Check which New York programs you qualify for
This page lists every program we track in New York. The finder narrows them to the ones that match your property — six questions, no account needed.
Start the rebate finder →New York runs its rebates on two layers. NYSERDA administers a set of programs across the state, and the utility that bills you runs its own alongside them, which is why two households doing identical work in different parts of New York are often reading two different sets of rules. Which utility serves you decides whose program you are reading. It does not decide whether you are eligible for it: NYSERDA and each utility apply their own tests, and they are the only ones who can tell you how yours comes out.
The finder on this page narrows the list by ZIP code and property type. A ZIP code is not a utility territory, and many New York ZIPs fall across more than one, so check the utility name printed on your own electric bill against what the finder shows before you act on the list.
Every program on this page is listed as its administrator publishes it, with a link to that source and the date we last checked it. Amounts, deadlines and funding status change without notice, so confirm with the administrator before you buy equipment or sign a contract.
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Enter your ZIP code to see the programs that may apply. No full address or account needed, and where a ZIP covers more than one utility the finder asks which is yours.
Residential Energy Rebates in New York
Your electric and gas utility
Each New York utility runs its own residential rebates alongside the statewide programs, so for those the administrator is your utility and the terms are its own. Con Edison, National Grid and PSEG Long Island are described below. NYSEG, RG&E, Central Hudson and Orange & Rockland appear in the list further down this page. Watch the service area rather than the company: National Grid’s entry covers upstate electric and Long Island gas, which are two different territories.
National Grid (Upstate NY, Long Island gas)
National Grid offers air source and ground source heat pump rebates for residential customers, plus smart thermostat and battery storage incentive programs. Their ConnectedSolutions program provides demand response incentives for battery storage and smart thermostat enrollment, paying customers to reduce load during peak grid events.
Con Edison (NYC and Westchester)
Con Edison’s residential rebates focus on heat pumps, weatherization, and demand response. Con Ed also participates in the statewide NYSERDA programs. Whether a particular Con Edison rebate can be combined with a particular NYSERDA incentive is set by those two programs’ own rules and several New York programs exclude each other — ask both administrators before you count on taking both.
PSEG Long Island
PSEG Long Island operates residential rebate programs for heat pumps, water heaters, and EV chargers. Income-qualified customers can access enhanced incentive levels.
If a municipal utility or a rural electric cooperative bills you
New York has municipal electric departments and rural electric cooperatives alongside the large utilities, and where one of them bills you, your rebates come from that administrator rather than from the utility programs above. The ones we hold are in the list further down this page. Whether NYSERDA’s statewide programs reach a municipal or cooperative account is a separate question, and NYSERDA sets its own participation conditions, so confirm with your own utility and with NYSERDA before you plan work around anything you read here.
Income-qualified households
NYSERDA publishes the income test for EmPower+ itself, by county and household size, and decides which tier a household falls in. PSEG Long Island separately publishes enhanced incentive levels for income-qualified customers on its own test. Those are two administrators applying two different tests, and neither test is ours to apply.
EmPower+
EmPower+ is NYSERDA’s income-qualified home energy program, covering weatherization, insulation, air sealing, heat pumps and heating system upgrades. It is not one offer: NYSERDA publishes two tiers and what a household pays is different in each. For low-income single-family households NYSERDA publishes the improvements as no-cost, capped at $12,000 per project upstate and $14,000 downstate. For moderate-income single-family households NYSERDA publishes a 50% cost share — the household pays half — capped at $6,000 per project upstate and $7,000 downstate. “Downstate” for this program means Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Ulster and Westchester counties.
NYSERDA sets the income limits for this program, publishes them itself by county and household size, and decides which tier a household falls in. We do not calculate that and we do not publish a limit for you — the figure in NYSERDA’s own eligibility tool is the one that counts. Look your county and household size up at NYSERDA’s EmPower+ income eligibility tool, and confirm your tier and the current caps with NYSERDA before you commit to any work or sign anything with a contractor.
Who qualifies: NYSERDA publishes eligibility as income-qualified NY homeowners and renters, single-family and 1–4 unit buildings; renters need the owner’s consent. NYSERDA decides eligibility, not us.
How to apply: Contact NYSERDA at nyserda.ny.gov or call 1-866-NYSERDA.
Insulation, air sealing and envelope work
Comfort Home and EmPower+ are two different programs rather than two tiers of one, and NYSERDA sorts households between them by income. Its Comfort Home Pilot Program Manual directs the pilot at market-rate customers, and sends income-eligible households to EmPower+ for air sealing and insulation. A household that went through EmPower+, EmPower or Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR and is no longer income-eligible for EmPower+ can take Comfort Home, and there is a narrower way in for windows, below. NYSERDA sets that test and applies it, so take your own situation to NYSERDA before you plan work around either program.
NYSERDA Comfort Home Program
Comfort Home pays for completed packages of envelope work, and it is all-or-nothing: partial work earns nothing, because a whole package has to be finished to be paid. Before the amounts matter, check that the program reaches you at all. NYSERDA’s manual limits Comfort Home to electric customers of Con Edison, NYSEG, RG&E, Central Hudson, Orange & Rockland or National Grid who pay the System Benefits Charge. Its eligibility section adds a condition that utility list does not carry: the customer has to own the home, and the property has to be one to four units, so this is a program for owners rather than renters. The manual also states that homes served by PSEG Long Island are not eligible for Comfort Home. A home on municipal electric service should not assume either way, because the manual states that rule twice and the two statements differ: §3.5 (printed p. 17) bars municipal-electric homes from the package incentives while keeping them eligible for energy audit and assessment incentives, and §5.1 (printed p. 28) says they are not eligible for the pilot. NYSERDA settles which applies to a given home, so get that answer from NYSERDA before you schedule work or pay anything.
NYSERDA publishes three named packages — Good (seal and insulate the attic and rim joist) at $2,500, Better (Good plus walls and floors) at $3,000, and a Windows Add-On at $2,000 that requires the air sealing and full wall and floor insulation first. The packages are defined by the work in them, not by projected savings. The work has to go through a trained participating Comfort Home contractor. The windows package is also the one way into Comfort Home for a household that is still income-eligible for EmPower+, and the figure is different on that route: NYSERDA’s manual puts it at $1,000 or $2,000 rather than a flat $2,000, and NYSERDA sets which one applies, on its own criteria. Get that number from NYSERDA before you price the windows. The manual allows the window upgrade after the EmPower+ work, and attaches four conditions to it: the home already has the attic and rim joist work done and its walls and floors fully insulated, an assessment documents its condition after that work, the Completion Report is filed, and the window installer is a participating Comfort Home contractor. NYSERDA checks a home’s eligibility for this program itself, through a MyEnergy account. This is a pilot, and a pilot can end. Confirm with NYSERDA that it is still running, along with your eligibility, the current package amounts and your contractor’s participation, before any work is scheduled. If municipal electric service bills your home, ask NYSERDA in the same call whether Comfort Home reaches you at all, and what if anything it covers.
Solar, batteries, community solar and electric vehicles
NY-Sun’s residential rooftop incentive has closed. Battery storage, community solar and the point-of-sale EV rebate were still accepting applications when we last checked, and a state income-tax credit on solar is settled on your New York State return rather than by any of these administrators. Storage and the EV rebate both run on limited funding, which is how the rooftop incentive ended, so confirm with NYSERDA that the one you are counting on is still funded before you plan around it.
NY-Sun — Residential Solar (closed)
NY-Sun’s per-watt incentive for homeowner rooftop solar is no longer available. The residential blocks filled and closed when the money ran out — Con Edison territory on May 29, 2025, and the rest of the state on December 17, 2025. The income-qualified Affordable Solar incentive has closed as well (Con Edison on October 15, 2025; Upstate on March 9, 2026). If a quote you receive includes a NY-Sun residential rooftop rebate, ask the installer where it comes from.
Current status: Closed. What is still open for homeowners is below: battery storage, community solar, and the state solar tax credit.
NYSERDA Residential Energy Storage Incentive
Home batteries are where the state money is now. NYSERDA pays per kilowatt-hour of installed storage, up to 25 kWh, whether the battery stands alone or is paired with solar: $200/kWh in Upstate territories and $250/kWh in Con Edison territory. Households in disadvantaged communities, or at or below 80% of area or state median income, can use the Inclusive Storage Incentive instead, at $450/kWh. These are block incentives — the rate steps down as each block fills — so confirm the current rate on NYSERDA’s residential storage dashboard before you sign.
Who qualifies: NY homeowners in Upstate utility territories or Con Edison territory (the standard incentive is not offered in PSEG Long Island territory). The battery must be enrolled in a utility load-management or virtual power plant program. The standard and inclusive incentives cannot be combined.
Details: nyserda.ny.gov, Energy Storage Program.
Community Solar and Statewide Solar for All
If you rent, have a shaded roof, or would rather not own panels, community solar lets you subscribe to a solar project and receive credits on your electric bill — NYSERDA’s own figure is often a 5–20% discount on the bill. Before signing, check that the provider is registered with the NY Department of Public Service and read the cancellation terms. Households enrolled in their utility’s Energy Assistance Program receive Statewide Solar for All bill credits automatically, at no cost (not available in PSEG Long Island territory).
Program availability, incentive amounts, and block status are subject to change. Confirm current program availability, incentive levels, and contractor requirements with NYSERDA (nyserda.ny.gov) before contracting. Some NYSERDA incentives are block-based and may close without advance notice.
Storage block rates verified against NYSERDA’s residential storage dashboard on 2026-10-03. Last reviewed: 2026-10-03.
Drive Clean Rebate
New York’s state EV rebate is applied at the point of sale by a participating New York dealer, on the purchase or lease of an eligible new plug-in hybrid or battery electric vehicle. NYSERDA publishes three bands set by the model’s all-electric range — over 200 miles $2,000, 40 to 199 miles $1,000, under 40 miles $500 — and one rule that overrides the bands: any model with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price above $42,000 drops to $500 regardless of range. NYSERDA states the rebate is applied while funding lasts. Check your model against NYSERDA’s own eligible-models list rather than assuming it qualifies, and ask the dealer to show the rebate on the paperwork before you sign.
New York State Solar Tax Credit (IT-255)
NY State Solar Credit (IT-255). New York offers a 25% state income-tax credit on residential solar installations, up to $5,000. It applies to a system of 25 kW or less at your principal residence whether you buy it, lease it, or sign a power purchase agreement of at least 10 years. If the system produces electricity, it must be net metered with your utility to qualify. It is not refundable — it reduces New York State income tax you owe, carries forward for five years if you cannot use it all, and how much of it you can actually use depends on your own tax position. We are not tax professionals and this is not tax advice; have a qualified tax professional confirm it before any part of it goes into your project arithmetic or into a quote you are comparing.
If you are offered financing
NYSERDA also runs two residential loan programs under Green Jobs Green NY. Those are borrowed money that is repaid, not incentives; approval is subject to NYSERDA’s own published credit criteria, and NYSERDA publishes the current rate on its own rate page rather than fixing one, so read the rate there before you plan around it.
Federal and other tax incentives may apply depending on your situation; those change frequently and depend on your circumstances, so we don’t estimate them here. Consult a qualified tax professional and see our Federal Incentives page.
Commercial Energy Rebates in New York
New York’s commercial and industrial programs sit on the same two layers as the residential ones: NYSERDA’s statewide technical-assistance and custom incentives, and each utility’s own C&I track. The main ones are below. Our New York commercial energy incentives page is where the commercial side is written up, including the small business, multifamily and demand response tracks.
NYSERDA Commercial Programs
FlexTech — Flexible Technical Assistance
FlexTech is NYSERDA’s cost-shared technical study program for commercial and industrial customers. It covers energy audits, feasibility studies, energy master plans, retro-commissioning studies, and distributed energy resource (DER) planning. The cost-share is set by sector rather than at one rate: NYSERDA publishes commercial and industrial at 50–75%, P-12 schools at 50–90%, affordable multifamily at 75–100% and market-rate multifamily at 50%, capped at up to $500,000 per project or 20% of annual energy expenditure, whichever is less. The study is carried out by a third-party service provider NYSERDA requires on every project, and what that study concludes is the provider’s work, not ours. Most participants must pay the electric System Benefits Charge. Confirm your sector’s current cost-share, the cap and your eligibility with NYSERDA before you commission anything.
Who qualifies: Commercial, industrial, institutional, and government customers in NYSERDA-eligible utility territories.
Study types: Energy audits (ASHRAE Level 1/2), retro-commissioning, feasibility, master plans.
Contact: nyserda.ny.gov/flextech
NY Clean Heat Program (Commercial)
NYSERDA’s NY Clean Heat program supports commercial heat pump installations, including air-to-water heat pumps for commercial hydronic systems. Incentive levels are set per BTU/hr of installed capacity and vary by utility territory.
Green Jobs Green NY — On-Bill Recovery Financing
GJGNY provides financing for energy efficiency improvements, repaid through on-bill recovery on the utility bill. Available to both residential and commercial customers. This is money the borrower repays, not an incentive — NYSERDA’s own wording on its residential loans is that “loans are not incentives or rebates and must be paid back.” We do not quote a rate here, because NYSERDA publishes its rates on its own rate page and changes them rather than fixing one. Approval is subject to NYSERDA’s credit criteria, and on the On-Bill Recovery product NYSERDA records the obligation against the property with the County Clerk and the balance may transfer to a buyer when the property is sold. Confirm the current rate, the term and what secures the loan with NYSERDA, and take the terms to your own adviser, before you borrow.
Energy Storage Program
NYSERDA’s energy storage incentive program supports commercial battery storage installations, helping reduce the net cost of behind-the-meter storage for demand-charge management and resilience.
Utility C&I Programs — New York
Con Edison C&I Energy Efficiency Program
Con Edison runs one of the largest C&I utility efficiency programs in the country. Custom incentives are available for projects that reduce peak demand and annual energy consumption, with incentive levels negotiated based on projected verified savings. Con Ed also offers a Small Business Program for facilities with peak demand under 100 kW, providing direct install services and rebates with streamlined application requirements.
