Rebate applications

HVAC rebate applications for New Jersey commercial and multifamily buildings

File a New Jersey HVAC rebate application with the electric or gas utility that serves the building, and have it approved before any equipment is bought. We prepare the application for commercial and multifamily buildings, keep it moving through the utility's inspections and approval, and assemble the closeout paperwork that releases the payment. You sign as the account holder, licensed partner contractors install the equipment, and the payment goes to the payee named on the application.

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Boilers and insulated piping in a high school boiler room, the kind of commercial equipment an HVAC rebate application covers

The commercial utility rebate application package

Each utility wants a set of documents with the form. We assemble it and keep it current through review and closeout.

A survey of the existing equipment and its condition
A recent full bill for the account on the application, plus 12 months of usage for our energy model
The utility's measure workbook, the contractor's proposal, spec sheets, and AHRI or ENERGY STAR certificates
For custom projects, an energy savings analysis of existing versus proposed efficiency
A W-9 for whoever receives the payment
Scheduling inspections and answering the utility's follow-up requests
The closeout set: contractor invoices, nameplate photos and the signed completion form

The NJ HVAC rebate process, from application to check

Atlantic City Electric, JCP&L and South Jersey Gas publish close to the same sequence for commercial projects.

The application and documents go in before equipment is bought.
Engineering review, often with a pre-inspection. JCP&L uses its pre-inspection to confirm the new equipment is not installed yet, usually two to three weeks after the application.
A pre-approval letter or offer package.
Installation by the licensed contractor.
Closeout. South Jersey Gas wants invoices that separate material and labor and list model, serial number, quantity and unit price, plus nameplate photos.
A post-inspection where the utility calls for one, then the check to the payee named on the application.

Deadlines that can cancel an approved NJ rebate

Each utility puts a time limit on its approval, and equipment lead times count against it. We set the order date with the contractor before the offer is accepted.

Atlantic City Electric: accept the offer within 30 days, then submit closeout documents within 120 days of acceptance, or the offer expires. Extensions are case by case and must be requested before then.
South Jersey Gas: approval lasts one year, with up to two six-month extensions. A request for missing information has to be answered within 30 days or the application is rejected.
JCP&L: equipment must be bought and installed after the formal offer letter and before the program period ends on June 30, 2027.

Gas and electric commercial HVAC rebates in NJ

A New Jersey building can buy electricity from one utility and gas from another, and each runs its own program. Gas equipment such as a boiler generally goes to the gas utility, and electric equipment such as rooftop cooling or a heat pump to the electric utility.

The two programs check each other. South Jersey Gas asks for the electric bill and electric account number along with the gas bill. If gas and electric measures are filed together through South Jersey Gas, its terms prohibit applying for the same incentive with the electric company.

South Jersey Gas also wants a separate application for each utility account. JCP&L lets prescriptive lighting share one application, but every other prescriptive measure goes on its own application, even within a larger project.

Submitting a PSE&G or JCP&L rebate application

Who may submit depends on the utility, so we settle it before the package is built.

JCP&L lets customers apply on their own but allows only approved Program Allies to submit on a customer's behalf, and the customer must sign every application. Atlantic City Electric requires Trade Allies to register before submitting for a customer.

PSE&G's Prescriptive Program lets customers use their own contractor if that contractor meets eligibility requirements. Under PSE&G Engineered Solutions, the utility's own team does the audit and design after a master customer agreement is signed, so there we coordinate with that team instead.

Common questions

Who has to sign a commercial HVAC rebate application?

The customer on the utility account. JCP&L says applications must be signed by the customer, and Atlantic City Electric wants an authorized person from the customer's company and treats the company on the bill as the applicant. South Jersey Gas needs a letter of authorization when anyone else signs.

Can we still apply after the equipment is installed?

Sometimes, for prescriptive equipment. JCP&L and Atlantic City Electric accept prescriptive applications up to 90 days after the project is completed, and PSE&G says upgrades finished within the last 90 days may still qualify. Custom projects need approval before installation, and South Jersey Gas requires pre-approval before equipment is purchased.

Who receives the rebate payment?

The payee named on the application, after the project is completed and verified. JCP&L lets the customer assign all or part of the incentive to another party, such as a contractor, and Atlantic City Electric requires a W-9 for the payee with each application.

How long does a utility take to review an application?

It varies by utility and project. JCP&L says its pre-inspection usually happens about two to three weeks after the application, depending on the customer's availability. South Jersey Gas says incomplete applications, inspections and high-volume periods can delay processing.

Is a PSE&G business rebate application different from a home rebate?

Yes. PSE&G's business programs, such as Prescriptive and Engineered Solutions, are separate from its home rebates, and its business site sends homeowners to pseg.com/HomeEnergy. We work on commercial and multifamily buildings only.

Send 12 months of electric and gas bills to start

Tell us which utilities bill the building and what you want to replace. We will tell you which applications it needs and what has to happen before anything is ordered.

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