Cape
May ,
NJ – At a time when many county residents
and business owners are struggling due to the economy, new
money-saving energy efficiency programs have been announced
to provide relief.
South Jersey Gas, which has an office in Swainton, recently
unveiled several programs targeted to homes, businesses and
municipalities in its service territory who use natural gas.
The stable of offers, including generous rebates and zero-interest
financing for SJG customers, complement existing New Jersey
Office of Clean Energy Programs promoting energy savings
and lower utility bills.
As a residential customer of the local utility, a homeowner
has the opportunity to participate in the Home Performance
with Energy Star Program, which offers up to $10,000 in rebates
for those who increase their home’s energy efficiency
by 25 percent. Other program incentives include zero-interest
financing, increased rebates for switching to high-efficiency
heating equipment and up to $1,000 in free air sealing to
help make their home more comfortable.
For their commercial customers, SJG is strongly promoting
energy efficiency measures that can help both small and large
companies save money. Programs offer a range of financial
incentives, design support, and technical assistance to integrate
energy efficient and renewable energy technologies into new
construction, upgrades, and new cooling and heating equipment
installations.
SJG also hopes to partner with municipal officials in the
county to encourage participation in the Local Government
Energy Audit Program. This program identifies cost-justified
energy efficiency measures for government-owned buildings,
such as offices, courtrooms, town halls, police and fire
stations, that will lower energy costs and help save taxpayers’ money.
Middle Township, lead by Mayor Nate Doughty and committee
members Susan DeLanzo and Stephen Barry, is just one area
municipality that is interested in pursuing the audit to
take advantage of the savings potential.
Middle Township officials are also in talks with SJG to
extend natural gas service to the Del Haven community. They
have requested that the SJG team conduct a feasibility study
of serving the area of approximately 650 homes.
For more information on the energy efficiency programs being
offered, visit SJG’s website at www.southjerseygas.com
or the State’s website at www.njcleanenergy.com. Customers
may also call 1-800-648-0138 for details.
South Jersey Gas, the principal subsidiary of South Jersey
Industries (NYSE:SJI) provides natural gas service to over
340,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers
in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, and portions of
Gloucester, Burlington and Camden counties in New Jersey.
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