Agriculture

Energy Efficiency Improvements for New York Farms

Agriculture Disaster Program

The Agriculture Disaster Program is available to assist farms and on-farm producers in New York State damaged by Hurricane Irene and/or Tropical Storm Lee. Many New York State farms sustained significant damage by the recent storms and existing aid is primarily focused on crops and soil conservation. For more information visit our PON 2422 Agriculture Disaster Program page.

Agriculture Energy Efficiency Opportunities

The Agriculture Energy Efficiency Program closed on March 25, 2011. If you have an application in to this Program and have questions, please call 1-800-732-1399 or e-mail aeep@nyserda.ny.gov.

NYSERDA opportunities currently available for the agriculture sector include:

FlexTech Farm Energy Audits help farms better understand energy needs and identify and prioritize energy efficiency opportunities

NYSERDA will:

Fund the full cost of an energy audit, up to $1,500
Assign a FlexTech Consultant to perform the energy audit
Offer 50-50 cost-sharing option to help you defray some of the expense for complex audits exceeding $1,500
Assign the NYSERDA FlexTech Consultant to work with the farm to determine the audit's scope of work and budget
Oversee the FlexTech Consultant’s progress and be available to address questions during the audit

Apply now for NYSERDA's FlexTech Farm Energy Audits.

Implementation Incentives:

Through the Existing Facilities Program, NYSERDA offers incentives for a variety of energy projects. Pre-Qualified incentives are available for lighting, motors, variable speed drives and more. Larger, more complex projects that meet a project minimum size are able to access incentives through Performance Based incentives and are determined on a per kWh or per mmBTU savings basis.