Not directly; NJBPU is involved with benchmarking as a state effort. This program is required to utilize federal guidelines in its design, with states administering the funding. There may be some coordination, but there is no direct connection.

Scattered sites with those property types would not be eligible under M-RISE, but may be eligible under New Jersey’s other programs, like Comfort Partners.

Once enrolled in the program, a single point of contact will be assigned to you. This point of contact will help you coordinate with other relevant stakeholders for the project. Before enrollment, there will be a suite of avenues to engage and become educated on the program.

Yes, that likely would be a categorically eligible project. If at least 50% of the units have subsidies, then you may automatically be eligible through the income qualification process, as long as you can demonstrate that the units are subsidized.

This money does not support solar, but we are exploring options for leveraging other funding with these rebates. So, we may be able to facilitate or help guide you toward other funding for solar installations.