Free Home Energy Audits for PSE&G Customers in Orange

Last month, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) announced it is offering free home energy audits and free or low-cost energy conservation measures to eligible customers in the 25 Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) municipalities located in the utility’s service territory. The City of Orange Township is one of those municipalities.

Al Matos, PSE&G’s vice president of Renewables and Energy Solutions announced that the utility is expanding its popular residential energy efficiency programs.

“The utility is investing nearly $40 million on programs to help residential customers save energy in their homes,” Matos said. “Customers often shy away from the up front costs of investing in much needed efficiencies, and today’s economy makes such investments even more difficult. 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. PSE&G has begun sending letters to eligible homeowners encouraging them to register for the program. Tenants may apply for audits as well, provided they have their landlord’s permission.
 
PSE&G customers who qualify will be offered a three-step program 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 program for the installation of additional energy efficiency measures such as attic insulation and the upgrading of heating and cooling equipment.  

Information about the efficiency programs is available online at www.pseg.com/wholehouse, by calling 800-854-4444 or by visiting one of PSE&G’s 16 customer service centers.  
Orange residents can use the following link to apply to the program.
https://extsecure.pseg.com/webformsWeb/resources/jsp/psegcom/WholeHouseEfficiency.jsp  
Additional information and frequently asked questions and answers can be found at the following link: http://www.pseg.com/customer/home/efficiency/