Al Matos, vice president of renewables and energy solutions, PSE&G, said: “The utility is investing nearly $40m on programmes to help residential customers save energy in their homes.
“PSE&G is proud of its 106-year history of providing universal access to electricity and gas, and we see it as a natural extension of that role to help our customers enjoy the same access to energy efficiency and renewables.”
The home energy audits are part of the utility’s Carbon Abatement and Energy Efficiency Economic Stimulus initiatives approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to boost the economy, help customers save energy and money, and create green jobs.
Under the residential initiative, customers who qualify will be offered a three-step programme to boost their homes’ energy efficiency. The first two steps are free and include an in-home energy audit, a blower-door test to identify air leaks around the home, an appliance safety test, a programmable thermostat and eight hours of weatherization including caulking, door sweeps, and attic air sealing. Incentives, based on income, are available in the third step of the programme for the installation of additional energy efficiency measures such as attic insulation and the upgrading of heating and cooling equipment.
The PSE&G Residential Whole House Efficiency Programme provides eligible homeowners and tenants with free or low-cost energy saving services in three simple steps. The home energy audits are free, and improvements will be performed by crews trained by PSE&G to perform this work. A participant must be a PSE&G customer of record with a separately metered electric or gas account.
Eligible customers receive up to $1,400 in free services from PSE&G that include an energy audit, testing to detect air leaks, air-sealing to prevent energy loss, appliance safety testing and information about energy efficiency. Audit report results are given to the customer, who may then choose to install recommended energy efficiency measures.
