NYSERDA has several programs that help you lower your home or business’s energy bills, reduce your environmental impact, and/or support clean energy and transportation in New York State.
Attracts entrepreneurs and resources from around the globe to build clean energy businesses and create jobs in the 8 counties that make up New York State's Southern Tier Region.
Develops energy-efficient, building-related technology, including next-generation HVAC and smart building technologies, and business models for residential, multifamily, and commercial buildings.
Provides assistance to eligible farms and on-farm producers to identify electric and natural gas energy efficiency measures including but not limited to orchards, dairies, greenhouses, vegetables, vineyards, grain dryers, and poultry or egg producers.
Offers income-qualified homeowners in New York State a comprehensive, whole-house approach to improving energy efficiency and home comfort while saving money.
Buildings of Excellence recognizes eligible architects and developers whose projects simulate the design, construction, and operation of very low or zero carbon emitting buildings.
Advances large-scale renewable energy projects by identifying sites that are consistent with the State’s permitting standards and are made build-ready for private renewable energy developers to construct and operate projects at these sites.
Provides compensation to service providers, over a period of time, for measured energy efficiency accruing from a large portfolio of homes and businesses that undergo energy efficiency upgrades and operational improvements.
Drive Clean Rebate for Electric Cars - Open to New York State residents, Charge NY’s Drive Clean Rebate offers a point-of-sale rebate of up to $2,000 towards the purchase or lease of a new plug-in electric car. Includes charging station information for residents, businesses, work places and multifamily buildings.
Provides relief to businesses and residents affected by a natural gas constraint.
Recognizes and rewards village, town, city, and county governments in New York State for implementing clean energy actions to save taxpayer dollars, create jobs, and improve the environment.
Assists local governments with siting clean energy projects in their jurisdictions by working with them to implement best practices.
Aims to fight climate change, reduce harmful air pollution and ensure a diverse and reliable low carbon energy supply by requiring that 70 percent of New York's electricity come from renewable energy sources by 2030.
Supports a broad range of renewable energy and energy efficiency education and training programs for new and existing staff, aimed at creating an experienced workforce to support New York State’s growing clean energy economy.
Support for communities to increase customer awareness of CH&C technologies, reduce installed costs, and jump-start the market by implementing multi-year campaigns consisting of community-based outreach and education focused on CH&C.
Supports the development, demonstration, and deployment of innovative transportation technologies and strategies that increase fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
n 2019, New York passed the nation-leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) to empower every New Yorker to fight climate change at home, at work, and in their communities.
This pilot program available in select markets helps homeowners save money and improve a home’s comfort year-round with “seal and insulate” packages. This program makes it easy to make smart investments for a more efficient home now and more affordable clean heating options in the future.
Supports capital investments by large energy customers to reduce carbon through energy efficiency, distributed energy, and other clean energy actions.
Provides technical assistance and support to design teams and building owners involved in building energy-efficient structures in New York State.
Programs to help companies from any sector increase efficiency and improve their bottom lines.
Offers guidance to municipalities adopting Commercial PACE financing.
Supports energy efficiency in commercial tenant spaces in New York State. Tenants and landlords can work with consultants to identify energy saving opportunities at any point of the lease lifecycle: from space selection and goal setting, to design and construction, occupancy and operations.
Offers locally based energy awareness and education for residents, small businesses, and multifamily building owners, with a focus on low-to-moderate-income households and communities. Community Energy Advisers will help community members of all income levels lower their energy costs and increase deployment of distributed energy resources by increasing the amount and diversity of funding and financing being invested in clean energy projects.
Find out if your company can qualify and benefit from delivering NYSERDA programs. NYSERDA works with various partners and contractors to offer solutions that can help reduce energy usage and costs for residents, businesses, institutions, and municipal and nonprofit organizations in New York State. Participation requirements vary by program.
Offers a point-of-sale rebate of up to $2,000 towards the purchase or lease of a new plug-in electric car.
Supports replicable and scalable retrofit approaches to achieving low carbon in existing tall buildings. The Empire Building Challenge (EBC) is a public-private partnership between NYSERDA and leading commercial and multifamily real estate portfolio owners, developers, and occupants.
Offers no-cost energy efficiency services such as insulation, air sealing, energy efficient light bulbs, and replacement of an inefficient refrigerator and freezer to low-income (such as HEAP-eligible) homeowners and renters.
A residential energy audit is a review of a home’s energy performance, including an assessment of both the home’s energy features and the household’s energy consumption patterns. Home energy audits identify how efficiently your home is operating and where your home is wasting energy.
NYSERDA provides training and support services to code enforcement officials, design professionals, energy professionals and the construction trades to improve compliance with and enforcement of the Energy Code. In addition, NYSERDA supports energy code advancement by encouraging the voluntary local adoption of a more stringent “stretch” energy code.
Offers funding and technical support to building owners, municipalities, energy storage developers, contractors, and integrators for installing energy storage technologies.
Explores innovative and streamlined approaches for providing objective energy efficiency studies for commercial properties.
Guides early-stage companies through specific projects and issues, such as staffing for growth, budget management, resource planning, strategic partnering and board management. Entrepreneurs-in-Residence are seasoned executives that share experience, skills and acquired knowledge with early-stage companies.
Supports monitoring and assessment of environmental conditions, informs policy, and fosters technological innovation related to energy use and production.
Offers cost-shared technical services to help businesses operating in New York State make smart energy decisions. A dedicated team of engineers, technology experts, and energy consultants works with customers to create a customized assessment that identifies specific opportunities for reducing energy consumption and costs.
