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Comfort Partners

As an income-eligible homeowner, you can reduce your energy bills while improving your home’s safety and comfort at no cost to you.

Comfort Partners helps income-eligible homeowners reduce their energy bills by implementing cost effective measures that save energy and money, while improving their home’s safety and comfort at no cost to them. You may receive a comprehensive in-home energy audit, energy-saving home improvements by a certified contractor, energy education, and an energy action plan.

  • Efficient lighting products
  • Hot water conservation measures (water heater insulation, water heater pipe insulation and energy-saving showerheads and aerators)
  • Replacement of inefficient refrigerators
  • Thermostats
  • Insulation upgrades (attic, wall, etc.)
  • Air sealing
  • Duct sealing and repair
  • Heating/cooling equipment maintenance; and other measures
  • Comprehensive, personalized energy education and counseling

For more details on the Comfort Partners program including application requirements, permission agreements, and Spanish translations, visit New Jersey's Clean Energy website.

Eligibility Requirements

Comfort Partners is available to any New Jersey household with significant energy use, having an income at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines. 

2025 Income Guidelines

250% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines


Size of Family

 Weekly Income Monthly Income Yearly Income
1
  $752 $3,260 $39,125
2 $1,017 $4,406 $52,875
3 $1,281 $5,552 $66,625
4 $1,546 $6,698 $80,375
5 $1,810 $7,844 $94,125
 6 $2,075 $8,900 $107,875
 7 $2,339 $10,135 $121,625
 8 $2,603 $11,281 $135,375
  For family units with more than 8 family members: Add $264 to the weekly income, $1,146 to the monthly income, or $13,750 to the yearly income for each additional member.

Households that do not meet the above income guidelines but receive aid from any of the following programs may still be eligible for Comfort Partners:

  • Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
  • Lifeline 
  • Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
  • Section 8 Housing
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
  • Universal Service Fund (USF)
  • Medicaid
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  • General Assistance (GA)

The customer must also use the home as a primary residence and be the ratepayer of record with a participating electric or gas utility. Customers must live in a building (house, apartment, townhome, etc) with no more than 14 units that are individually metered. Buildings with more than 14 units are not eligible.

If your primary source of heat is oil, propane or kerosene, please contact the NJ Department of Community Affairs, Office of Weatherization at 1-800-510-3102 or locate the county office that serves your home.

Take the Next Step

Apply through the NJ Clean Energy Program website or call 1-866-378-4345.

 

 
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