Target sectors: Commercial real estate, healthcare, hospitality, retail, industrial.
Incentive type: Custom ($/kWh, $/kW) and prescriptive (equipment-based).
National Grid Commercial Programs
National Grid’s C&I program covers lighting, HVAC, motors, drives, compressed air, and process improvements. Their Retro-Commissioning (RCx) program reimburses a portion of RCx study costs and provides incentives for verified operational improvements. The incentive is paid on savings National Grid verifies after the work, and the customer still pays to implement the measures. We do not estimate what RCx would return on your building — that depends on the building. Confirm the current incentive rate and the program’s status with National Grid before you budget against it.
PSEG Long Island — Commercial Efficiency Rebate Program
PSEG Long Island’s commercial program covers prescriptive equipment rebates (lighting, HVAC, motors) and custom incentives for large projects. Available to Long Island commercial customers. PSEG Long Island runs a separate Small Business Program track with its own eligibility, and publishes higher rates for projects in a Disadvantaged Community. PSEG Long Island sets and applies those rules; confirm which track your site falls in with them before you apply.
Central Hudson, NYSEG, RG&E, Orange & Rockland
Each of New York’s smaller utilities operates C&I rebate programs under the state’s Joint Utilities energy efficiency framework. Program structures vary by utility but generally include prescriptive rebates for lighting, HVAC, and motors, plus custom incentive pathways for larger projects. Contact your utility’s energy efficiency department directly or use NYSERDA’s utility program finder.
Federal Tax Provisions
Federal tax credits and deductions may also apply to commercial energy projects, but they change frequently and depend on your entity’s circumstances, so we don’t estimate them here. Consult a qualified tax professional and see our Federal Incentives page.
Commercial Projects: Work With an Energy Professional
Most commercial utility rebate applications require pre-approval before work begins, ASHRAE-level energy audit documentation, and post-installation verification. Navigating that process while managing a capital project is a significant time commitment for internal facility teams.
GetEnergyRebates.com connects commercial building owners and facility managers with regional energy professionals — energy auditors, LED and HVAC installers, and efficiency consultants with direct experience processing NY utility incentive applications.
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The list below is every New York programme we hold. Sixty-three are for households, ninety-nine are for businesses, municipalities, institutions and other non-residential customers, and one is open to both — so most of this list is not a household programme, and the group headings say which is which. A few are narrower than the state: two are restricted to the five boroughs of New York City and the card names the city agency that runs them. Each card carries the benefit as the administrator publishes it, the timing as published, a link to the official programme page, and the date we last checked it. We are a publisher, not an administrator: we do not decide eligibility, process applications or pay anything, we have no agreement with any of these administrators, and listing a programme here is not a recommendation of it or of any contractor. Several of these programmes set an income limit, and they do not share one — each administrator publishes its own, on its own basis, and we do not calculate a limit for you; the administrator’s own published figure is the only one that counts. Programmes here open, pause, close and run out of money without notice, so confirm current amounts, status and eligibility with the administrator before you spend money or sign anything. Some of these also interact with federal or state tax provisions; we are not tax professionals, nothing here is tax, legal or financial advice, and you should speak to a qualified tax professional about your own situation — see our Federal Incentives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I apply to NYSERDA or to my utility?
It depends on the program, and who you contact is part of what each program publishes. EmPower+ goes through NYSERDA directly, at nyserda.ny.gov or 1-866-NYSERDA. Comfort Home runs through a trained participating contractor, and the Drive Clean rebate is applied by the dealer at the point of sale, so in those two you are not the one filing. Utility rebates go to the utility that bills you. Each program card further down this page links to the administrator’s own page, which is where the application route is stated.
Why is my rebate different from someone else’s in New York?
Because only the NYSERDA layer is statewide. The utility that bills you sets its own residential rebates, and even inside NYSERDA’s own programs the figures split by region: the EmPower+ project caps are higher downstate than upstate, and the residential storage incentive publishes a different rate per kilowatt-hour in Con Edison territory than in the upstate territories. Two neighboring addresses on different utilities can land on different numbers for identical equipment. Your own figures come from the utility that bills you and from NYSERDA, so ask those two for the amounts and caps that apply at your address rather than working from a number a neighbor quoted.
What if a municipal utility or a rural electric cooperative bills me?
Then your rebates come from that administrator, not from the investor-owned utility programs described above. The ones we hold are in the list further down this page. Whether NYSERDA’s statewide programs reach a municipal or cooperative account is a separate question that NYSERDA answers on its own participation conditions, so confirm with your own utility and with NYSERDA before you plan work around either.
Can I combine NYSERDA rebates with utility rebates?
Sometimes, and it has to be checked program by program, because several New York programs are deliberately mutually exclusive. NYSERDA and the utilities do coordinate under the Joint Utilities / NYSERDA framework, and combining a NYSERDA incentive with a utility prescriptive rebate is common. But the exceptions are real and they are not footnotes: EmPower+ cannot be combined with NYSERDA’s Appliance Upgrade Program; NYSERDA’s Inclusive Storage Incentive cannot be combined with the market-rate residential storage incentive; HCR’s Clean Energy Initiative names eight other programs as duplicative, NYC HPD’s REDi among them; and income-eligible multifamily buildings are routed to NYSERDA rather than taking a utility’s own multifamily incentive. Ask each administrator, in writing, whether the other program you are counting on is permitted alongside theirs — before you apply to either, and before any of it goes into a budget.
Do New York commercial rebates require pre-approval before starting work?
Most large commercial utility programs require pre-approval: an application submitted and an incentive commitment issued before the project begins. Starting work before that commitment can disqualify the project from the incentive entirely, so read the program’s own terms before you issue a purchase order. Our New York commercial energy incentives page covers the commercial programs, FlexTech and the small business tracks among them.
What about federal tax credits?
Federal and other tax incentives may apply depending on your situation; those change frequently and depend on your circumstances, so we don’t estimate them here. Consult a qualified tax professional and see our Federal Incentives page.
All 163 programs we track for NY
Each program below is listed as its administrator publishes it, with a link to that source and the date we last checked it.
Programs for homes
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) 12 programs
Appliance Upgrade Program
Estimated benefit: Households at 0-80% of area median income: 100% of the qualified project cost, up to $840 for an ENERGY STAR heat pump clothes dryer, up to $4,000 for an electrical panel upgrade and up to $2,500 for an electrical wiring upgrade. Households above 80% and up to 150% of AMI: 50% of the qualified project cost against the same three caps. The income bands are set per county and household size.
Timing: No closing date was found on the program page; the rebate is taken at participating retailers.
“"Heat Pump Clothes Dryer Rebate | 100% of the qualified project cost, up to $840 | 50% of the qualified project cost, up to $840" across the "0-80% AMI" and "80-150% AMI" columns — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Appliance-Upgrade-Program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Your income band halves the money: at or below 80% of area median income you get 100% of the qualified project cost, and above 80% up to 150% you get 50%, against the same three caps — up to $840 for an ENERGY STAR heat pump clothes dryer, up to $4,000 for an electrical panel upgrade and up to $2,500 for wiring. The caps are the same statewide but the income limits are set per county and household size, so check your own county's threshold on the program page rather than taking a neighbour's answer. One practical distinction on installation: swapping an electric-resistance dryer can usually be self-installed, while replacing a gas dryer typically needs a participating contractor, and panel and wiring work must go through one to be rebated at all. If an undersized panel is why you have been putting off a heat pump or an induction range, this is the program that pays for the panel.
Heat Pump Program (NYS Clean Heat) — LMI 1-4 family statewide administration
Estimated benefit: For income-eligible one- to four-family households, NYSERDA delivers heat pump money through EmPower+ and its Sustainable Futures layer rather than through a separate NYSERDA rate table — air source heat pump $10,000 and ground source heat pump $10,000 per the Sustainable Futures caps, on top of the EmPower+ project cap.
Timing: No deadline was found on the Heat Pump Program page; it is a standing portal to the utility rebate tables and to EmPower+.
“"Heat Pump Program (NYS Clean Heat) ... New York State and energy companies are offering rebates, financing and tax credits to lower your bills" — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Heat-Pump-Program, read 2026-10-05 Administration confirmed at source by the lead: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order and the LMI EE/BE Order together designate NYSERDA as the primary Program Administrator for low and moderate income (“LMI”) 1-4 residential incentive offerings Statewide." - NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, 1 September 2026, printed p. 1 (PDF p. 7). Retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit”
Our energy expert: This is a signpost rather than a separate rate table: if your one-to-four family household is income-eligible, your heat pump money comes through EmPower+ and its Sustainable Futures layer, not through a NYSERDA Clean Heat schedule of its own. Under those Sustainable Futures caps an air source heat pump is $10,000 and a ground source heat pump is $10,000, sitting on top of the EmPower+ project cap. NYSERDA states that households above the EmPower+ moderate-income limit go the other way, to their own electric utility's Clean Heat rebate table — one route or the other, never both; confirm with NYSERDA which route applies to your household. Start with the EmPower+ income test, because it decides which door you are standing at.
Comfort Home Program
Estimated benefit: Good (seal and insulate attic and rim joist) $2,500; Better (Good plus insulate walls and floors) $3,000; Windows Add-On (ENERGY STAR windows after Good plus full wall and floor insulation) $2,000. Where NYSERDA has funded efficiency work at the home before, a household can get $1,000 toward a further package within a year of that work, or $2,000 after a year; NYSERDA decides what counts as prior work. A Westchester homeowner can get another $1,000 where Con Edison finds them not eligible for its Weather Ready Program.
Timing: No closing date was found on the program page; eligibility is checked per-home through a MyEnergy portal account.
“"Good | Seal and insulate attic and rim joist | $2,500" / "Better | Good Package plus insulate walls and floors | $3,000**" / "Windows Add-On | After air-sealing and insulating, upgrade windows to ENERGY STAR® | $2,000**", with the note "**Additional incentives available for homeowners located in Westchester County" — NYSERDA, "Comfort Home / For Homeowners" customer fact sheet SFR-CH-ov-fs-1-v6 (5/25), p. 1; https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/-/media/Project/Nyserda/Files/Programs/Comfort-Home/Customer-Facing-Fact-Sheet.pdf, retrieved and archived 2026-10-26”
Our energy expert: NYSERDA directs this pilot at market-rate customers and sends income-eligible households to EmPower+ for air sealing and insulation, so the first question is which of the two programs NYSERDA puts you in. A renter is outside this one: it is for owners of one- to four-unit homes who buy their electricity from one of the six large utilities and pay the System Benefits Charge. PSEG Long Island homes are not eligible, and a municipal-electric home needs NYSERDA to say whether the program reaches it at all. Partial work earns nothing here, because the packages are all-or-nothing and you have to complete an entire one to be paid. Good, which seals and insulates the attic and rim joist, pays $2,500; Better, which adds walls and floors, pays $3,000; and the Windows Add-On, which requires the air sealing and full wall and floor insulation first, pays $2,000 — so the entry tier is $2,500 and anyone telling you the program starts at $2,000 has the structure backwards. Two things are easy to miss: a home that has had NYSERDA-funded efficiency work before can get $1,000 toward another package within a year of that work or $2,000 after a year, with NYSERDA deciding what counts as prior work, and a Westchester homeowner can get another $1,000 where Con Edison finds them not eligible for its Weather Ready Program, which is Con Edison's determination to make and NYSERDA's to apply. Work has to go through a trained participating Comfort Home contractor, and NYSERDA's program page and fact sheet call the consultation no-fee; the manual separately caps funded assessments at two per customer per year, and what your own first visit covers is a question for NYSERDA before you book.
Drive Clean Rebate
Estimated benefit: A point-of-sale rebate of $2,000, $1,000 or $500 off the purchase or lease of an eligible new EV, set by the model's all-electric range: over 200 miles $2,000; 40 to 199 miles $1,000; under 40 miles $500. Any model with a manufacturer's suggested retail price above $42,000 drops to $500 regardless of range.
Timing: No closing date was found; the rebate is applied by the participating dealer at the point of sale while funding lasts.
“"Greater than 200-mile range: $2,000 rebate / 40- to 199-mile range: $1,000 rebate / Less than 40-mile range: $500 rebate" and "MSRP greater than $42,000: $500 rebate" — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Drive-Clean-Rebate-For-Electric-Cars-Program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: The rule that changes the answer for most buyers is not the range tier but the price: any model with a manufacturer's suggested retail price above $42,000 drops to $500 regardless of how far it goes, so a long-range EV over that line gets $500 rather than $2,000. Below it the tiers run on all-electric range — over 200 miles $2,000, 40 to 199 miles $1,000, under 40 miles $500 — across more than 60 eligible new plug-in hybrid and battery electric models. It comes off the price at the dealer rather than being claimed afterwards, so you file nothing, but it only works through a participating New York dealer and only while funding lasts. Ask the dealer to show the rebate on the paperwork before you sign, and check your model against the eligible list rather than assuming it qualifies.
EmPower+
Estimated benefit: Low-income single-family households: no-cost improvements capped at $12,000 per project upstate, $14,000 downstate. Moderate-income single-family households: 50% of the cost of the improvements, capped at $6,000 per project upstate, $7,000 downstate. Sustainable Futures and HEAR funding sit on top of these caps and are recorded separately.
Timing: No application deadline is printed on the program page; applications are taken on a continuous basis through the MyEnergy Portal.
“"Low-income, single-family households are eligible for no-cost energy efficiency improvements capped at $12,000 per project for upstate customers and $14,000 per project for downstate customers." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/EmPower-New-York-Program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: An energy auditor assesses the whole home and the program corrects what is costing the household most, and it is the door most of the other NYSERDA residential money comes through. For low-income single-family households the improvements are at no cost, capped at $12,000 per project upstate and $14,000 downstate; moderate-income households pay half, capped at $6,000 upstate and $7,000 downstate. Downstate here means Bronx, Dutchess, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Ulster, Westchester and Kings counties, which is worth checking because the difference is $2,000 of project ceiling. Renters qualify with owner consent, and income is proved either with a HEAP, SNAP, TANF or SSI award letter from the last twelve months, four consecutive weeks of paystubs plus every other income source, or your most recent federal return — gather that along with an itemised electric bill and a gas or delivered-fuel bill before you start.
Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEAR) through EmPower+
Estimated benefit: Added on top of the EmPower+ caps. Air sealing, insulation and ventilation are capped together at $1,600. The amount a household gets depends on the combination of measures the contractor proposes.
Timing: No closing date is printed on the EmPower+ page for the HEAR layer.
“"Eligibility for the HEAR incentive is based on the combination of energy efficiency improvements proposed by the contractor. The maximum incentive limits are as follows: Air sealing, insulation, and ventilation: $1,600" — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/EmPower-New-York-Program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This sits on top of the EmPower+ caps rather than replacing them, and it is bundle-dependent: air sealing, insulation and ventilation are capped together at $1,600, and what your household actually receives depends on the combination of measures your EmPower+ contractor proposes after the home energy assessment. That makes the assessment and the scope coming out of it the thing that sets your number, rather than a figure you can look up beforehand. You have to be going through EmPower+ to reach it, so there is no separate application to file. Ask your contractor to show how the proposed scope maps to the caps before work is scheduled, so you know what is being claimed on your behalf.
Home Energy Plan
Estimated benefit: No cost to the homeowner. The customer receives a virtual Home Energy Assessment and a written Home Energy Plan covering where the home wastes energy and any health or safety flags.
Timing: No deadline was found; the assessment is offered on an ongoing basis.
“"All New York homeowners of one-to-four family homes can get a no-cost energy assessment." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Home-Energy-Plan, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: No cost, no income test and no utility-territory restriction — any owner of a one-to-four family home in New York can get a virtual home energy assessment and a written Home Energy Plan setting out where the home wastes energy and flagging health or safety issues. It is worth doing for a concrete reason beyond curiosity: a no-cost assessment is a precondition for a NYSERDA residential loan, so this is the step that opens the financing rather than an optional extra. Be clear that it is virtual rather than the in-person assessment that comes with EmPower+ or Comfort Home, so nobody is going into your attic. Treat it as the cheapest way to find out whether a deeper in-person assessment is worth booking.
New Efficient Homes New York: Heat Pump Incentive
Estimated benefit: Per dwelling unit, on a schedule that falls each Program Year. Cold-climate air source heat pump: $6,000 in Year 1, $5,000 in Year 2, $4,000 in Year 3. Ground source heat pump: $15,000 in Year 1, $12,000 in Year 2, $9,000 in Year 3. A $1,000 per-unit bonus applies in all three years for projects in a disadvantaged community. The incentive cannot exceed 35% of the installed cost of the equipment.
Timing: "Applications will be accepted continuously through December 15, 2029, by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."
“"Year 1 | $6,000 | $15,000 | $1,000" under the columns "Cold Climate ASHP ($/Dwelling Unit) | GSHP ($/Dwelling Unit) | Disadvantaged Communities bonus ($/Dwelling Unit)", and "Incentives must not exceed 35% of the installed cost of the equipment." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/New-Efficient-Homes-New-York/Heat-Pump-Incentive, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: The schedule falls each Program Year and slipping is expensive: a cold-climate air source heat pump pays $6,000 per dwelling unit in Year 1, $5,000 in Year 2 and $4,000 in Year 3, while ground source pays $15,000, $12,000 and $9,000. A ground source project that slides a program year loses $3,000 per unit, so get the calendar start date of each Program Year from NYSERDA before you commit a construction schedule — it is the most valuable call you can make on this program. A $1,000 per-unit bonus applies in all three years in a disadvantaged community, and no incentive can exceed 35% of the installed cost of the equipment. This covers new construction, adaptive reuse or substantial renovation under 50,000 square feet, projects must be in construction at application, air source projects must fully electrify heating, cooling and ventilation and ground source projects must be fully electric homes, with applications accepted to 15 December 2029.
Residential Energy Storage Incentive - Con Edison
Estimated benefit: $250 per kWh of installed AC storage capacity, up to 25 kWh. Block 1 is open and barely drawn down: $5,553,175 of its $6,250,000 is still available as of 5 October 2026.
Timing: "Incentive applications will be accepted through December 31, 2030, or until funds are fully committed, whichever is earlier." - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, S1.1, PDF p. 8. The block closes when its money runs out, which will come first.
“Residential storage dashboard block JSON, 'Con Edison' series: openDate 06/17/2025, closeDate empty, isActive true, totalSize 6250000, submittedSize 696825, remainingAmount 5553175, maxRate 0.25 (rendered $250.00/kWh). Read live 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: If you are a Con Edison homeowner considering a battery, this is $250 per kWh of installed AC capacity up to 25 kWh, with $5,553,175 of the $6,250,000 block still available on 5 October 2026, fifteen months after it opened. It is also the one territory where the load-management catch does not currently bite, because the program manual names qualifying enrollment programs for National Grid, NYSEG, RG&E and Orange & Rockland and none for Con Edison — so there is nothing extra for you to enroll in today. The battery can be standalone or paired with new or existing on-site generation, and it has to be installed by a participating contractor with a participating builder named on the application. Blocks close when the money runs out rather than on the nominal 2030 date, so have your installer confirm the block is still open before you order equipment.
Inclusive Storage Incentive (ISI) - Residential, statewide
Estimated benefit: $450 per kWh of installed AC storage capacity, up to 25 kWh. The statewide block opened 13 April 2026 with $11,250,000 and $9,188,775 was still available as of 5 October 2026. It cannot be combined with the market-rate residential storage incentive.
Timing: "Incentive applications will be accepted through December 31, 2030, or until funds are fully committed, whichever is earlier." - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, S1.1, PDF p. 8. The block closes when its money runs out, which will come first.
“"A Residential or Retail project may only apply for either an ISI incentive or its market-rate equivalent (i.e., the ISI and market-rate incentives cannot be combined)." - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, S1.3.2, PDF p. 17. Rate and balance from the residential storage dashboard block JSON, 'DAC' series: openDate 04/13/2026, closeDate empty, isActive true, totalSize 11250000, submittedSize 2061225, remainingAmount 9188775, maxRate 0.45 (rendered $450.00/kWh). Read live 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: For an income-eligible household this is the highest of NYSERDA's residential storage rates as its blocks stood on 5 October 2026: $450 per kWh of installed AC capacity up to 25 kWh, against $200 to $250 on the market-rate blocks. The statewide block opened at $11,250,000. It cannot be combined with the market-rate residential storage incentive, so this is an election rather than a stack. You qualify by living in a disadvantaged community, or with income at or below 80% of area or state median income, whichever is higher, or through a 1-4 unit affordable housing property with at least half its units under that threshold — and in an owner-occupied multi-unit building only the owner-occupied meter counts.
Residential Energy Storage Incentive - Rest of State (Upstate)
Estimated benefit: $200 per kWh of installed AC storage capacity, up to 25 kWh. Block 1 is open with $969,950 of its $5,000,000 left as of 5 October 2026. The next block is already queued at $175 per kWh.
Timing: "Incentive applications will be accepted through December 31, 2030, or until funds are fully committed, whichever is earlier." - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, S1.1, PDF p. 8. The block closes when its money runs out, which will come first.
“Residential storage dashboard block JSON, 'Rest of State' series: block 1 openDate 06/10/2025, closeDate empty, isActive true, totalSize 5000000, submittedSize 4030050, remainingAmount 969950, maxRate 0.2 (rendered $200.00/kWh); block 2 openDate empty, totalSize 6300000, maxRate 0.175 ($175.00/kWh). Read live 2026-10-05 from https://portal.nyserda.ny.gov/Core_BlockChart_Page?programName=Residential%20Storage%20Incentive%20Program.”
Our energy expert: The next block pays $175 per kWh rather than $200, so timing is the decision here rather than eligibility. Just under $1 million of the $5 million block was left on 5 October 2026 and the balance had not moved for a couple of days, so a roll is not imminent — but it is coming, and a quote built on $200 should be re-confirmed the week you sign. The battery does not have to be paired with solar and must carry a ten-year warranty. Where your territory has a qualifying utility load-management program, enrollment in it is a condition rather than an option: National Grid's ConnectedSolutions Battery Program and NYSEG and RG&E's Energy Storage Solutions for applications from 1 April 2026, and Orange & Rockland's Smart Savers from 1 May 2026, so arrange that alongside the installation rather than afterwards.
Sustainable Futures Program (SFP) funding through EmPower+
Estimated benefit: Paid on top of the EmPower+ project caps, per measure: heat pump water heater $5,000; air source heat pump $10,000; ground source heat pump $10,000; panel box $5,000; electrical wiring upgrade $2,500.
Timing: No end date for the Sustainable Futures layer was found on the EmPower+ page; it is described as additional funding New York has made available, and we found no closing date for it.
“"New York has made additional funding available through the Sustainable Futures Program (SFP). SFP funding is available in addition to the EmPower+ low-and moderate-income project caps listed above." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/EmPower-New-York-Program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: These sit on top of the EmPower+ project caps rather than inside them, which is the point most households miss: an air source heat pump adds $10,000, a ground source heat pump $10,000, a heat pump water heater $5,000, a panel box $5,000 and an electrical wiring upgrade $2,500. The heat pump water heater line is the one most often left out of a quote, so if that is in your scope make sure your contractor has included it. You have to be an approved EmPower+ participant to reach any of it, and the measure must have been recommended by the EmPower+ contractor after the home energy assessment — which makes the assessment where this money is won or lost. Ask for the scope in writing showing which Sustainable Futures lines are being claimed on your project.
PSEG Long Island 10 programs
Battery Storage Rewards
Estimated benefit: An annual payment for letting PSEG Long Island discharge your battery to the grid during summer peak events. The amount is set by the third-party aggregator you enroll through, not by PSEG Long Island, and may depend on how well your battery performed in each event — so the figure to ask your installer for is the aggregator's $/kW rate and its performance terms.
Timing: "Events may occur between May 1st and September 30th each year. These events can last a maximum of four hours each with less than 10 events each summer." Aggregators get at least 21 hours' notice. Enrollment is through an aggregator and is open year-round rather than against an application deadline.
“"As a participant in the Battery Storage Rewards Program, you agree to supply power from your batteries to your home or the grid a few times each year ... By participating in these events, you are rewarded with an annual payment. ... The payment you receive is determined by your aggregator and may depend on how well your battery system performed during each event. ... How much will I get paid? Payment terms are defined by the aggregator." — https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/GreenEnergy/SolarEnergy/EnergyStorageRewards, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Treat this as a condition rather than a bonus if you are claiming NYSERDA's Long Island residential solar-plus-storage incentive, because enrollment in PSEG Long Island's dynamic load management program is now required for that incentive — the two have to be arranged together. What you are paid is an annual amount for letting PSEG Long Island discharge your battery during summer peak events, and the figure is set by the third-party aggregator you enroll through rather than by PSEG Long Island, and may depend on how well the battery performed in each event. So the number to get from your installer is the aggregator's $/kW rate and its performance terms, in writing, before you sign anything. Events run 1 May to 30 September, fewer than ten a summer at a maximum of four hours each with aggregators given at least 21 hours' notice — you can opt out of an individual event through your aggregator, but opting out affects your payment.
Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate
Estimated benefit: $1,200 at market rate, rising to $1,700 for income-eligible households, when you apply through the Home Comfort / Residential Efficiency Program with a participating contractor; the market rebate is capped at 70% of project cost and the income-eligible rebate at 100%. The contractor also receives $100 per project. The mail-in / online ENERGY STAR Products route pays up to $1,200 but is capped at 50% of the purchase price. Minimum efficiency is a Uniform Energy Factor of 2.00 for tanks of 55 gallons or less and 2.20 above 55 gallons. Limit of one heat pump water heater per year.
Timing: Pre-approval is required and rebates expire 90 days from pre-approval under the Version 2.0 application; equipment must be installed after 5.7.26. On the ENERGY STAR Products route the purchase and installation must fall in the current calendar year and the claim must be postmarked by 31 December. "Rebates are available for Existing Buildings only. (Please see New York's All-Electric Building Act)".
“"Rebate Level | Customer | Contractor — Market 1200 | 100; LMI 1700 | 100" with "Proposed Water Heaters | Min UEF — Heat Pump Water Heater < 55 Gallons 2; Heat Pump Water Heater > 55 Gallons 2.2" — PSEG Long Island, 2026 Residential Efficiency Program, Home Comfort and Home Performance Rebate Application, Version 2.0, effective 5.7.26, 'References' sheet cells H175:J183, read cell-by-cell 2026-10-05. The 70%/100% caps are the IFERROR test in cell E12 of the same workbook's 'Water Heating Worksheet'. The separate products route is "Apply Now for Rebates Up To $1,200" at https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/homeefficiency/HomeComfort/hpwh, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: There are two routes with very different economics, and the better one is not the obvious one. Going through the Home Comfort program with a participating contractor and pre-approval pays $1,200 at market rate and $1,700 to an income-eligible household, capped at 70% of project cost or 100% for income-eligible, while the mail-in ENERGY STAR Products route pays up to $1,200 against a 50%-of-purchase-price cap. The $1,700 rate is set in PSEG Long Island's 2026 Residential Efficiency Program rebate application, Version 2.0, so ask your contractor to quote you from that document rather than from a summary figure. Minimum efficiency is a Uniform Energy Factor of 2.00 at 55 gallons or less and 2.20 above, one unit per year, existing buildings only now that new construction rebates have ended. Get pre-approval before you buy on the Home Comfort route, because rebates expire 90 days from pre-approval and the better rate depends on going through it.
