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Calculating environmental savings is a necessary step to enroll in the New Jersey Sustainable Business Registry. Use the interactive calculators below to estimate your environmental impact and financial savings. You can also download the Excel versions if you prefer to work offline. The resources and calculators are provided as guidance—other credible methods of accounting for results are welcome.

Electric Savings

This calculator helps you compare the savings in electric usage by comparing 2 years of electric bills. It will calculate the kWh saved and money saved.

  • kWh saved
  • Money saved
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Lighting Savings

This calculator estimates the annual savings of electricity and money saved from using LED bulbs vs Incandescent bulbs.

  • Annual kWh reduction
  • Annual money saved
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Natural Gas Savings

This calculator helps you compare the savings in natural gas usage by comparing 2 years of gas bills. It will calculate the therms saved and money saved.

  • Therms saved
  • Money saved
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Vehicle Fuel Savings

This calculator estimates fuel savings from trip reductions or by using more fuel efficient vehicles. It will calculate the fuel saved in gallons and how much money was saved. Additionally the calculator will also convert gallons of fuel saved into BTUs saved for both gasoline and diesel fuel.

  • Gallons saved
  • Money saved
  • BTUs saved (gasoline & diesel)
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Waste Savings

This calculator estimates the amount of waste saved and money saved by those companies that have been able to reduce the number of trash pickups conducted each month. This calculator can also convert known waste savings reported in tonnage to pounds and estimate the amount of money saved.

  • Waste reduced (lbs/tons)
  • Money saved
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Water Savings

This calculator helps you compare the savings in water usage by comparing 2 years of water bills. It will calculate the gallons saved and money saved.

  • Gallons saved
  • Money saved
Excel File

Additional resources for measuring results can be found at the USEPA web site. This web site offers pollution prevention calculators and conversion tools to help quantify environmental and financial results.

  • New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • New Jersey Green Association
  • Sustainable Jersey
  • New Jersey Business Action Center
  • Safer Choice
  • Rutgers Business School Newark and New Brunswick
  • New Jersey's Clean Energy Program
  • New Jersey Business & Industry Association