WALL – New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) is helping income-eligible customers with more than 5,000 free kits that include energy- and water-saving products.
The company reached a milestone in its commitment to help customers lower their energy bills and reduce their carbon footprint.
New Jersey Natural Gas Director of Conservation and Clean Energy Anne-Marie Peracchio said, “even the simplest efforts can be economical. With these kits, we are putting energy-efficiency solutions within reach for many of our customers, helping ease the energy burden for those who most need relief.”
The kits include user-friendly, direct-install measures, such as lighting, faucet aerators and showerheads, insulation gaskets and weatherstripping.
The kits also include information on more comprehensive energy efficiency and energy assistance programs to help customers manage their energy bills. When fully implemented, an energy-saving kit could help customers save an estimated average of $72 each year on their energy bills. (Estimates of energy savings are generalized, and no amount of energy savings is promised or guaranteed.)
Limited-income households may pay a disproportionate amount of income for energy, and are more likely disadvantaged by limited access to energy-efficiency programs, adding to the importance of this outreach and distribution through community partnerships.
“Thanks to New Jersey Natural Gas, this kit gives many of the families we serve a simple, first step to help control their energy costs and preserve housing affordability,” added former Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, CEO and president of Fulfill, formerly The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, a distribution partner for the energy-saving kits.
NJNG encourages nonprofit organizations serving community members in need to contact SAVEGREEN at 848-206-8468 or energykit@njng.com to explore opportunities to provide free
conservation kits to eligible clients. For more information on available energy-efficiency offerings, visit savegreenproject.com.
