FAQ

Donnelly Energy is a premier energy efficiency firm in New Jersey specializing in lighting and HVAC upgrades, solar energy solutions, and EV charging infrastructure for commercial businesses and entities. We work with utility incentive and rebate programs to help reduce the costs associated with energy efficiency services. 

We’re also one of the longest-standing and top-performing NJDI program contractors around. 

Each of New Jersey’s public utilities offers Commercial & Industrial energy efficiency programs to help assist in lowering your energy efficiency, including: PSE&G, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), Orange & Rockland (ONR), Atlantic City Electric (ACE), New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG), and Elizabethtown Gas.

Yes! Donnelly Energy is a participating contractor for each New Jersey public utility, specializing in New Jersey’s Direct Install Program and other energy rebate programs, helping businesses access the state to maximize their funding potential for energy upgrades.

Energy efficiency upgrades can lower operating costs, improve workplace comfort, and enhance your company’s sustainability efforts. A win-win for all!

Getting started is easy! Contact Donnelly Energy for a free energy assessment, and send us a copy of your utility bills. Our team will evaluate your current energy usage and then schedule your facility walkthrough, give our recommended energy-saving solutions, and guide you through the available incentive programs.

Commercial entities and businesses that have been in their New Jersey-based location for at least one calendar year, with an average annual energy usage of less than 300 kW, may qualify for the Direct Install program.

We pre-qualify commercial spaces based on their annual average energy usage to determine the best applicable energy program to fit their needs.

An energy assessment can take as long as it takes to walk your facility. We will quietly walk around and survey your building, with minimal disruption to regular business.

We 100% believe that knowledge is power—especially when it comes to powering your business sustainably. That’s why we offer these assessments at no cost and with no strings attached.

Yes! You can pay your customer portion in full or opt-in for your Direct Install program’s repayment options, either on-bill or through a third party (depending on the utility). Direct Install programs offer 0% APR for up to 5 years for qualifying projects. No upfront costs, just a more energy-efficient facility!

They are funded by business owners like you! The “Societal Benefits Charge” on your electric and gas bills takes a small portion of your billing and pools it into the Clean Energy Fund, which then gets distributed to utilities accordingly.

You can, but you can better maximize your incentives when you do a comprehensive energy efficiency project (meaning both lighting and HVAC).

LED lighting reduces energy consumption, lowers maintenance costs, provides better light quality, and can last up to 25 times longer than traditional bulbs. 

New in 2025: NJ Direct Install programs now accept LED-to-LED replacements for end-of-life lighting. 

You can but participating in a Direct Install program takes time: up to 3+ months. NJDI is a proactive program and not a reactive one.