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Every big New Jersey utility pays for networked lighting controls.
PSE&G, JCP&L, Atlantic City Electric and Rockland Electric all pay for lighting on a networked system in existing buildings. We design it, prepare the paperwork and test every room.
Programs as of October 2026. We confirm what your building gets before you buy. Sources
How New Jersey pays.
Each utility pays by the watts a networked system controls, with a separate rate for fixtures that have a sensor built in. The system has to be on the DesignLights Consortium's networked list and run through a gateway or hub. JCP&L also asks for control across the facility, two weeks of metered data and proof your staff were trained.
New buildings and gut rehabs go through the state's New Construction Program instead, which pays on the whole building's savings. Lighting counts toward it.
The current programs are extended through June 2028. As of October 2026; amounts are set each program year.
Upgrading lighting anyway?
New Jersey moved to ASHRAE 90.1-2022 on August 17, 2026. It calls for lights that cut in half after 10 minutes in an empty garage, daylight dimming near windows from just 75 W of lighting, continuous dimming to 10% in many spaces, and shutoff within 20 minutes of a room emptying.
In an existing building the rules apply when you replace a whole lighting system in a room, space or tenancy. Past 2,000 W of new fixtures, the full lighting section applies. The controls get tested before handover, and the tester can't be the person who designed or installed them, so we hand our room-by-room records to whoever does that test.
See how a project runs- GaragesCut each fixture in half after 10 empty minutesCovered
- DaylightDim near the windows from just 75 W of lightingCovered
- DimmingDim all the way to 10% where the code's space table asks for itCovered
Benchmarking, and no emissions caps.
Commercial and apartment buildings over 25,000 sq ft report their energy and water use to the state every year. As of October 2026, no New Jersey city caps building emissions. Lighting controls lower the numbers you report.
We work on site in New Jersey.
We design the controls, ready for your engineer's stamp, and help you pick products from several brands. Every device arrives set up on our bench, labeled and bagged by room. Your electrician installs it, then we test every room and prepare the utility paperwork.
Questions owners ask.
Which utilities pay for networked controls?
PSE&G, JCP&L, Atlantic City Electric and Rockland Electric, for existing buildings. If your power comes from a town utility, send an address and we'll check what it offers. As of October 2026.
Does a parking garage qualify?
Yes. Because New Jersey's utilities pay by the watts controlled, a garage full of lower-wattage fixtures earns less per fixture than a warehouse of high bays. The energy savings are just as real, and garages run around the clock.
Does the 2024 code apply to my project?
For new work with a complete permit application filed from about mid-February 2027, yes: ASHRAE 90.1-2022. Applications filed within six months of August 17, 2026 can still use the 2019 edition. In an existing building, it applies when you replace a whole lighting system in a room, space or tenancy.
Is there money for new construction?
Yes, through the state's New Construction Program. It pays on the whole building's savings across several pathways, and lighting counts toward them. Register early, during design.
Tell us about your building.
An address is enough. Your free Lighting Controls Assessment comes back within 48 hours.
Networked lighting controls, start to finish.