Statewide Initiatives

On-Bill Recovery

On-Bill Recovery Financing allows energy efficiency improvements to be repaid through energy savings on the customer’s electric and gas utility bill. For more information, go to nyserda.ny.gov/on-bill.

NYSERDA Economic Recovery Information

NYSERDA is providing this information as a service to help New Yorkers take advantage of the opportunities offered by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. In addition to information on NYSERDA's economic recovery programs, links to related opportunities that are available through other New York State and federal agencies are provided.

Green Jobs - Green NY

Green Jobs - Green NY is a statewide program to promote energy efficiency and the installation of clean technologies to reduce energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

NYS Smart Grid Consortium

The New York State Grid Consortium was founded in 2008 when leaders determined that meaningful progress required the inclusion of all stakeholders to define and work toward a common vision. The Consortium represents a key public-private partnership to promote broad statewide implementation of the smart grid.

NY - Battery and Energy Storage Technology (NY-BEST™) Consortium

The NY Best Consortium (NY-BEST) will be a collection of New York universities and companies and will use the research grants to advance the commercialization of battery and energy storage technologies.

Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)

A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a policy that seeks to increase the proportion of renewable electricity used by retail customers. New York State's goal is to reach 25% by 2013.

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is an agreement among ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

Heat Smart NY

By coordinating efforts, the agencies that make up the Governor's Heat Smart NY Interagency Task Force hope to simplify the process of finding assistance and unite resources under one direction and theme, Heat Smart NY.