Home Comfort — Whole House Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump & Air to Water Heat Pump
Estimated benefit: A flat per-dwelling rebate: $4,000 at market rate, $5,000 if your home is in a Disadvantaged Community, $5,000 at moderate income (80% of area median income), or $7,500 at low income (60% of area or state median income). Market, DAC and moderate-income rebates are capped at 70% of the project cost; the low-income rebate is capped at 100% of project cost. A $250 decommissioning bonus is added per project if the existing fossil-fuel heating system is decommissioned.
Timing: Per the Guidelines sheet of the Version 2.0 application (effective 5.7.26): "Units/Measures must be installed after 5.7.26". All projects are subject to pre-approval, and "Rebates expire 90 days from pre-approval; Project will be discontinued and subject to new pre-approval." The application itself states it "will be updated, at a minimum but not limited to, quarterly," so the schedule is re-issued by version rather than having a single annual cut-off date.
“"Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump & Air to Water Heat Pump Per Dwelling Flat Rate Rebates — Market Rate 4000 | Market Rate - Disadvantaged Community (DAC) 5000 | Moderate Income (80% Area Median Income) 5000 | Low Income (60% Area Median Income OR 60% State Median Income) 7500 | Contractor Incentive (per Project) 250" — PSEG Long Island, 2026 Residential Efficiency Program, Home Comfort and Home Performance Rebate Application, Version 2.0, effective 5.7.26, 'Eligibility Table' sheet cells B18:H22 (read cell-by-cell with openpyxl, not from flattened text). The 70%/100% cost caps and the $250 decommissioning bonus are on the 'Guidelines' sheet of the same workbook, rows 34-39.”
Our energy expert: This is PSEG Long Island's own rebate schedule and not NYS Clean Heat — PSEG Long Island is not one of the six Clean Heat sponsoring utilities, so none of the Clean Heat tables apply here. The rebate is flat per dwelling rather than per ton: $4,000 at market rate, $5,000 if the home is in a Disadvantaged Community or you qualify at moderate income, $7,500 at low income, with a $250 decommissioning bonus if the fossil-fuel system comes out. Market, DAC and moderate-income rebates are capped at 70% of project cost and low income at 100%. Two requirements decide eligibility more than the equipment does: the system must be sized by an ACCA Manual J to 100-120% of the heating load, and if a secondary gas, oil or propane system remains, integrated controls have to be installed or the whole-house rebate is lost. New construction is no longer eligible for an air source rebate here, only geothermal is, so a builder should not plan an all-electric new home around this one — and everything must be pre-approved before purchase, with the rebate expiring 90 days after approval.
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (Weatherization)
Estimated benefit: Per-measure rebates on three tiers — market rate / Disadvantaged Community and moderate income / low income and low-income Disadvantaged Community: insulation $2,500 / $3,125 / $5,200; air sealing $1,000 / $1,250 / $2,000; duct sealing $500 / $625 / $800; windows $4 / $4 / $8 per square foot. Both air sealing and insulation must be done for any of it to pay, and windows need a U-factor of 0.2 to 0.32. Doing weatherization alongside a whole-house heat pump adds a combination contractor incentive of $750 on the building envelope plus $250 on space heating, $1,000 in total.
Timing: Per the Version 2.0 application Guidelines sheet: "Beginning with projects in 2026, Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Customer may participate in the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program once every two years." Measures must be installed after 5.7.26 and the project must be pre-approved; rebates expire 90 days from pre-approval. No single annual application cut-off date is given — the schedule is re-issued by application version, at minimum quarterly.
“"Measure | Market rate | Disadvantaged Community & Moderate Income | Low Income & Low Income Disadvantaged Communities — Insulation $2,500 | $3,125 | $5,200; Air Sealing $1,000 | $1,250 | $2,000; Duct Sealing $500 | $625 | $800; Windows* $4 | $4 | $8. * Windows Rebate is Per Square Foot" with "Windows — 0.2- 0.32 U- Factor" — PSEG Long Island, 2026 Home Performance Program, Eligible Measures and Accessories, effective 1 January 2026, revision 2026v1.0_01022026, p. 1 (the document's only page), reached from the Whole House Energy Assessment page and archived as Independently corroborated cell-by-cell at the same four amounts in PSEG Long Island, 2026 Residential Efficiency Program, Home Comfort and Home Performance Rebate Application, Version 2.0, effective 5.7.26, 'Eligibility Table' sheet cells B49:I53. The $750 / $250 / $1,000 combination contractor incentive is at rows 59-63 of the same sheet”
Our energy expert: Insulation and air sealing are a required pair here — do one without the other and nothing pays. The tiers are market rate, then Disadvantaged Community or moderate income, then low income: insulation $2,500 / $3,125 / $5,200; air sealing $1,000 / $1,250 / $2,000; duct sealing $500 / $625 / $800; windows $4 / $4 / $8 per square foot. Two rules are new or easily missed: starting with 2026 projects you may only participate once every two years, and windows need a U-factor of 0.2 to 0.32 and only qualify alongside a whole-house cold climate air source heat pump plus insulation and air sealing. If you heat with oil, propane or natural gas and are budgeting for window rebates, get PSEG Long Island to confirm your eligibility in writing on 1-800-692-2626 before you sign a contract, because the application carries a restriction on windows for those fuels that is not reconciled with the eligibility sentence a few rows above it. Doing weatherization alongside a whole-house heat pump adds a $1,000 combination contractor incentive.
PSEG Long Island Online Marketplace (instant rebates)
Estimated benefit: The rebate is taken off at checkout rather than claimed afterwards, and the amount is set per product on the Marketplace with a per-account purchase limit shown on each item. Live examples read 2026-10-05: Google Nest Learning Thermostat (Gen 4) $170 off, reducing $279.99 to $109.99, limit 1; ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced and Premium $130 off, limit 2; Sensi Touch 2 and Honeywell Home X7S $100 off; Google Nest Thermostat and Sensi Lite reduced to $0.00 by instant savings of $129.99 and $89.99; Emporia Classic Level 2 EV charger and Wallbox Pulsar Plus 40-amp and 48-amp chargers $100 off each. Weatherization products are also stocked with instant rebates.
Timing: No closing date; pricing and stock are live and change without notice, and each product carries its own per-account quantity limit (shown as limit 1, limit 2 or unlimited on the item). The binding rule is the exclusivity one rather than a date: "Products purchased through our marketplace already include the applicable rebate."
“"Google Nest Learning Thermostat (Gen 4) - Polished Obsidian | Retail Price $279.99 | Your Price $109.99 | After $170.00 in potential instant savings! ... Google Nest Thermostat Fog | Retail Price $129.99 | Your Price $0.00 | After $129.99 in potential instant savings! ... Emporia Classic Level 2 EV Charger - Hardwire - White | Retail Price $449.00 | Your Price $349.00 | After $100.00 in potential instant savings!" — PSEG Long Island Online Marketplace, https://b2c2.poweredbyefi.org/psegliny, read 2026-10-05. Reached from https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/energystarrebates via the "Shop Online" button.”
Our energy expert: Price the Marketplace before you buy retail and mail a claim, because the two are mutually exclusive: a product bought here already includes the rebate at checkout and cannot then be claimed again through the mail-in or online program. In early October 2026 the Marketplace was beating the mail-in schedule outright on thermostats, with instant savings larger than the mail-in maximum and two models reduced to nothing, so a customer told to buy retail and claim later could easily leave money on the table. Prices and stock are live and change without notice and each item carries its own per-account limit, so treat any figure you see as a snapshot and check the current price rather than a published list. One question for PSEG Long Island on 1-800-692-2626 before buying a charger here: the instant saving on Level 2 EV chargers looks like the same money as the separate residential charger rebate, so do not assume you can collect both.
Residential Energy Affordability Partnership (REAP) Program
Estimated benefit: A $50 bill credit plus a $35 voucher for the PSEG Long Island Online Marketplace once a REAP Home Energy Survey is completed, and for qualifying households free installation of LED bulbs, a smart thermostat, door sweeps, attic hatch covers, water heater blankets, pipe insulation and water conservation devices (faucet aerators, low-flow showerheads, thermostatic valves, water temperature turndown). The survey itself is free for households at or below 80% of area median income.
Timing: No closing date was found; eligibility is governed by the 2026 Income Guidelines and by a five-year gap requirement — you must not have had a REAP Home Energy Survey in the past five years. A scope change already took effect: "Effective January 1, 2026, the PSEG Long Island Residential Energy Affordability Partnership Program has revised program protocols and will no longer offer appliance evaluations [refrigerators; window room air conditioners; dehumidifiers; air purifiers]."
“"Receive a $50 bill credit and a $35 voucher to the PSEG Long Island Online Marketplace after completion of a REAP Home Energy Survey. In addition, the REAP Program is offering, for qualifying customers, installation of a smart thermostat; door sweeps; attic hatch covers; water conservation ... – at no cost to you!" — https://www.psegliny.com/myaccount/customersupport/financialassistance/REAP, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: The income ceiling is 80% of area median income. If you are under that and have not had a REAP survey in five years, the survey is free, you get a $50 bill credit and a $35 Marketplace voucher on completion, and a qualifying household can have LED bulbs, a smart thermostat, door sweeps, attic hatch covers, water heater blankets, pipe insulation and water conservation devices installed at no cost. One correction for anyone working from older material: as of 1 January 2026 REAP no longer does appliance evaluations, so free refrigerator, window air conditioner, dehumidifier and air purifier replacement is gone. Every household member has to meet the income guideline and you need proof of income ready when the technician arrives or the appointment may be cancelled; the technician decides which measures go in based on your circumstances.
Residential Charger Rebate
Estimated benefit: $100 off a qualified Level 2 EV charger, plus an extra $300 — $400 in total — if your home is in a Disadvantaged Community or you are on PSEG Long Island's Household Assistance Program.
Timing: No closing date was found on the residential EV page; the charger rebate is a standing offer distinct from the budget-constrained commercial EV Make Ready program. The program-year window is set by PSEG Long Island's annual program cycle rather than being fixed on this page, so an applicant should confirm the current year's window before buying equipment.
“"Qualified PSEG Long Island customers can receive a $100 rebate off a qualified Level 2 EV charger. Customers located in Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) and on our Household Assistance Program can receive an additional $300 – totaling $400 in rebates." — https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/greenenergy/ev/residentialcustomers, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: One hundred dollars off a qualified Level 2 charger, or $400 in total if your home is in a Disadvantaged Community or you are on PSEG Long Island's Household Assistance Program — so if you might qualify for that program, getting onto it first is worth $300 here on top of the bill discount itself. One wording caution: the page's phrasing could be read as requiring both the DAC location and the Household Assistance enrollment rather than either, so confirm which applies to you before buying. Keep this separate from the vehicle, because PSEG Long Island states plainly that it offers no incentive or rebate for buying an EV — the vehicle rebate is NYSERDA's Drive Clean, a different program with its own rules. PSEG Long Island does not endorse installers but does list participating contractors approved under its training program, and because the window follows the annual program cycle rather than being fixed on the page, confirm the current year's window before you order equipment.
Smart Savers Thermostat Program
Estimated benefit: $85 per enrolled thermostat in the first year, then $25 for each year you stay in, paid by cheque within eight weeks of enrollment being approved. You must take part fully in at least 50% of the curtailment events called during the summer period to keep the payment.
Timing: "The program runs each year from May 1st – September 30th." Enrollment is open year-round; the payment is tied to performance across that summer window rather than to an application deadline.
“"For each thermostat you enroll, you'll receive $85 from PSEG Long Island, plus an additional $25 in each following year you participate. ... you'll also receive monetary rewards: $85 for the first year, $25 for each subsequent year, as long as you fully participate in a minimum of 50% of all curtailment events during the summer period." — https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/GreenEnergy/PeakLoad/SmartSavers, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: This stacks on the equipment rebate, which is the useful part: buy a qualifying thermostat, claim the $100 or $130 product rebate, then enroll here for $85 in the first year and $25 for each year you stay in. The condition on the payment is participation — you must take part fully in at least half the curtailment events called during the summer, so overriding most of them costs you the money even though you keep the right to override any single one. Enrolling also disqualifies you from the System Relief Program, so if you were considering a demand commitment through an aggregator, you have to pick one. The program runs 1 May to 30 September each year with enrollment open year-round, and the authoritative list of qualifying thermostats is maintained on the third-party enrollment site rather than PSEG Long Island's own pages, so check your model there before you buy.
Smart Thermostats (Energy Efficient Products Program)
Estimated benefit: $100 for a Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostat and $130 for a learning smart thermostat, one per unit, limited to 50% of the purchase price. Buying on the PSEG Long Island online Marketplace applies the incentive at checkout instead — a Marketplace purchase cannot then be claimed again by mail or online.
Timing: Purchase must fall within the current calendar year and the product must be on the Qualified Product List at the time of purchase; the claim must be submitted within 45 days of purchase and postmarked no later than 31 December. The thermostat worksheet is re-issued by application version (currently 2.0, effective 5.7.26) rather than on a fixed closing date.
“"Eligible Equipment | Customer Incentive (per unit) — Wi-Fi Enabled Smart Thermostat 100 | Learning Smart Thermostat 130" and "Smart thermostat incentives are limited to one thermostat per unit and cannot replace an existing Smart thermostat." — PSEG Long Island, 2026 Residential Efficiency Program, Smart Thermostat Eligibility Table & Worksheet, Version 2.0, effective 5.7.26, 'Smart T-Stats' sheet rows 3 and 11-13. The 50% cap and the Marketplace exclusion are at https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/energystarrebates, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: One hundred dollars for a Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostat and $130 for a learning model, one per unit, capped at 50% of the purchase price — and on a cheaper model it is the cap that binds rather than the headline. Two restrictions catch people: it cannot be used to replace a smart thermostat you already have, and the model must be on PSEG Long Island's qualified product list at the time of purchase rather than at the time of claim. Decide your route before buying, because purchasing on PSEG Long Island's own Marketplace applies the incentive at checkout and makes the purchase ineligible for any further mail-in or online rebate — and the Marketplace has recently been the better deal, so price it first. If you are claiming by mail, the purchase must fall in the current calendar year, the claim has to go in within 45 days of purchase and be postmarked no later than 31 December, and where it forms part of a program project the thermostat must be installed by a qualifying contractor.
