OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
INCENTIVES
Clean Energy Incentives
In New Jersey, incentives are available to help lower the overall cost of choosing environmentally sound, healthy, reliable and money saving ways to power, heat, and cool our homes; and get us to and from those homes as well!
Listed below are available state and federal incentives to make clean energy choices more accessible for you, your business, or local government facilities.
NEW JERSEY DRIVEGREEN PROGRAM
RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVES
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES
RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES
Additional Incentives Information
NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK
The New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (NJIB), composed of two in but not of independent state financing authorities – the Environmental Infrastructure Trust (EIT or NJEIT) and the New Jersey Transportation Infrastructure Bank (NJTIB) – are empowered to issue revenue bonds to provide low interest loans and other financing tools to qualified municipalities, counties, regional authorities, water purveyors, some water treatment operators and regional authorities to finance the construction of eligible environmental and transportation infrastructure projects.
DATABASE OF STATE INCENTIVES FOR RENEWABLES & EFFICIENCY
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) is the most comprehensive source of information on federal, state and local incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States.
DOE’S ENERGYSAVER
Visitors to the Department of Energy’s EnergySaver page can find financial incentives and assistance for energy efficient and renewable energy products and improvements in the form of rebates, tax credits, or financing programs.
SUSTAINABLE JERSEY
Sustainable Jersey is a network, certification program and movement of municipalities, schools and school districts working collectively to bring about a sustainable New Jersey – strives to connect participating communities with financial and technical resources to successfully complete actions and make progress towards a sustainable future.
ALTERNATIVE FUELS DATA CENTER
The Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) provides a wealth of information and data on alternative and renewable fuels, advanced vehicles, fuel-saving strategies, and emerging transportation technologies, including federal and state incentives for alternative fuels and vehicles, air quality, fuel efficiency, and other transportation-related activities.
ENERGY STAR
Energy Star is the federal government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Comprised of many programs for industry, business, and citizens, perhaps the most well-known is the Energy Star certified product program which helps make it easy for consumers and businesses to purchase products that save them money and protect the environment.
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER
American Clean Power, formerly the American Wind Energy Association or AWEA, represents companies from across the clean power sector, including wind and solar companies. Here is a description of the two primary tax credits powering renewable energy implementation nationally.
SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is a 1,000 member organization representing renewable energy companies and affiliates in job creation, market rule formulation, and promoting the growth of solar energy usage. SEIA’s description of one of the most important renewable energy tax credits is excellent and kept up to date.
FUEL CELL TASK FORCE
In 2020, the Fuel Cell Task Force was established to increase the use of fuel cells in the State and to provide information, education, and resources for that purpose.
GWRA 80X50 REPORT
The Global Warming Response Act (GWRA) 80×50 Report was written in response to the mandate in the Global Warming Response Act, to reduce New Jersey’s greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from their 2006 levels by 2050.