenty-four above 200. Each dual-port networked Level 2 charger earns up to $4,000, rising to $6,000 in an Overburdened Municipality or for deed-restricted 100% affordable housing, with up to $5,000 of make-ready at 50% of cost if the property sits outside investor-owned utility territory. The equipment specification is strict — ENERGY STAR certified, UL2594-listed, dual-port, networked, and accessible to all residents — so confirm the model against the list before you order. It runs in two steps, reserve the funds then claim after installation, and the funding gauge updates monthly, so check it again at procurement rather than trusting the reading you took at design.
M-RISE — Multifamily Retrofit Initiative for Sustainability and Equity — NJ Board of Public Utilities / Resource Smart
Estimated benefit: Not yet open for rebate applications. Resource Smart, the program administrator, indicates that income-qualified multifamily properties with five or more units may be eligible for rebates of up to $30,000 per unit, depending on project scope, energy savings and final eligibility rules — an indicative ceiling, not a rate card. What is available today is an interest form and no-cost preliminary technical assistance.
Timing: No application deadline exists yet because applications have not opened. NJCEP's status line reads "Program Landing Page Live" and interest forms are open for properties and developers and for contractors and workforce partners. Incentive levels will be set when program design is finalized, and Resource Smart says a program-specific website will host the application forms at launch.
“"Income-qualified multifamily properties in New Jersey with five or more units may be eligible to rebates up to $30,000 per unit for energy-efficient upgrades, depending on project scope, energy savings, and final program eligibility requirements." — Resource Smart M-RISE page, linked from NJCEP, retrieved 2026-09-14. NJCEP's own page, retrieved 2026-10-06: "M-RISE is currently in the pre-launch phase. Program design, eligibility requirements, incentive structures, and participation requirements are continuing to be finalized."”
Our energy expert: Not open for applications yet, and that is the headline. What exists today is an interest form and no-cost preliminary technical assistance; the administrator, Resource Smart, indicates income-qualified multifamily properties with five or more units may be eligible for rebates of up to $30,000 per unit depending on scope, savings and final eligibility rules — an indicative ceiling rather than a rate card, and the rules are not written yet. Eligibility is unsettled too: Resource Smart describes five or more units and income-qualified, while NJCEP describes garden, mid-rise and high-rise buildings serving residents between 80% and 120% of area median income with no unit count, so carry both tests until launch. File the interest form and take the free technical assistance now — that is what positions a building for a program that has not opened, and the assistance is worth having whether or not the rebate lands where you hope.
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New Construction Program (NCP)
Estimated benefit: Per square foot of conditioned space: $0.25 Bundled Pathway, $0.50 Streamlined Pathway, and $1.00 to $2.50 High Performance Pathway ($1.00 Non-Proxy, LEED or ENERGY STAR, $1.75 DOE Efficient New Homes, $2.50 PHIUS or PHI). Streamlined and High Performance can add an electrification bonus of $1.50/sq ft all-electric, or $1.00 heat pump space heating plus $0.25 heat pump water heating, or instead a greenhouse gas reduction bonus of $0.25 to $1.50/sq ft; a project takes the electrification bonus or the GHG bonus, not both. Further adders of $0.15 to $1.00/sq ft apply for industrial or high energy intensity buildings, affordable housing, and sites in Urban Enterprise Zones, Opportunity Zones or Overburdened Communities. The Alternative Performance Pathway instead pays $0.16/kWh and $1.60/therm of estimated savings. Non-residential minimum incentives are $5,000 Bundled, $10,000 Streamlined and $15,000 High Performance.
Timing: Program open as of 6 October 2026; NJCEP's status line reads "Program Open" and the program runs continuously rather than in rounds, governed by Program Guidelines v2.0 revised 13 July 2026. The date that binds a project is its own: incentives are committed when design documentation is approved and paid after construction, as-built approval and QA/QC, so the design-approval date is what locks in the rate, not the completion date.
“"Bundled $0.25/sq ft; Streamlined $0.50/sq ft; High Performance $1.00/sq ft (Non-Proxy, LEED, ENERGY STAR), $1.75/sq ft (DOE Efficient New Homes), $2.50/sq ft (PHIUS, PHI)" — Table 1 base incentives, New Construction Program Program Guidelines v2.0 Revised 07.13.26, p. 11 (PDF p. 15), table read visually from a rendered PNG; Table 3 Alternative Performance-Based Pathway "$0.16/kWh and $1.60/therm", p. 13”
Our energy expert: Bring this up with your architect rather than after the drawings are done: incentives are committed when design documentation is approved, so the design-approval date rather than completion is what locks in your rate. The pathways pay per square foot of conditioned space — $0.25 Bundled, $0.50 Streamlined, and $1.00 to $2.50 High Performance depending on which certification you reach — with an electrification bonus of up to $1.50 per square foot for all-electric, or a greenhouse gas reduction bonus of $0.25 to $1.50 instead, never both, plus adders of $0.15 to $1.00 for industrial or high energy intensity buildings, affordable housing, and sites in Urban Enterprise Zones, Opportunity Zones or Overburdened Communities. Non-residential minimums are $5,000 Bundled, $10,000 Streamlined and $15,000 High Performance, and the Alternative Performance Pathway instead pays $0.16 per kWh and $1.60 per therm of estimated savings. One point where NJCEP's own documents disagree: the program page says participants must use a firm registered in the Partner Network, while the program guidelines exempt the Bundled Pathway from that requirement — if you have a small project you would rather submit yourself, ask NJCEP which governs before you hire anybody.
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