Whole House Energy Assessment
Estimated benefit: No charge to the customer. The assessment includes a check of insulation and drafts, a thermal scan for hidden heat loss and a blower door test, and PSEG Long Island says the improvements it identifies could save up to 20% on energy bills. It is the gateway to the measure rebates, which are priced separately.
Timing: No end date is given on the program page; the assessment is scheduled on request through a participating contractor and runs as a standing offer alongside the annual Residential Efficiency Program application cycle.
“"A FREE Whole House Energy Assessment helps you understand what's actually going on — and what to do next. One of our energy experts will identify opportunities to improve efficiency throughout your home. With the right improvements, you could save up to 20% on your energy bills." — https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/homeefficiency/homeenergyassessment, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Book this first, because it is free and it is the gateway to every measure rebate that follows — insulation and draft checks, a thermal scan for hidden heat loss and a blower door test, at no charge. The assessment tells you which weatherization and heat pump rebates your house can actually earn, and it is also where your income tier gets established: low income is 60% of area median income and moderate income is 80% AMI. Anyone on PSEG Long Island residential service can book it; to claim rebates on the work it recommends you must then use a participating contractor, and the higher income tiers require verification. Treat it as diagnosis before treatment rather than as a formality to get through.
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. 6 programs
Bring Your Own Battery
Estimated benefit: $100 per kW of seasonal performance for the 2026 Capability Period, paid once after the season. Seasonal performance is the simple average of your battery's load relief across all events, so Con Edison's own worked example of a 3 kW average pays $300.
Timing: Capability Period is 1 May to 30 September each year. The program page currently reads 'Note: Enrollment will be available soon.' Con Edison states it will evaluate the incentive rate before each Capability Period.
“"2026 Capability Period Incentive Rate ($/kW of seasonal performance): $100 ... Total Annual Incentive = Incentive Rate ($100/kW) x Seasonal Performance (3 kW) = $300" — Con Edison Bring Your Own Battery Program Guidelines, 2026 Capability Period, last updated 06/15/2026, pp. 4-5”
Our energy expert: You are paid on what the battery actually delivers rather than what it is rated: $100 per kW of seasonal performance, where performance is the simple average of your load relief across every called event in the 1 May to 30 September Capability Period, paid once after the season ends. That averaging is the part to understand, because a system that is unavailable for some events pulls the average down and the payment with it, so how yours is configured to respond matters more than its nameplate. Enrollment is not open yet — the page says it will be available soon — and Con Edison re-evaluates the rate before each Capability Period, so the $100 figure should be re-checked rather than assumed for a later season. Enrollment runs through an approved Service Provider, and Tesla is the only one the page names so far.
Energy Exchange Program
Estimated benefit: Base incentive up to $10,000 for a single-family home and up to $15,000 for a building of 2 or more units; in a state-designated disadvantaged community, up to $15,000 single-family and up to $20,000 for 2 or more units. Small business, nonprofit and commercial and industrial sites get up to $10,000 base and up to $15,000 in a disadvantaged community.
Timing: No application window found. Eligibility is driven by Con Edison's gas main and service line replacement schedule, so the window for any given address opens and closes with that construction plan.
“"Base Incentive | Single-family up to $10,000 | 2+ units up to $15,000 ... Enhanced Incentives for Disadvantaged Communities* | Single-family up to $15,000 | 2+ units up to $20,000" — https://www.coned.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-tax-credits/rebates-incentives-tax-credits-for-residential-customers/energy-exchange, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: The ceiling depends on your building and your neighbourhood, and the headline figure is not most readers' figure: a single-family home outside a disadvantaged community tops out at $10,000, a building of two or more units at $15,000, and only a two-or-more-unit building inside a designated disadvantaged community reaches $20,000. You cannot apply your way in, because eligibility follows Con Edison's gas main and service line replacement schedule, so the window for your address opens and closes with that construction plan — and Staten Island and Brooklyn gas customers are excluded outright. What it buys is the move off gas: ovens and stoves, clothes dryers, water heaters, an electrical panel upgrade if one is needed, and removal of the old equipment. Call Con Edison with your address to find out whether your block is in the plan, because that is the real gate; a participating contractor handles nearly everything after it.
Residential Neighborhood Program Incentives
Estimated benefit: Not a reimbursement. A free home energy evaluation sets the scope, Con Edison's delivery partner installs the measures, and you pay only a co-pay that the estimate states up front; some households qualify for $0 upfront cost and up to 100% of the cost of some upgrades is covered.
Timing: No closing date found. Eligibility is geographic and Con Edison states the qualifying territory can change; the page points to a map for the current Southeast Queens boundary.
“"This program offers incentives for energy-efficient home upgrades. Plus, you may qualify to get up to 100% of the costs of some upgrades covered." and "Note: This is not a reimbursement program. You only pay a co-pay, and some customers may qualify for $0 upfront costs." — https://www.coned.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-tax-credits/rebates-incentives-tax-credits-for-residential-customers/neighborhood-program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This is far richer than anything Con Edison offers the rest of its residential territory, and the reason is geography — it exists to defer a distribution upgrade in Southeast Queens, so the map decides whether you can use it at all. Buildings of ten or fewer units qualify, as do owners and managers doing common areas. There is nothing to claim back: a free home energy evaluation sets the scope, Con Edison's delivery partner installs the work, and you pay only a co-pay the estimate states up front, with some households at no upfront cost and up to 100% of some upgrades covered. Measures run to air sealing, attic insulation, LED lighting, window film, duct sealing and room air conditioner replacement, so ask for the co-pay in writing alongside the estimate rather than after the scope is set.
Enroll Your Smart Thermostat and Claim an $85 Rebate (Smart Thermostat Program)
Estimated benefit: $85 one-time rebate once enrollment is complete, plus a $25-per-year retention incentive for taking part in 50% or more of event hours over the first three years.
Timing: No application window found on the page. Adjustment events run May through September, on weekdays 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; the rebate arrives 6-8 weeks after enrollment.
“"Enroll your eligible smart thermostat in the Smart Thermostat Program and receive an $85 rebate from Con Edison once enrollment is complete. Additionally, if you participate in 50% or more event hours over the course of the initial three years, you can earn a retention incentive of $25 per year." — https://www.coned.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-tax-credits/rebates-incentives-tax-credits-for-residential-customers/bring-your-thermostat-and-get-85, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Eighty-five dollars once you are enrolled, then $25 a year for taking part in at least half the event hours across the first three years — so the retention money depends on not opting out of everything. Your thermostat has to be on Con Edison's eligible list, which is specific rather than generic: particular Alarm.com, Sensi, Honeywell Home and Amazon models, and you need central air conditioning. In exchange Con Edison makes small temporary adjustments to your cooling during weekday peaks from May through September, and you can override any event. The fork worth noticing is that you cannot hold this and Smart Usage Rewards at the same time, so work out which pays you more before you enroll in either.
Smart Usage Rewards: Renters and Homeowners
Estimated benefit: Your payment is set by the Smart Usage Partner you sign with, not by Con Edison, and scales with how much electricity you actually drop during a summer event. Con Edison pays the partner under the same Rider T demand response rates that pay its commercial participants; the partner then sets what it passes through to you.
Timing: "You can enroll at any point throughout the year, but you will only be able to earn Smart Usage Rewards from May 1 to September 30." Aggregator-side enrollment deadlines are 1 April for the 1 May-30 September reward period and 1 May for the 1 June-30 September period.
“"The reward type and amount will be determined by the Smart Usage Partner you choose and how much energy you reduce." — https://www.coned.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-tax-credits/rebates-incentives-tax-credits-for-residential-customers/smart-usage-rewards, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: What you are paid is set by whichever Smart Usage Partner you sign with, not by Con Edison. Con Edison pays the aggregator under its demand response tariff and the partner decides what it passes through to you, which makes comparing partner offers the entire exercise — the published rates are utility-to-aggregator rates, not household rates. You can register with only one partner per summer season, earnings accrue only from 1 May to 30 September whenever you sign up, and all you need is a smart meter. Signing here makes you ineligible for the $85 Smart Thermostat rebate, so weigh a known $85 against an offer you should get in writing first.
SmartCharge New York Program (for EV Drivers and Light-Duty Fleets)
Estimated benefit: 10 cents per kWh for charging midnight to 8 a.m. year-round, a $25 bonus after three months of charging, $35 per summer period and $35 per month for avoiding all weekday charging 2-6 p.m. between 1 June and 30 September, and $25 per referral. Con Edison says participants earn about $400 a year on average.
Timing: Year-round, no closing date found. The summer peak-avoidance bonuses run 1 June to 30 September.
“"Off-Peak Charging Incentive | 10 cents per kWh | Earned for charging at off-peak times." and "Available year-round. Participants earn $400 per year on average." — https://www.coned.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-tax-credits/rebates-incentives-tax-credits-for-residential-customers/electric-vehicle-rewards, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Ten cents a kilowatt-hour for charging between midnight and 8 a.m. year-round is the core of it, with $35 a month plus $35 per summer period for keeping off weekday afternoons between 2 and 6 p.m. from June through September, and $25 after your first three months. Check your rate before you enroll, because drivers already on a Residential or Small Business Time of Use rate under Electric Service Classes 1 and 2 cannot earn here at all — moving to a TOU rate to chase cheap overnight power and then enrolling gets you nothing. You do not have to be a Con Edison account holder, only to charge inside the New York City and Westchester service area with a compatible vehicle or charger. Con Edison quotes an average annual earning figure on the page; read that as an average across all participants rather than a forecast for your own driving.
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) 4 programs
Energy Storage Solutions Program
Estimated benefit: A performance payment of $50 per kW, paid once a year. The kW figure is your battery's average seasonal event performance: each event is scored as the average of its hourly discharge, and the season is the average across all events. The utility's own worked example pays $150 for a battery averaging 3 kW across four summer events. Separate upfront help with the install cost comes from NYSERDA, not from the utility.
Timing: "We are now accepting enrollments." Performance is measured across the summer season and paid once a year; we found no application cutoff. Enrollment is made through the battery manufacturer's own mobile app.
“"Incentives are calculated by multiplying your average seasonal event performance by $50 per kW. Therefore, utilizing the average seasonal delivered 3 kW from the previous example, the customer would have earned a $150 customer incentive (3 kW times $50 kW = $150)." — https://www.nyseg.com/energy-storage-solutions-program, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: If you are a NYSEG customer putting in a home battery, treat this as a requirement rather than an extra: the state retail storage program names NYSEG's Energy Storage Solutions as a qualifying dynamic load management program the battery must be enrolled in for incentive applications submitted on or after 1 April 2026. The payment is $50 per kW once a year, measured on what the battery actually delivered — each event scored on its average hourly discharge, the season scored as the average across all events — so a battery that never discharges earns nothing and how your installer configures it matters more than its rating. Enrollment runs through your battery manufacturer's own app rather than through NYSEG, which is where people get stuck; enrollment questions go to ess-dr@avangrid.com. Upfront help with the install cost is a separate NYSERDA offer, so have your installer confirm both are in hand before the system is commissioned.
Home Insulation and Air Sealing Rebates
Estimated benefit: A fixed $2,000 instant rebate, capped at 50% of the project cost, taken straight off the contractor's invoice. The home must get whole-home air sealing plus at least one insulation measure to qualify.
Timing: There is no application cutoff to work to - intake is continuous. The utilities describe HIASP as a pilot intended to be succeeded by an Upstate Regional Weatherization program in 2027, so the current terms are not open-ended.
“"By properly insulating and air sealing your home, you could receive incentives up to $2,000" — https://www.nyseg.com/smartenergy/rebatesandprograms/insulation-air-sealing-rebates, read 2026-10-05. The 50% cap and the fixed amount are stated in the filed plan: "Rebates in the deemed pathway are a fixed $2,000 with a 50% project cap and are provided at the time of installation." — NYSEG and RG&E Updated Implementation Plan, Non-Low-to-Moderate Income EE/BE 2026 through 2030, Case 25-M-0248, filed 27 February 2026, p. 17.”
Our energy expert: A fixed $2,000 taken straight off the contractor's invoice rather than paid back later, capped at 50% of project cost — so on a job under $4,000 the cap binds rather than the $2,000. It is fixed rather than up to, which matters when you compare quotes: you are not negotiating toward a ceiling. To qualify the home needs whole-home air sealing plus at least one insulation measure, and you need to heat with natural gas, with a delivered fuel plus some form of air conditioning, or with heat pumps or electric resistance. NYSEG describes this as a pilot intended to be folded into an Upstate Regional Weatherization program in 2027, so the current terms are not open-ended — if the assessment has been on your list, book it this season rather than next.
OptimizEV
Estimated benefit: A one-time enrollment payment of $150 on the Advanced tier or $25 on the Baseline tier, plus ongoing rewards paid quarterly. The ongoing reward is your off-peak home EV kilowatt-hours multiplied by the gap between the utility's average standard rate and its time-of-use rate, which the PSC caps as the maximum per-kWh reward. Payments arrive by PayPal or Venmo, not as a bill credit.
Timing: The published terms run to a fixed end date: "this Program is offered to Participants who enroll in the Program on or after July 14, 2023, through December 31, 2026."
