Bill Text: NJ S3964 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires public utilities to provide Energy Star-rated product and appliance rebates at time of sale.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-03-19 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee [S3964 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2026-S3964-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.
District 9 (Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Requires public utilities to provide Energy Star-rated product and appliance rebates at time of sale.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning Energy Star-related products and appliances and supplementing P.L.2018, c.17 (C.48:3-87.8 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section, "public utility" means the same as the term is defined in R.S.48:2-13.
b. A public utility that administers a rebate program for the purchase of residential products and appliances bearing the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star label as part of the public utility's energy efficiency program or peak demand reduction program, as approved by the Board of Public Utilities pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2018, c.17 (C.48:3-87.9), shall provide the purchaser the option to have the rebate amount deducted from the final sale price of an eligible Energy Star-rated product or appliance at the time of sale.
c. A public utility that administers a rebate program under subsection b. of this section shall determine any requirements for the purchase of an Energy Star-rated product or appliance to be eligible for a rebate.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires a public utility that offers a rebate program for the purchase of residential products and appliances bearing the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star label as part of its energy efficiency program or peak demand reduction program, as approved by the Board of Public Utilities, to provide the purchaser the option to have the rebate amount deducted from the final sale price of an eligible Energy Star-rated product or appliance at the time of sale. The public utility is required to determine the eligibility requirements for the rebate on a purchase of an Energy Star-rated product or appliance.
The intention of this bill is to make receiving certain Energy Star-rated appliance rebates easier for the consumer. If a consumer is able to deduct the rebate amount from the final sale price of a product or appliance, the consumer may be more likely to purchase the Energy Star-rated product or appliance, therefore increasing the conservation of energy. This bill seeks to assist public utilities in being more proactive in the promotion of Energy Star-rated appliances and products.
