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S3964 • 2026

Requires public utilities to provide Energy Star-rated product and appliance rebates at time of sale.

Requires public utilities to provide Energy Star-rated product and appliance rebates at time of sale.

Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Amato, Carmen F., Jr.
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires public utilities to provide Energy Star-rated product and appliance rebates at time of sale.

Requires public utilities to provide Energy Star-rated product and appliance rebates at time of sale.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires public utilities to provide Energy Star-rated product and appliance rebates at time of sale.
  • Topic: Economic Growth Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires public utilities to provide Energy Star-rated product and appliance rebates at time of sale.
Topic:
Economic Growth
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3964

SENATE, No. 3964

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 19, 2026

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.