“"4.1. Baseline Tier Participants are eligible for a one-time upfront incentive of $25.00 when enrolling... 4.2. Advanced Tier Participants are eligible for a one-time upfront incentive of $150.00... 4.7. Monthly incentives will be calculated by multiplying the Participant's total off-peak home EV kWh consumption by the difference between the Utility's average standard and TOU rates." — NYSEG OptimizEV Terms and Conditions, document code REVC003 3/26, section 4, https://www.nyseg.com/documents/d/nyseg/nyseg-residential-mc-terms-and-conditions-2026-final, retrieved 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Enrollment under the published terms runs only to 31 December 2026, which makes this a date to act on rather than note. The money comes in two parts: $150 once on the Advanced tier or $25 on Baseline, then a quarterly reward of your off-peak home EV kilowatt-hours multiplied by the gap between NYSEG's average standard rate and its time-of-use rate, paid by PayPal or Venmo rather than as a bill credit. The tier choice is a behavior commitment rather than a form — Advanced means setting a daily smart-charge schedule and not overriding into on-peak for more than 15 minutes more than three times a month, while Baseline only asks you to keep 80% of home charging off-peak, which runs 11:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. and shifts an hour in daylight saving. If you are already on NYSEG's EV time-of-use rate you cannot join, so check a recent bill or call 800.572.1111 first — and note the program guide button still opens a 2023 document while the terms were updated in 2026.
Smart Savings Rewards Thermostat Program
Estimated benefit: A $70 e-gift card when you enroll an eligible smart thermostat, plus a further $20 e-gift card at the end of the season if you take part in the temperature adjustments. Taking part in at least one full event during the season is required for the second payment.
Timing: Rewards are tied to the program season rather than a filing deadline; the end-of-season $20 payment is made after the season closes.
“"Once enrolled, you'll receive a $70 e-gift card, and an additional $20 e-gift card at the end of the season when you participate in temperature adjustments.* *Requires participation in at least one full event during the program season." — https://www.nyseg.com/smartenergy/rebatesandprograms/smartsavingsrewards, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Seventy dollars as an e-gift card when you enroll an eligible smart thermostat, then a further $20 at the end of the season — but that second payment is conditional on sitting through at least one full event, so overriding every call costs you it. You need a smart thermostat controlling central air conditioning, and you keep the ability to override; what you are agreeing to is brief temperature adjustments during peak events. It is open to small business electricity customers as well as residential, which is unusual and worth asking about if you run a small shop or office. Confirm the current amounts with NYSEG before buying a thermostat on the strength of them, because these figures come from the program page rather than a terms document.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid 3 programs
ConnectedSolutions Battery Program (Bring Your Own Battery)
Estimated benefit: Paid for performance at $50 per kW-summer, based on the average kW your battery discharges across all summer dispatch events. National Grid puts the typical result at about $250 a year. 30-60 events a year, summer only.
Timing: No enrollment deadline found. Performance is measured over the summer dispatch season and paid on average kW across all events.
“"Performance Incentive $50/kW-summer" — ConnectedSolutions Bring Your Own Battery Program Guidelines 2025, p. 2 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/resi-ways-to-save/connectedsolutions/byob_program_guidelines_-_2025.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05; the programme page adds "An average of $250 per year, depending on your battery system and settings" (read 2026-10-05)”
Our energy expert: You are paid on performance rather than capacity: $50 per kW-summer, calculated on the average kilowatts your battery actually discharges across all summer dispatch events, of which there are 30 to 60 a year. That averaging is the part to understand, because a battery that misses events pulls its own average down — how your installer configures the dispatch response decides the payment more than the battery's rating does. Your inverter has to be on the eligible list, currently Enphase, FranklinWH, SolarEdge, Sol-Ark or Tesla with Canadian Solar, Fortress Power and Qcells listed as coming, so check yours before buying on the strength of this. These are the Upstate New York terms, and the program guidelines carrying the rate are titled 2025 while linked from the 2026 page, so confirm the current rate at enrollment.
ConnectedSolutions Thermostat Program
Estimated benefit: Electric: $50 when you enroll, then a yearly reward for staying enrolled and taking part in peak events. Gas: $25 when you enroll plus $25 a year after that, and the enrollment partner states select thermostat models can earn up to $40 a year after the first season. The yearly electric figure is stated as $25 on National Grid's own page and as $20 on the enrollment site National Grid links to, so confirm it at sign-up. Roughly 15 electric events a summer and up to 5 gas events a winter.
Timing: No application deadline found. Electric events are called in summer only; gas events in winter only.
“"Electric program: $50 for signing up and $25 per year." — https://www.nationalgridus.com/Upstate-NY-Home/ConnectedSolutions/ConnectedSolutions, read 2026-10-05. The enrolment page National Grid links to from that page says instead: "Earn a one-time $50 reward after successfully enrolling your qualifying thermostat in the ConnectedSolutions program. Plus, earn an annual $20 reward each additional year you stay enrolled" — https://greatergrid.com/enroll/programs/thermostats/nationalgrid-ny, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: There is an open question on the annual payment, and it is worth settling at sign-up: National Grid's own page says the yearly electric reward is $25 while greatergrid.com — the enrollment site National Grid links to from that same page — says $20, and greatergrid adds an up-to-$40 tier for select thermostat models that National Grid's page does not mention at all. The enrollment payments are not in dispute: $50 on the electric side, and $25 plus $25 a year on gas. Ask which figure you will actually be paid in year two before you enroll, because the two published sources disagree. Expect roughly 15 electric events a summer and up to 5 gas events a winter, with qualifying Wi-Fi thermostats from ecobee, Emerson, Sensi, Honeywell Home, Google Nest, Alarm.com, Trane and, on electric only, Building36 or Vivint — and note these are the Upstate New York terms.
Weatherization Health and Safety Program
Estimated benefit: No-cost home assessment and no-cost repair of the health and safety problems that would otherwise block a weatherization job, for households that are income-qualified on NYSERDA's EmPower+ guidelines. A qualifying household pays nothing; the value is set by what the assessment finds.
Timing: No end date found. Access is sequenced: you must first apply to EmPower+ and complete a no-cost Health and Safety Assessment.
“"You may qualify for no-cost home safety improvements." — https://www.nationalgridus.com/Upstate-NY-Home/Energy-Saving-Programs/Weatherization-Program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This is the program that unblocks a weatherization job rather than one that pays for insulation: the assessment and the repair of the health and safety problems that would otherwise stop the work are both at no cost to you. The sequence is fixed and worth getting right — you apply to EmPower+ first and complete the no-cost Health and Safety Assessment, and this follows from that rather than standing on its own. Eligibility is income-qualified against NYSERDA's EmPower+ guidelines, for a single-family home or a rental of four units or fewer, with renters needing landlord approval. Buildings of five or more units are explicitly excluded and routed to the Affordable Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program instead, so if that is your building, start there rather than here.
Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. 3 programs
Smart Savers Battery Program (Bring Your Own Battery)
Estimated benefit: $50 for every average kilowatt-hour O&R draws from your battery during events. O&R advertises an average of about $180 per summer. Payment is sent as an electronic gift card by email, or to the manufacturer to offset costs if the battery is leased or financed.
Timing: Events run 1 May through 30 September, a maximum of 15 adjustments per summer unless there is a power emergency, typically between 12 p.m. and 11 p.m. on weekdays and lasting no longer than about four hours.
“"For every average kilowatt-hour of energy we use from your battery – you'll earn $50" — Bring Your Own Battery page, https://www.oru.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-credits/new-york-customers/incentives-for-residential-customers-ny/bring-your-own-battery, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Read the unit carefully, because it decides whether this is worth your attention: $50 for every average kilowatt-hour O&R draws from your battery across the season, not per kilowatt-hour per event — which is why O&R advertises a typical result of around $180 a summer rather than a four-figure number. Events run 1 May through 30 September, up to 15 adjustments a summer unless there is a power emergency, usually between noon and 11 p.m. on weekdays and lasting no more than about four hours. You need to already own an eligible battery from a participating manufacturer, currently Tesla, FranklinWH, SolarEdge, Sol-Ark or Enphase. Payment arrives as an electronic gift card, or goes to the manufacturer to offset costs if the battery is leased or financed — and if you do not have a battery yet, the upfront money is NYSERDA's rather than O&R's, so line both up together.
Smart Savers Program
Estimated benefit: $85 for each eligible smart thermostat enrolled, paid as a prepaid Visa card by email six to eight weeks after enrollment is accepted, plus a $25 annual incentive from the second summer of enrollment onward for participating in at least 80% of events.
Timing: Enrollment is open year-round; events run 1 May to 30 September, up to ten times a season, typically no more than four hours, on weekdays between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., and never on weekends or weekday holidays.
“"You can receive a $25 annual incentive after your second summer of enrollment if you participate in at least 80% of events." — Smart Savers thermostat page FAQ, https://www.oru.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-credits/thermostat-rebate, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Eighty-five dollars for each eligible smart thermostat you enroll, as a prepaid Visa card six to eight weeks after acceptance, plus $25 a year from the second summer onward — and that annual payment is conditional on taking part in at least 80% of events, so routinely opting out costs it. O&R adjusts the thermostat by no more than four degrees during high-demand periods and you can override any adjustment, but overriding is exactly what puts the loyalty payment at risk. O&R states small businesses and religious institutions qualify alongside residential customers, so a small congregation or storefront with central air should ask. Events run 1 May to 30 September, up to ten times a season, on weekdays between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. and never on weekends or weekday holidays — and if you do not have an eligible thermostat you can buy one through O&R's own store and enroll at checkout.
SmartCharge New York
Estimated benefit: 7 cents per kWh for charging between midnight and 8 a.m. any day, year-round; a $25 bonus per vehicle or charging station after three months of charging; a $35 per month bonus for avoiding all charging on weekdays between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. from 1 June to 30 September; and $25 each to you and a friend who enrolls with your referral code and completes a first charging session.
Timing: Open enrollment, year-round, with no closing date found. The summer peak-avoidance bonus runs 1 June to 30 September.
“"OFF-PEAK CHARGING INCENTIVE 7 cents per kWh ... midnight to 8am everyday" — Electric Vehicle Charging Rewards page, https://www.oru.com/en/our-energy-future/electric-vehicles/new-york/electric-vehicle-charging-rewards, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Check your rate before anything else: incentives can only be earned by customers on a standard rate, so an O&R customer who has already moved to a time-of-use or EV rate is out entirely. On a standard rate you earn 7 cents per kWh for charging between midnight and 8 a.m. any day of the year, $35 a month for avoiding all charging on weekdays between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. from 1 June to 30 September, $25 per vehicle or charging station after three months, and $25 each for you and anyone who enrolls with your referral code. Charging data comes from your vehicle's telematics or a smart charging station rather than a separate meter, so the car or charger has to be compatible. Enroll through the SmartCharge New York portal and the data collection runs automatically from there.
Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) 3 programs
Energy Storage Solutions Program
Estimated benefit: A performance payment of $50 per kW, paid once a year. The kW figure is your battery's average seasonal event performance: each event is scored as the average of its hourly discharge, and the season is the average across all events. The utility's own worked example pays $150 for a battery averaging 3 kW across four summer events. Separate upfront help with the install cost comes from NYSERDA, not from the utility.
Timing: "We are now accepting enrollments." Performance is measured across the summer season and paid once a year; we found no application cutoff. Enrollment is made through the battery manufacturer's own mobile app.
“"Incentives are calculated by multiplying your average seasonal event performance by $50 per kW. Therefore, utilizing the average seasonal delivered 3 kW from the previous example, the customer would have earned a $150 customer incentive (3 kW times $50 kW = $150)." — https://www.rge.com/energy-storage-solutions-program, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: If you are an RG&E customer installing a home battery, treat enrollment here as a requirement rather than an extra: the state storage program names RG&E's Energy Storage Solutions as a qualifying dynamic load management program the battery must join for incentive applications submitted on or after 1 April 2026. The payment is $50 per kW once a year, measured on what the battery actually delivers — each event scored on its average hourly discharge and the season scored as the average across all events — so a battery that rarely discharges earns proportionately less, and how it is configured matters more than its nameplate. Enrollment happens in your battery manufacturer's own app rather than on RG&E's site, and if the app cannot submit the application RG&E asks you to email instead. Upfront help with the installation cost is a separate NYSERDA offer, so have your installer confirm both are lined up before the system is commissioned.
OptimizEV
Estimated benefit: A one-time enrollment payment of $150 on the Advanced tier or $25 on the Baseline tier, plus ongoing rewards paid quarterly. The ongoing reward is your off-peak home EV kilowatt-hours multiplied by the gap between the utility's average standard rate and its time-of-use rate, which the PSC caps as the maximum per-kWh reward. Payments arrive by PayPal or Venmo, not as a bill credit.
Timing: The published terms run to a fixed end date: "this Program is offered to Participants who enroll in the Program on or after July 14, 2023, through December 31, 2026."
“"4.1. Baseline Tier Participants are eligible for a one-time upfront incentive of $25.00 when enrolling... 4.2. Advanced Tier Participants are eligible for a one-time upfront incentive of $150.00... 4.7. Monthly incentives will be calculated by multiplying the Participant's total off-peak home EV kWh consumption by the difference between the Utility's average standard and TOU rates." — RG&E OptimizEV Terms and Conditions, document code REVC003 3/26, section 4, https://www.rge.com/documents/d/rge/rge-residential-mc-terms-and-conditions-2026-final, retrieved 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Enrollment under the published terms ends 31 December 2026, which makes this a date to act on rather than note. The payment has two parts: $150 once on the Advanced tier or $25 on Baseline, then a quarterly reward of your off-peak home EV kilowatt-hours multiplied by the gap between RG&E's average standard rate and its time-of-use rate, paid by PayPal or Venmo rather than as a bill credit. What you are really choosing is a behavior commitment — Advanced requires a daily smart-charge schedule with limits on on-peak overrides, Baseline only asks that at least 80% of home charging falls off-peak in an 11:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. window that shifts an hour during daylight saving — and you must stay in your chosen tier for at least 12 months. Customers already on RG&E's EV time-of-use rate are excluded, so check your rate before applying, and work from the terms document rather than a program guide if the two disagree.
Smart Savings Rewards Thermostat Program
Estimated benefit: A $70 e-gift card when you enroll an eligible smart thermostat, plus a further $20 e-gift card at the end of the season if you take part in the temperature adjustments. Taking part in at least one full event during the season is required for the second payment.
