Comprehensive Home Assessments

Free or Reduced-Cost Comprehensive Home Assessment

The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR^® program offers free or reduced-cost comprehensive home energy assessments, also referred to as an energy audit, to income-eligible owners of 1- to 4-unit residential buildings*. A participating Building Performance Institute (BPI) Accredited Home Performance Contractor will provide a home assessment to identify energy saving opportunities.

• Download a free or reduced-cost residential energy audit application [PDF]

To qualify for a free or reduced-cost comprehensive home energy assessment you must:

• Own the 1- to 4- unit residential building;
• Have a total household income at or below 200 percent (free) - 400 percent (reduced-cost) of Area Median Income (AMI) [PDF]
• Have not previously received a free/reduced-cost assessment; and
• Provide a summary of the annual electric and heating usage for the building (a utility bill that lists annual usage and/or a 12-24 month summary from an oil, propane, or other heating fuel vendor).

General terms and conditions:

• Free or reduced-cost assessments are available on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are fully committed;
• Audits must be performed by a participating BPI Accredited Home Performance Contractor in the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program;
• The maximum assessment reimbursement amount is subject to verification of the building type (1-4 residential units) and total conditioned square footage above grade by the participating BPI Accredited contractor performing the energy audit
• The audit reservation number is only valid for ninety (90) days;
• The audit reservation number is only valid for one assessment; and,
• One free or reduced-cost residential energy assessment per eligible building owner.

Opt Out:

Customers may choose to opt out of the free and reduced-cost audits. Customers who choose to opt out will be required to provide a written statement to the contractor that they choose to proceed without a free or reduced-cost energy audit. A customer that opts out and pays a market rate for the assessment and comprehensive modeling will remain eligible for the Green Jobs - Green New York financing and the High Efficiency Measure Incentive.

* Financing, energy audits, and workforce development opportunities made available through the Green Jobs - Green NY Act of 2009.