Energy

Renewable Heat NY Residential and Small Commercial Biomass Boiler Program

NYSERDA has made financial incentives available to install high-efficient and low-emissions approved wood pellet boilers and advanced cordwood boilers with thermal storage for qualified residential and commercial customers. The goal of the program is to better commercialize the new wood heating industry.

Eligible Recipients:
The program is open to all New York State residents without access to natural gas service. Costumers must use an eligible installer/contractor approved by NYSERDA to have access to the incentives.

Eligible Projects:
The installation of approved wood pellet boilers and advanced cordwood boilers with thermal storage and an output of 300,000 Btu/hr or less.

Funding Source:
NYSERDA

Funding Amount:
Varies based on size and type of boiler

Deadline:
December 31, 2021 or until funds are fully exhausted.

Contact:
NYSERDA
17 Columbia Cir.
Albany, NY 12203
518-862-1090 ext. 3267
866-NYSERDA
Fax: 518-862-1091

More Information:
http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Funding-Opportunities/Current-Funding-Opportunities/PON-3010-Renewable-Heat-NY-Biomass-Boiler-Program

NY-Sun Commercial/Industrial Incentive Program

The NY-Sun Commercial/Industrial Incentive Program offers performance-based incentives that are available through NYSERDA for the installation of new grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems greater than 200 kW that offset the use of grid-supplied electricity.

Eligible Recipients:
Commercial and industrial entities that install systems greater than 200 kW through the use of an eligible contractor that has sent a completed and signed PV Installer/Contractor Application package to NYSERDA.

Eligible Projects:
Eligible projects include the installation of a new grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) system that is greater than 200 kW that offset the use of grid-supplied electricity.

Funding Source:
NYSERDA

Funding Amount:
Varies based on PV generation capacity.

Deadline:
December 29, 2023 or until funds are fully exhausted.

Contact:
NYSERDA
518-862-1090
866-NYSERDA
Fax: 518-862-1091
17 Columbia Cir.
Albany, NY 12203
Commercial.IndustrialPV@nyserda.ny.gov

More Information:
http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Funding-Opportunities/Current-Funding-Opportunities/PON-3082-NY-Sun-Commercial-Industrial-Incentive-Program

Community Action for a Renewed Environment

Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) is a competitive grant program that offers an innovative way for a community to organize and take action to reduce toxic pollution in its local environment. Through CARE, a community creates a partnership that implements solutions to reduce releases of toxic pollutants and minimize people’s exposure to them. By providing financial and technical assistance, EPA helps CARE communities get on the path to a renewed environment.

Eligible Recipients:
Local, public non-profit institution/organizations, federally-recognized Indian tribal government, Native American organizations, private non-profit institution/organization, quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization both interstate and intrastate, local government, colleges, and universities could be eligible to apply for CARE funds.

Eligible Projects:
For most communities, the major areas that should be considered are: air quality, drinking water, local surface water and ground water, waste disposal, and risks in the indoor environment including in schools. Environmental risks and impacts that are worth considering include: lead, pesticides and radon in homes, businesses that use or release hazardous chemicals, the use and disposal of hazardous chemicals in the home and schools.

Funding Source:
US Environmental Protection Agency

Funding Amount:
Two Levels:

  1. 75,000 to 100,000
  2. 150,000 to 300,000

Deadline:
Recurring

Contact:
CARE Program
US EPA (8001A)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20460
1-877-CARE 909

Marva E. King
HQ Care Program
202-564-2599
king.marva@epa.gov

More Information:
www.epa.gov/care/

Rural Energy for America Program Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants

This program helps promote energy independence by increasing the private sector supply of renewable energy and decreasing demand through greater energy efficiency. Making these efficiency and energy production changes will also help lower the energy costs for small businesses and agricultural producers.

Eligible Recipients:

  • State, Tribal, or local government entities
  • Rural electric cooperatives
  • Land-grant colleges or universities, or higher education institutions
  • Public power entity Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils

Eligible Projects:
Some examples of eligible projects are:

  • Renewable energy technical assistance
  • Energy audits
  • Renewable energy site assessment

Funding Source:
US Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Funding Amount:
Varies. A max of $100,000 can be awarded.