Timing: Rewards are tied to the program season rather than a filing deadline; the end-of-season $20 payment is made after the season closes.
“"Once enrolled, you'll receive a $70 e-gift card, and an additional $20 e-gift card at the end of the season when you participate in temperature adjustments.* *Requires participation in at least one full event during the program season." — https://www.rge.com/smartenergy/rebatesandprograms/smartsavingsrewards, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Seventy dollars as an e-gift card for enrolling an eligible smart thermostat, then a further $20 at the end of the season — but that second payment requires sitting through at least one full event, so overriding every call costs it. You need a smart thermostat controlling central air conditioning, and what you are agreeing to is brief temperature adjustments during peak events, with your ability to override intact. It is open to small business electricity customers as well as residential, which is unusual and worth asking about if you run a small shop or office on RG&E service. Confirm the current amounts with RG&E before buying a thermostat on the strength of them, because these figures come from the program page rather than a terms document.
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation 2 programs
EV ChargeSmart Program
Estimated benefit: $25 after three months of participation, then a quarterly payment of off-peak kilowatt-hours multiplied by the Savings Rate, which is $0.04 per kWh as of 1 February 2026 for charging after 7 p.m. and before 2 p.m. A $25 referral bonus is paid to both people once the referred customer completes three months. Customers in eligible load-growth areas can add Peak Perks Charging Rewards: $25 one-time enrollment, $40 per summer season, plus a $20 Summer Streak bonus for no opt-outs.
Timing: Open enrollment, no closing date found. Peak Perks conservation events run June through September; participants may opt out of up to two events per season without losing the seasonal incentive.
“"As of Feb. 1, 2026 the Savings Rate is $0.04/kWh." — EV ChargeSmart Program page, https://www.cenhud.com/en/my-energy/electric-vehicles/residential-charging-incentives/ev-chargesmart-program/, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: You are paid for when you charge, not for anything you buy: $25 after three months, then a quarterly payment of your off-peak kilowatt-hours times the Savings Rate, which was $0.04 per kWh as of 1 February 2026. That rate moves month to month, so confirm the current one rather than planning on four cents. Two exclusions decide whether you can join at all, because customers already on Central Hudson's Whole Home or EV Only time-of-use rate are out, and if an ESCO supplies your power you receive only the delivery portion of the rate. If you live in an eligible load-growth area, ask about stacking Peak Perks Charging Rewards on top, which carries its own $25 enrollment and $40 per summer season.
HomeBoost DIY Home Energy Assessment Kit (BoostBox)
Estimated benefit: Free to the customer. Central Hudson pays for a personalized home energy report described on the page as a $99 value, plus a weatherization starter kit given out on return of the box, described as a $100-plus value and containing two cans of spray foam, two door sweeps, a tube of caulk and a 10-pack of outlet and switch gaskets.
Timing: "Available for a limited time" per the page, with no closing date given. Kits are on the shelf subject to library availability.
“"a custom energy report by email, a $99 value, plus a weatherization starter kit, all FREE, courtesy of Central Hudson" — Home Energy Assessment Kit page, https://www.cenhud.com/en/my-energy/save-energy-money/home-energy-assessment-kit/, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: A do-it-yourself assessment you check out of the library rather than schedule with an auditor, and it costs you nothing: Central Hudson pays for a personalized home energy report and hands over a weatherization starter kit of spray foam, door sweeps, caulk and outlet gaskets when you return the box. Three things are required: an active Central Hudson account, a Mid-Hudson or Ramapo Catskill library system card, and a smartphone to run the app. Kits go out on library availability across roughly 46 branches, and the page describes the offer as available for a limited time without naming a date. Treat it as a first look at where your house is leaking, not as a replacement for the professional assessment that opens up the insulation and heat pump money.
NYS Clean Heat Statewide Heat Pump Program, administered by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation 2 programs
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Space Heating Incentives (Central Hudson)
Estimated benefit: $4,000 for a cold-climate air source heat pump doing the full heating load of a single-family home, or $8,000 if the home qualifies for the Weatherized Tier. $2,000 / $4,000 for an apartment or a single-family home under 1,000 sq ft. With decommissioning of the old fossil-fuel system: $7,000 / $12,000 single family, $3,500 / $6,000 apartment. Ground source heat pump retrofit: $15,000 / $20,000 single family, $7,500 / $10,000 apartment; ground source new construction $8,000 / $4,000 (Weatherized Tier only). Converting an existing partial-load heat pump to full load: $3,000 single family, $1,000 apartment.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“Central Hudson, Tables 4 and 5, PDF pp. 16-17. Example cell, National Grid Table 13: "Category 2 - ccASHP: Residential Full Load Heating | $4,000 | $8,000 | $2,000 | $4,000". Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: Central Hudson sets one Clean Heat rate for every address in its territory, which is the one of the six utility tables that works that way. Your address does not change the amount you are paid here. It changes the share of project cost the program will cover, at 85% inside a designated disadvantaged community against 70% outside. What does change the amount, substantially, is the Weatherized Tier: a cold-climate air source heat pump carrying the full heating load of a single-family home pays $4,000, or $8,000 if the home qualifies, and decommissioning the old fossil system takes that to $7,000 or $12,000. You reach that tier through ground-source new construction, prior participation in an approved weatherization program, or a measured heating load per square foot below the Upstate standard, which makes the load calculation worth doing before the equipment is chosen rather than after. One caution: these figures come from the version of the program manual effective 1 September 2026 that sits in the contractor toolkit, so ask your contractor which version they are quoting from.
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Water Heating Incentives (Central Hudson)
Estimated benefit: $1,250 per unit for a heat pump water heater bought downstream, and $1,250 per unit through the midstream channel, where the distributor also receives $150 and the installer $50. A ground source heat pump desuperheater pays $100 per unit.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“Central Hudson, Table 6, PDF p. 17. Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: A flat $1,250 per heat pump water heater, and what is useful about Central Hudson's is that it is steady rather than promotional — it is one of only two of the six Clean Heat utilities running no limited-time water heating offer this autumn. Tank capacity is capped at 120 gallons and the building has to be one to four dwelling units. Buy through the midstream channel and the amount reaching you is the same $1,250, with a further $150 to the distributor and $50 to the installer, which means the discount may already be inside the price you are quoted — ask whether it is, so you are not also expecting a cheque. A ground source desuperheater adds $100 per unit if you are already putting in a ground loop.
NYS Clean Heat Statewide Heat Pump Program, administered by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. 2 programs
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Space Heating Incentives (Con Edison)
Estimated benefit: Air source heat pump with decommissioning of the old fossil-fuel system, doing the full heating load: $7,000 for a single-family home outside a disadvantaged community, or $10,000 in the Weatherized Tier; $8,000 / $11,000 inside a DAC. Apartments: $3,500 / $5,000 outside a DAC, $4,000 / $5,500 inside. Full-load heating with integrated controls: $2,500 single family / $1,000 apartment outside a DAC, $4,500 / $2,000 inside - with no Weatherized Tier rate, because Con Edison does not pay the Weatherized Tier on projects that include integrated controls. Ground source retrofit is a whole-building rate covering every unit in a 1-4 unit building: $25,000 outside a DAC, $35,000 inside, rising to $30,000 and $40,000 in the Weatherized Tier; ground source new construction $15,000 per home outside a DAC and $20,000 inside. Converting a partial-load heat pump to full load: $4,000 single family, $1,500 apartment.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“Con Edison, Tables 7, 8, 9 and 10, PDF pp. 17-18. Example cell, National Grid Table 13: "Category 2 - ccASHP: Residential Full Load Heating | $4,000 | $8,000 | $2,000 | $4,000". Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: Con Edison is the only one of the six Clean Heat utilities with no plain full-load air source rate, and that is the fact to grasp before anything is designed: a project that neither decommissions the old fossil system nor includes integrated controls earns nothing here at all. Decommissioning is the better-paying route by a wide margin — $7,000 for a single-family home outside a disadvantaged community rising to $10,000 in the Weatherized Tier, and $8,000 or $11,000 inside one — while integrated-controls projects pay $2,500 to $4,500 and are barred from the Weatherized Tier entirely. Ground source retrofit is a whole-building rate rather than per-unit, from $25,000 to $40,000 depending on community designation and tier, and the scope has to cover every dwelling unit in the building. Con Edison also requires a HomeBoost Pro assessment report, paid for by the contractor, on top of the Manual J load calculation for the Weatherized Tier, so have a participating contractor walk you through which pathway your house can actually reach.
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Water Heating Incentives (Con Edison)
Estimated benefit: $1,300 per heat pump water heater through either the retailer or the midstream channel, with the distributor receiving $150 and the installer $50 on midstream. A limited-time offer raises this to $1,500 per unit on both channels for applications submitted between 1 September and 30 November 2026, with the distributor incentive rising to $300 and the installer incentive to $200.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“Con Edison, Tables 11 and 12, PDF p. 18. Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: This is the one Clean Heat water heating offer where the limited-time rate genuinely reaches the customer: $1,500 per heat pump water heater instead of $1,300, for applications submitted between 1 September and 30 November 2026. The test is the date the application goes in, not the date equipment is bought or installed — which matters, because a competing 31 December equipment-purchase deadline is circulating, and we could not locate it in the Version 3 program manual, whose own test is the application date. Get your contractor to confirm in writing which test applies to your job. Retailer and midstream channels pay the customer the same amount and differ only in who handles the paperwork, and the building must be one to four dwelling units in New York City or Westchester.
NYS Clean Heat Statewide Heat Pump Program, administered by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation 2 programs
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Space Heating Incentives (NYSEG)
Estimated benefit: Cold-climate air source heat pump doing the full heating load: $4,000 for a single-family home outside a disadvantaged community, $8,000 in the Weatherized Tier; $5,000 / $9,000 inside a DAC. Apartments or single-family homes under 1,000 sq ft: $2,000 / $4,000 outside a DAC, $2,500 / $4,500 inside. With decommissioning: $7,000 / $12,000 outside a DAC, $8,000 / $13,000 inside (single family). Ground source retrofit: $15,000 / $20,000 outside a DAC, $16,000 / $21,000 inside; ground source new construction $10,000 outside a DAC and $11,000 inside, Weatherized Tier only. Partial-load to full-load conversion: $3,000 single family, $1,500 apartment.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“NYSEG, Tables 17, 18 and 19, PDF pp. 20-21. Example cell, National Grid Table 13: "Category 2 - ccASHP: Residential Full Load Heating | $4,000 | $8,000 | $2,000 | $4,000". Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: The Weatherized Tier takes the base full-load air source rate for a single-family home from $4,000 to $8,000, and a decommissioning project from $7,000 to $12,000. Three routes in: ground-source new construction, having already completed the NYSEG/RG&E Home Insulation and Air Sealing Program with a contractor-led package including air sealing plus one other insulation measure, or a measured heating load per square foot below the Upstate standard. Sequence is the real decision here — have a contractor price the weatherization and the heat pump together rather than as separate jobs.
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Water Heating Incentives (NYSEG)
Estimated benefit: $1,250 per heat pump water heater, downstream or midstream, with the distributor receiving $150 and the installer $50 on midstream. A ground source heat pump desuperheater pays $100 per unit. A limited-time offer running for applications submitted between 1 September and 30 November 2026 keeps the customer amount at $1,250 but doubles the distributor incentive to $300 and raises the installer incentive to $200.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“NYSEG, Tables 20 and 21, PDF p. 21. Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: Your rebate is $1,250 per heat pump water heater and it does not fall on 30 November 2026, which is worth saying plainly because there is a limited-time offer running to that date and it raises only the trade-channel payments. The distributor goes from $150 to $300 and the installer from $50 to $200; the household's $1,250 is identical either side of the deadline. A ground source desuperheater adds $100 per unit, and the installation has to be in a building of one to four dwelling units.
NYS Clean Heat Statewide Heat Pump Program, administered by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid 2 programs
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Space Heating Incentives (National Grid)
Estimated benefit: Cold-climate air source heat pump doing the full heating load: $4,000 for a single-family home outside a disadvantaged community, $8,000 in the Weatherized Tier; $6,000 / $10,000 inside a DAC. Apartments or single-family homes under 1,000 sq ft: $2,000 / $4,000 outside a DAC, $3,000 / $5,000 inside. With decommissioning: $7,000 / $12,000 outside a DAC, $9,000 / $14,000 inside (single family). Ground source retrofit: $18,000 / $23,000 outside a DAC, $23,000 / $28,000 inside; ground source new construction $14,000 outside a DAC and $19,000 inside, Weatherized Tier only. Partial-load to full-load conversion: $4,000 single family, $2,000 apartment.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“National Grid, Tables 13, 14 and 15, PDF pp. 19-20. Example cell, National Grid Table 13: "Category 2 - ccASHP: Residential Full Load Heating | $4,000 | $8,000 | $2,000 | $4,000". Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: In the 1 September 2026 Clean Heat manual, National Grid Upstate ground source retrofit pays $18,000 to $23,000 outside a disadvantaged community and $23,000 to $28,000 inside one. If geothermal suits your property, that is a large offset against the cost, and a qualified contractor can tell you whether it fits. On air source, the base full-load rate is $4,000 for a single-family home and $6,000 inside a disadvantaged community, and decommissioning the old fossil system takes a single-family project to $12,000, or $14,000 inside a disadvantaged community. Be careful with averages quoted for these programs, because an average heat pump or geothermal figure is a marketing summary rather than a rate in the program manual, and the manual is what your contractor gets paid against. The route into the Weatherized Tier most Upstate homes will use is prior participation in National Grid's Total Home Comfort program with attic or roof insulation included, so if you have not insulated yet, have that conversation first.