Offers subsidized energy studies to eligible small businesses and not-for-profits to help identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy costs.
Aims to help New York State residents reduce energy waste and lower their energy bills. No cost energy audits and financing options are available. Incentives are available to income-eligible households through Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® which provides a comprehensive, whole-house approach to improving energy efficiency and home comfort while saving money. EmPower New York provides free energy efficiency upgrades at no-cost to income eligible households.
The Home Energy Savings Program, a pay for performance initiative, is an innovative collaboration between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), New York utilities, energy efficiency service providers, and other supporting partners designed to transform investments in energy efficiency
Programs help facilities in any sector increase efficiency to help meet their bottom lines.
Provides funding for emerging clean energy solutions in the areas of energy efficiency, distributed energy resources, and affordability and equity to bring clean energy adoption to scale in New York State.
Provides loan loss portfolio coverage to private lenders and finance providers for lending in the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors.
Brings together organizations and individuals committed to addressing the challenges and opportunities facing low-income New Yorkers as they seek safe, affordable, and reliable energy.
Programs to help income-eligible New Yorkers and rental property owners save money and energy.
Helps startups overcome obstacles to manufacturing cleantech products in New York State.
Offers support to owners, facility managers, and condo/co-op boards of affordable multifamily buildings with five or more units who want to make their existing buildings more energy-efficient.
Supports the planning, design, and installation of economic development projects to operate at net zero energy or net zero carbon performance at the facility-level or community-level.
Supports new construction or gut-rehab of existing spaces to provide residents with energy savings and comfort. Support is available to participating builders who construct single-family homes or multi-unit residential projects that meet the New York ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes standard, including homes designed to achieve net-zero energy performance. Income-qualified homebuyers may be eligible for additional support.
Records information about electricity generated, imported, and consumed within New York State. It can also issue, track, and manage energy attribute certificates and renewable energy credits (RECs).
Allows prequalified fuel distributors to access gasoline and diesel reserves and provide these fuels to emergency responders and other entities during a declared State energy emergency.
NY Green Bank is a state-sponsored, specialized financial entity working in partnership with the private sector to increase investments into New York’s clean energy markets, creating a more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy system.
Helps communities create microgrids - standalone energy systems that can operate independently in the event of a power outage - through a first-in-the-nation competition.
Accelerates the market acceptance of advanced vehicle technologies in the commercial truck and bus sectors.
Heat pumps are a more efficient heating and cooling option that eliminate fossil fuels, can provide up to 100 percent of your heating and cooling needs, and help you save on your energy bills.
Provides incentives and financing to make solar-generated electricity accessible and affordable for all New York homeowners, renters, and businesses. Using solar can help lower energy costs compared to using conventionally generated electricity. Additional program components include training for installers and public officials, standardized permitting processes, and consumer education.
Supports offshore wind (OSW) energy as a major source of affordable, renewable power for New York State, especially for the New York City metropolitan area and Long Island. NYSERDA is the lead agency coordinating the offshore wind opportunities in the State.
Educates industrial and commercial companies about the value of an on-site energy manager to drive energy, process, and operational improvements in their business.
Provides free energy benchmarking services to pre-kindergarten through grade 12 (P-12) schools for up to three years. These benchmarking services provide schools with a mechanism to measure, track, and assess their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions to help them better understand their energy usage and to improve energy efficiency and performance.
Provides resources and programs to help P-12 schools lower energy use and utility bills while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Offers free Clean Heating and Cooling (CHC) Technology Screenings to eligible schools, to evaluate the installation of ground source heat pumps (GSHP), air source heat pumps (ASHP), or variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems.
Provides cost-sharing and direct incentives to help reduce energy loads and assist in the conversion to carbon free fuels. Available to publicly or privately-owned pre-kindergarten through 12th grade schools.
Supports real time energy management (RTEM) system and service providers who help eligible facilities in New York State with selecting appropriate RTEM systems and offers cost-sharing incentives for installing the systems. Assistance includes an in-depth analysis of energy usage data at the site and suggestions for capital improvements.
Supports the installation of high-efficiency, low emission wood heating technology for residential, municipal, and commercial buildings. These advanced technology heating systems enable consumers to use local wood pellets and cordwood as fuel in a cleaner way. Technologies include stoves and pellet and cordwood boilers with thermal storage, many of which are made right here in New York State.
Residential Financing offers loan options to help finance energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements to NY State homeowners.
Working to create new solutions to renovate multifamily buildings while achieving or approaching net-zero energy use and creating standardized and scalable processes that will improve residents’ comfort and buildings’ energy performance.
Recognizes and supports colleges and universities in New York State that implement clean energy projects and principles on campus, in the classroom, and in surrounding communities.
Brings companies and New York’s electric utilities together to accelerate innovation, adopt new business models and technologies, and advance New York State’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) goals.
Supports community-based organizations, that represent low- to moderate-income communities or environmental justice areas, to plan for, develop, and implement community-scale clean energy projects.
Works with lenders statewide to provide eligible small businesses and not-for-profit organizations with access to low-interest energy efficiency project financing.
Supports the modernization of New York State’s electric grid through innovative technology and distributed energy resources.
Offers training to industrial facilities that are interested in optimizing energy use through a continuous improvement approach. SEM focuses on changing business practices to enable companies to reduce energy consumption and waste.
Offers exclusive assistance to SUNY institutions to navigate and implement available energy programs and services.