New Jersey Clean Heating and Cooling Calculator

This easy-to-use tool allows you to estimate your financial and carbon savings from switching to Clean Heating & Cooling technology.

Use the calculator below to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions savings and potential cost savings from switching your home’s heat (or a portion of it) from fuel oil, propane, natural gas, or electric resistance (e.g., electric baseboard) to a Clean Heating and Cooling solution. You can choose from several Clean Heating and Cooling technologies: air-source heat pumps, ground-source heat pumps (sometimes called geothermal heat pumps), air-to-water heat pumps, solar hot water, and heat pump water heaters.

To learn more about these technologies and for utility-specific guidance on Clean Heating and Cooling solutions available through the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ (NJBPU) Clean Energy Program, visit this page: https://cepfindaprogram.com/transition.html?id=7

How your estimate is calculated: The calculator uses your inputs—such as home size and heating fuel—to estimate your current and future energy costs, carbon emissions, and potential savings. Results incorporate local fuel prices, electricity rates, and New Jersey-specific incentive assumptions.

Tip: You’ll get a more accurate estimate if you enter your home’s actual annual fuel use, which you can find on your utility or fuel delivery bills.

Why this matters for New Jersey: Switching to efficient, all-electric heating and cooling technologies supports New Jersey’s Clean Energy Act and the Energy Master Plan, which aim to reduce emissions, enhance energy affordability, and improve comfort for residents across the state.

New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program and participating utilities offer rebates, financing options, and technical assistance to make the transition to clean heating and cooling systems easier and more cost-effective. Learn more at Residential Existing Buildings Programs | NJ OCE Web Site

What the calculator shows

Annual emission savings – The difference between your home heating system’s current greenhouse gas emissions and the emissions associated with the Clean Heating and Cooling technology you select.

Annual energy cost savings – The difference between the energy cost of using your current system and the energy cost of using the Clean Heating and Cooling technology you select. (A negative value – in parentheses – means that you are not expected to realize any financial savings by switching to Clean Heating and Cooling.)

Estimated cost of purchasing and installing Clean Heating and Cooling – The cost of equipment and labor to install the system you select. This is expressed as an estimated range, because many variables can affect cost, such as the extent of your home’s insulation and the home’s layout.

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Acknowledgements

The Clean Heating and Cooling Calculator was developed through a collaboration among the Clean Energy States Alliance, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Green Bank, and the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority. The research and analysis for the calculator was carried out by VEIC. ROI Selling designed the web interface.

Legal disclaimer

The calculator is designed to give users an initial estimate of the potential cost savings and greenhouse gas emission savings of installing a Clean Heating and Cooling system. Actual savings will be determined by the specific design of the system, specific features of the home, residents’ energy use behaviors, and other variables.

We do not guarantee that a specific CH&C installation will achieve the savings the calculator estimates. Users should not rely on this tool alone when making purchase decisions.

This calculator is informational and educational only and does not constitute technical advice. We strongly recommend that you seek the advice of a professional before making any purchase decision. The calculator provides an initial estimate of potential cost and greenhouse gas emissions savings. The results are hypothetical and may not reflect the actual savings and costs of your own specific situation, which may vary due to a variety of inputs, such as building square footage and configuration, current heating load, current heating system size and efficiency, location, climate zone, and incentives. The Clean Energy States Alliance, Connecticut Green Bank, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Avangrid, Eversource, and their affiliates are not responsible for the consequences of any decisions or actions taken in reliance upon or because of the information provided by these tools.

THE CALCULATOR IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. YOUR USE OF THE CALCULATOR IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.