Deadline:
Recurring

Contact:
The Galleries of Syracuse
441 South Salina St. Suite 357
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-477-6400
Fax: 315-477-6438

More Information:
http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-energy-america-program-energy-audit-renewable-energy-development-assistance

FlexTech Program

FlexTech’s goal is to increase productivity and economic competitiveness of participating facilities by identifying and encouraging the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency, carbon reduction measures, peak-load curtailment, and combined heat & power (CHP) and renewable generation projects.

Eligible Recipients:
NYS industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities; state and local governments, not-for-profit and private institutions; public and private K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and health care facilities.

Facilities must pay into the System Benefits Charge as electricity distribution customers of one of the following utilities:

  • Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp          
  • Consolidated Edison
  • New York State Electric & Gas Corp
  • National Grid
  • Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
  • Rochester Gas and Electric Co.

Eligible Projects:

  • General Energy Feasibility Studies and Technical Support
  • Peak-Load Reduction and Load Management
  • Industrial and Process Efficiency Analysis
  • Data Center Efficiency Analysis
  • Energy Procurement Strategies
  • Energy Efficiency Retro-Commissioning
  • Long-Term Energy and Carbon Management
  • CHP & Renewable Generation Project Classifications
  • Peak-Load Curtailment Plans

Funding Source:
NYSERDA

Funding Amount:
Varies
Match up to $250,000

Deadline:
Continuous

Contact:
NYSERDA
Sheila Mahoney
518-862-1090 ext. 3630

NYSERDA
518-862-1090
866-NYSERDA
Fax: 518-862-1091
17 Columbia Cir.
Albany, NY 12203
FlexTech@nyserda.ny.gov

More Information:
https://portal.nyserda.ny.gov/CORE_Solicitation_Detail_Page?SolicitationId=a0rt0000000QobJAAS

Weatherization Assistance Program

The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) enables low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient. Funds are used to improve the energy performance of dwellings of needy families using the most advanced technologies and testing protocols available in the housing industry. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provides funding to states, U.S. overseas territories, and Indian tribal governments, which manage the day-to-day details of the program. These governments, in turn, fund a network of local community action agencies, nonprofit organizations, and local governments that provide these weatherization services in every state, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and among Native American tribes.

Eligible Recipients:
Cost-effective energy efficiency measures for existing residential and multifamily housing with low-income residents. Under this definition, it includes a wide variety of energy efficiency measures that encompass the building envelope, its heating and cooling systems, its electrical system, and electricity consuming appliances.

Eligible Projects:
Incentives are capped based on a PV System size that does not exceed 110% of the total kWh consumption for the previous 12 months of electric usage. For New Construction, systems must be sized not to exceed 110% of the estimated demand based on estimated load.

Funding Source:
US Department of Energy

Funding Amount:
Varies

Deadline:
Recurring

Contact:
Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program
U.S. Department of Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
1000 Independence Ave. SW, Mail Stop EE-2K
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC 20585

More Information:
http://energy.gov/eere/wipo/weatherization-assistance-program

NY-Sun Solar Electric Incentive Program

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) provides cash incentives for the installation by Eligible Installers/Contractors of new grid-connected Electric Photovoltaic (PV) systems that are 25kW or less for residential, and 200 kW or less for non-residential sites. Funding for the NY-Sun Incentive Program has been allocated by the New York State Renewable Portfolio Standard and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Incentives will be granted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Eligible Recipients:
Incentives are available to electricity distribution customers of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, National Grid, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation who contribute to the Renewable Portfolio Standard/System Benefits Charge (sometimes referred to as ‘RPS’/‘SBC’ on utility electric bills).

Eligible Projects:
Incentives are capped based on a PV System size that does not exceed 110% of the total kWh consumption for the previous 12 months of electric usage. For New Construction, systems must be sized not to exceed 110% of the estimated demand based on estimated load.

Funding Source:
NYSERDA

Funding Amount:
Varies

Deadline:
December 31, 2023, or until funds are fully committed.

Contact:
NYSERDA
Frank Mace
518-862-1090 ext. 3433

NYSERDA
518-862-1090
866-NYSERDA
Fax: 518-862-1091
17 Columbia Cir.
Albany, NY 12203
www.nyserda.ny.gov/

More Information:
www.nyserda.ny.gov/Funding-Opportunities/Current-Funding-Opportunities/PON-2112-Solar-PV-Program-Financial-Incentives.aspx