Purchasing energy-efficient equipment can prove challenging, given the other costs of running and managing your business. The program offers financial incentives to reduce the cost of the project and your return on investment while realizing energy cost savings. In addition to improved cash flow, lower energy usage from more efficient equipment can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Your electric or electric/natural gas project may be eligible if you are an ACE customer on a commercial rate class. Please refer to your utility bill to see your rate class, which can be found in the “Charges from ACE” section of your bill. You are eligible for the program if your rate schedule is NOT one of the following: Residential Service (RS), Residential Time of Use Demand (RS TOU-D); or Residential Service (RS), Residential Time of Energy (RS TOU-E).

We provide a list of Trade Allies on our website or you can use your own contractor. Trade Allies are businesses providing energy efficiency services who may be utilized to implement your project

No, customers can submit projects themselves. Customers also can work through their selected Trade Ally who can submit the project on the customer’s behalf.

No, customers may implement and submit projects themselves.

Your name will be on the ACE program website, which will provide the opportunity for customers to find your business. In addition, you will be able to submit projects on a customer’s behalf and track application progress via the web portal. You’ll also receive program updates to stay up to date on any announcements or changes to the program.

No, the program has no restrictions on participation regarding contractors, vendors, consultants and other entities assisting eligible customers. We have an open recruitment for Trade Allies and encourage you to join our network for program updates and leads from our website.

Please see the website beginning July 1, 2021, for more details: http://atlanticcityelectric.com/ways-to-save/for-your-business.

Yes, the customer can assign either the full incentive or part of the incentive to another entity.

Yes, if you are a Trade Ally.

Yes, the program requires pre-approval of all applications. Applications are subject to inspections prior to work starting as well. See question below for special circumstances. Once approved, you may start your work. Once you complete your project you can submit final documentation for payment.

Yes, under certain conditions for prescriptive measures only. Program participants are encouraged to seek pre-approval before purchasing their proposed equipment to ensure it meets program requirements and eligible for incentives. If your equipment was purchased and the project was completed on or after July 1, 2021, and you did not obtain pre-approval, then you may apply for incentives no later than 180 days after project completion. (Completion is defined as all equipment being installed and operable). If your equipment was purchased prior to July 1, 2021, please visit NJCleanEnergy.com for assistance.

The application form can accept multiple measures, or just a single measure.

You will receive an approval notice. Additionally, the website will provide you with a status upon logging in to your account.

For measures not included on the prescriptive list, please reach out to a program representative for assistance. The measure may be considered eligible for an incentive through the Custom Program path.

Your project approval letter will contain instructions on the next steps including the list of documentation required for project verification and payment. Certain projects will undergo inspection prior to payment.

There are two potential inspections. The first potential inspection verifies that the new equipment is not installed prior to application approval as well as verify the existing conditions. The second potential inspection is after approval, but before payment, and verifies that the project installation is complete, equipment is operational, and the details of the project are correct.

Yes. Subjec to program approval, the program may provide extensions of expiration dates upon request. The request should be in writing and sent via email to the project manager.

You may do cancel a project application by making a request in writing and sent via email to the project manager.