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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU) offers a Home Performance with Energy Star Program for residents that want to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. The program is set up to provide incentives that lower the ultimate cost to consumers for the installation of energy efficiency measures identified in a comprehensive home assessment. Qualifying measures may include HVAC improvements, air sealing, the installation of better insulation, and domestic hot water systems. Appliances, lighting, doors, and windows are not eligible measures under the current program rules.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU) offers a Home Performance with Energy Star Program for residents that want to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. The program is set up to provide incentives that lower the ultimate cost to consumers for the installation of energy efficiency measures identified in a comprehensive home assessment. Qualifying measures may include HVAC improvements, air sealing, the installation of better insulation, and domestic hot water systems. Appliances, lighting, doors, and windows are not eligible measures under the current program rules.

New Jersey's interconnection standards apply statewide to all electric distribution utilities, but not to the small number of municipal utilities and electric cooperatives in the state. The rules, first adopted in 2001, have been revised several times since their inception, most recently in May 2012. The current standards include the following basic provisions:

The Edison Innovation Clean Energy Manufacturing Fund (CEMF) is intended to provide assistance for the manufacturing of energy efficient and renewable energy products that will assist Class I renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in becoming competitive with traditional sources of electric generation. The CEMF is administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) and is structured to provide grants (Tranche I) and loans (Tranche II) for certain business development activities that further these goals within the State of New Jersey.

Note: The energy efficiency technologies indicated as "eligible" above are examples of possible eligible technologies listed on the program web site. Other products that conserve electricity or natural gas may also be eligible. The renewable energy technologies listed above are those deemed "Class I Renewable Energy" under the New Jersey renewables portfolio standard (RPS). For more detailed definitions please see the program web site.

'' Note: The federal government has imposed and updated appliance efficiency standards through several legislative acts,* and now has standards in place or under development for 30 classes of products. In general, states which had set standards prior to federal action may enforce their own standards until the federal standards take effect. States that had not set standards prior to federal action must use the federal standards.

: Note: The Smart Growth requirement for incentive eligibility has been removed in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy, for projects enrolled from October 29, 2012 - June 30, 2013. Please see the program web site for further details, including a list of affected zip codes.

The New Jersey Office of Clean Energy (OCE) offers rebates to state residents who purchase certain energy efficient home appliances. As of April 2, 2013, active rebates exist for energy efficient clothes washers and refrigerators. The program website has a search engine where consumers can look up local retailers offering discounts on compact fluorescent lighting products.

New Jersey’s 1999 electric utility restructuring law requires electricity suppliers to disclose to customers details regarding the fuel mix and emissions of the supplier’s electric generation. Utilities are required to report fuel mix under the categories of coal, gas, hydroelectric, nuclear, oil, solar, hydroelectric, wind, and biomass. Emissions of sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen must be reported in pounds per megawatt-hour. The disclosures must be made in a graphic, uniform format that can be easily understood by the customer.

Under the Clean Energy Solutions Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (EERLF), the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) offers loans to commercial, institutional, and industrial entities to finance improvements that receive support under the New Jersey Office of Clean Energy (OCE) Pay for Performance energy efficiency incentive program, the Large Energy Users Pilot Program, and Small CHP and Fuel Cells Incentive Program. These programs collectively offer a wide variety of incentives for energy efficiency and CHP in commercial, industrial and institutional buildings.