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Water Heating Incentives (National Grid)
Estimated benefit: $1,250 per heat pump water heater, downstream or retail-only midstream. A ground source heat pump desuperheater pays $100 per unit.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“National Grid, Table 16, PDF p. 20. Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: This is a flat $1,250 per heat pump water heater rather than a ceiling, so if you see it written as up to $1,250 somewhere, that undersells it — the program table sets one amount per unit. One National Grid quirk to settle before you buy: its midstream channel is labeled retail-only, which is narrower than the route the other five Clean Heat utilities offer, and we could not establish from the program manual what that label excludes. Ask your installer which channel your purchase actually runs through. A ground source desuperheater pays $100 per unit, and the building must be one to four dwelling units in National Grid's Upstate territory.
NYS Clean Heat Statewide Heat Pump Program, administered by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. 2 programs
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Space Heating Incentives (Orange & Rockland)
Estimated benefit: Cold-climate air source heat pump doing the full heating load: $4,000 for a single-family home outside a disadvantaged community, $8,000 in the Weatherized Tier; $6,000 / $10,000 inside a DAC. Apartments or single-family homes under 1,000 sq ft: $2,000 / $4,000 outside a DAC, $3,000 / $5,000 inside. With decommissioning: $7,000 / $12,000 outside a DAC, $9,000 / $14,000 inside (single family). Ground source retrofit: $18,000 / $23,000 outside a DAC, $20,000 / $25,000 inside; apartment ground source retrofit $7,500 / $10,000 outside a DAC and $8,500 / $11,000 inside. Ground source new construction $14,000 outside a DAC, $20,000 inside, Weatherized Tier only. Partial-load to full-load conversion: $4,000 single family, $2,000 apartment.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“Orange & Rockland, Tables 27, 28 and 29, PDF pp. 23. Example cell, National Grid Table 13: "Category 2 - ccASHP: Residential Full Load Heating | $4,000 | $8,000 | $2,000 | $4,000". Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: Orange & Rockland is a Con Edison subsidiary, and the mistake to avoid is assuming the parent's numbers apply — O&R files its own rates and they differ from Con Edison's in nearly every cell. For a Rockland, Orange or Sullivan County homeowner the standout is ground source retrofit, where O&R pays $20,000 base inside a disadvantaged community and $25,000 in the Weatherized Tier. Full-load air source pays $4,000 for a single-family home outside a disadvantaged community and $6,000 inside, rising to $8,000 and $10,000 in the Weatherized Tier, with decommissioning taking it to $12,000 or $14,000. The O&R-specific route into that tier is prior completion of its Sealed Comfort Plan with a contractor-led package including air sealing plus one other insulation measure, so if the envelope work has not been done, that is the first call rather than the equipment order.
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Water Heating Incentives (Orange & Rockland)
Estimated benefit: $1,250 per heat pump water heater, downstream or midstream, with the distributor receiving $150 and the installer $50 on midstream. A ground source heat pump desuperheater pays $100 per unit. A limited-time offer for applications submitted between 15 September and 31 December 2026 keeps the customer amount at $1,250 on both the retailer and midstream channels and raises the distributor incentive to $300 and the installer incentive to $200.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“Orange & Rockland, Tables 30 and 31, PDF p. 24. Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: The dates are what catch people here. O&R's limited-time water heating offer runs 15 September to 31 December 2026, where its parent Con Edison's runs 1 September to 30 November — a month out at both ends, so anyone assuming the parent's window applies will be wrong twice. The customer's amount is $1,250 per heat pump water heater and it does not move inside that window; the uplift goes to the distributor, at $300, and the installer, at $200. A ground source desuperheater adds $100 per unit if a ground loop is going in anyway.
NYS Clean Heat Statewide Heat Pump Program, administered by Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation 2 programs
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Space Heating Incentives (RG&E)
Estimated benefit: Cold-climate air source heat pump doing the full heating load: $4,000 for a single-family home outside a disadvantaged community, $8,000 in the Weatherized Tier; $5,000 / $9,000 inside a DAC. Apartments or single-family homes under 1,000 sq ft: $2,000 / $4,000 outside a DAC, $2,500 / $4,500 inside. With decommissioning: $7,000 / $12,000 outside a DAC, $8,000 / $13,000 inside (single family). Ground source retrofit: $15,000 / $20,000 outside a DAC, $16,000 / $21,000 inside; ground source new construction $10,000 outside a DAC and $11,000 inside, Weatherized Tier only. Partial-load to full-load conversion: $3,000 single family, $1,500 apartment.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“RG&E, Tables 22, 23 and 24, PDF pp. 21-22. Example cell, National Grid Table 13: "Category 2 - ccASHP: Residential Full Load Heating | $4,000 | $8,000 | $2,000 | $4,000". Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: RG&E's space heating rates match NYSEG's cell for cell: $4,000 base for a full-load air source system in a single-family home, $8,000 in the Weatherized Tier, $7,000 or $12,000 with decommissioning — and inside a disadvantaged community, $5,000, $9,000, $8,000 or $13,000. What does not match is how you get into that tier. RG&E has closed its Home Insulation and Air Sealing Program to new customers, which shuts the prior-participation route for any household that has not already done the work, leaving ground-source new construction or a measured heating load below the Upstate standard. If you are an RG&E customer who has not insulated, get the load calculation done early, because it is now one of only two doors into a tier; ground source retrofit pays $15,000 to $21,000 depending on community designation and tier.
NYS Clean Heat - Residential Water Heating Incentives (RG&E)
Estimated benefit: $1,250 per heat pump water heater, downstream or midstream, with the distributor receiving $150 and the installer $50 on midstream. A ground source heat pump desuperheater pays $100 per unit. A limited-time offer for applications submitted between 1 September and 30 November 2026 keeps the customer amount at $1,250 and raises the distributor incentive to $300 and the installer incentive to $200.
Timing: The incentive tables in this version took effect 1 September 2026. A hard dated change is already on the record: "The Non-LMI EE/BE Order mandates that by March 1, 2028, Program Administrators adopt criteria for weatherization as a prerequisite to receiving Clean Heat incentives" (Version 3 manual, S2.1.5, PDF p. 15). The Weatherized Tier is the bridge to that rule.
“RG&E, Tables 25 and 26, PDF p. 22. Source: NYS Clean Heat Heat Pump Program Manual, Version 3, dated 1 September 2026, retrieved 2026-10-05 from the NYS Clean Heat Contractor Toolkit (nyscleanheat.com)”
Our energy expert: $1,250 per heat pump water heater, matching NYSEG's schedule exactly, with $100 for a desuperheater if you are installing a ground loop. The autumn 2026 offer running to 30 November does not change your figure — it lifts the distributor payment to $300 and the installer payment to $200, while the household amount stays at $1,250 on both sides of the date. The tank has to go into a building of one to four dwelling units in RG&E's Rochester-area territory.
Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2 programs
Energy Efficiency Program (Appliance Rebate Program)
Estimated benefit: A 20% rebate on the purchase price of an ENERGY STAR refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, clothes washer, clothes dryer, dehumidifier or window air conditioner, capped at $400 per appliance. The appliance must have been bought after 1 June 2019.
Timing: No closing date and no program year were found. The only dates are a backward-looking purchase eligibility floor — equipment purchased after 1 June 2019 — and the co-operative's standing right to inspect. This should be described as an open, funding-dependent offer rather than as a dated round.
“"20% rebate ... Maximum $400 per appliance" on ENERGY STAR refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, clothes washer, clothes dryer, dehumidifier and window air conditioner, with the purchase-date floor of 1 June 2019 — Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Energy Efficiency Program / Appliance Rebate Program page, https://steubenrec.coop/energy-efficiency-program, read 2026-10-05. The application form (archived as) is an intake form carrying the eligibility conditions and attestations and does not restate the percentage or the cap”
Our energy expert: Twenty per cent of the purchase price up to $400 on an ENERGY STAR refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, clothes washer, clothes dryer, dehumidifier or window air conditioner — so on anything under $2,000 it is the percentage that binds rather than the cap. You need to be current on your bill, the appliance must have been bought after 1 June 2019, and you need itemised receipts showing purchase and installation dates with the old appliance removed from service and responsibly disposed of; proof may be asked for and the co-op may inspect. There is no deadline and no program year, but this is a funding-dependent offer rather than an entitlement, so it is worth a call before a large purchase. One sourcing note: the rate and the cap are published on the co-op's program page while the application itself carries no amounts, so confirm both with the Bath District Office — and submission is by mail or in person only.
Residential Weatherization Program
Estimated benefit: A 50% rebate on the materials for ENERGY STAR certified replacement windows and replacement exterior doors. Members are limited to $3,000 per year, which corresponds to $6,000 of total investment. Landlords are limited to $1,500 per year ($3,000 of total investment) and must file a joint application with the tenant. Materials must have been purchased after 1 June 2019 and the NFRC sticker is required.
Timing: The constraint is an annual cap that resets — $3,000 per member per year, $1,500 for landlords — plus a backward-looking purchase floor of 1 June 2019. Describe it as an annual allowance, not as an open-ended offer.
“"50% rebate on materials" for ENERGY STAR Certified replacement windows and replacement exterior doors, "Limited to $3,000 per member per year ($6,000 total investment)", landlords "$1,500 per year ($3,000 total investment)" with a joint application required with the tenant — Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Residential Weatherization Program page, https://steubenrec.coop/residential-weatherization-program, read 2026-10-05. Eligibility conditions corroborated in the application”
Our energy expert: The windows figure here is genuinely counterintuitive: 50% of materials up to $3,000 a year on ENERGY STAR replacement windows and exterior doors, where PSEG Long Island pays $4 per square foot and only alongside a whole-house heat pump plus insulation and air sealing, and the upstate municipal schedule pays $25 and only to electrically heated homes. A Steuben member replacing windows is in a better position than almost any investor-owned utility customer in the state. Landlords are eligible but at half the rate, $1,500 a year, and must file a joint application with the tenant — that is the condition most likely to derail a rental claim, so settle it before you order materials. The NFRC sticker is required, materials must have been bought after 1 June 2019, and the cap is an annual allowance that resets, so a whole-house window replacement should be staged across years rather than claimed at once.
The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (KEDNY) and KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (KEDLI) 2 programs
ConnectedSolutions (natural gas smart thermostat winter demand response)
Estimated benefit: $25 when you enroll a qualifying smart thermostat, then $25 at the end of each gas season you stay in, starting after your second year. Honeywell thermostat owners can opt into Full Day Bonus events for an extra $15 a year after the first season, for up to $40 a year in total. Paid as a virtual prepaid card.
Timing: Gas season runs November 1 to March 31, with typically up to five gas events a winter. Enrollment incentive arrives as a virtual prepaid card within 4 to 6 weeks of acceptance; the annual performance incentive is paid by June 30 following the season. No enrollment closing date is printed.
“"Earn $25 at enrollment plus $25 at the end of each gas season after the second year." and "Participants with Honeywell thermostats can now earn an additional $15 per year in Full Day Bonus incentives after the first season, for a total potential incentive of up to $40 per year." — https://www.nationalgridus.com/NY-Home/Energy-Saving-Programs/ConnectedSolutions , read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This is the gas program and it is not the same thing as National Grid's electric ConnectedSolutions — different fuel, different season, different money, so figures from one do not transfer to the other. You get $25 for enrolling a qualifying smart thermostat and then $25 at the end of each gas season you stay in, starting after your second year, paid as a virtual prepaid card; a Honeywell owner can opt into Full Day Bonus events for an extra $15 a year after the first season, taking it to up to $40. Your thermostat has to control a natural gas central heating system — a furnace or boiler heating the whole home through ducts or radiators — so a home heating with electricity, oil or propane, or without a central system, does not qualify. One trap to check before you enroll: an ecobee owner can be in the gas program or an electric summer program but not both. Events run 1 November to 31 March with typically up to five a winter, and you can opt out of any individual one.
Weatherization Health and Safety Program
Estimated benefit: No-cost home safety improvements that remove barriers to weatherization, plus a no-cost Health and Safety Assessment, for households that are income-qualified on NYSERDA's EmPower+ guidelines. A qualifying household pays nothing; the work is done by National Grid's pre-selected contractors.
Timing: No application window or closing date is printed; the page describes a standing, rolling offer.
“"You may qualify for no-cost home safety improvements." and "Home safety improvements can be made only after you have applied to the EmPower+ energy efficiency program and complete a no-cost Health and Safety Assessment (HSA)." — https://www.nationalgridus.com/NY-Home/Energy-Saving-Programs/Weatherization-Program , read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This exists to clear the obstacles that stop a weatherization job rather than to pay for insulation: a no-cost Health and Safety Assessment plus no-cost repair of the safety problems that would otherwise block the work, carried out by National Grid's pre-selected contractors. The order of operations is what matters — you apply to EmPower+ first, and this follows from that assessment rather than being something you apply to directly. Eligibility is income-qualified on NYSERDA's EmPower+ guidelines, for a single-family home or a rental of four units or fewer, with renters needing landlord approval. A building of five or more units is directed to the Affordable Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program instead, so start there if that is your property rather than here.
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation 1 program
The WeatherWise Savings Program
Estimated benefit: Per-measure weatherization rebates: $2,500 for the 'Good' or 'Better' weatherization package; $500 for air leakage sealing with a blower door test; $2.00 per square foot for exterior wall insulation and for ceiling insulation under unconditioned space; $100 for attic access insulation; $750 per energy or heat recovery ventilator; $7.25 per foot of duct sealing and insulation; $2.00 per foot of pipe insulation (domestic hot water, steam heat or hot water heat); and $200 for a connected or ENERGY STAR certified smart thermostat. Many incentives cannot exceed 50% of the project cost.
Timing: Program year 2026 covers appliances and measures installed between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026; applications for program year 2026 must be submitted by March 31, 2027. Program year 2025 applications were due March 31, 2026.
“"Standalone Weatherization Measure Incentives ... Air Leakage Sealing (With Blower Door Test) $500 Per measure" and "Weatherization Packages ... “Good” $2,500 Per package ... “Better” $2,500 Per package" — https://www.nationalfuel.com/utility/about-the-rebate-program/ , read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Be clear about what this list is and is not: National Fuel's current residential table covers weatherization and controls only, and there is no furnace, boiler or water heater rebate on it. If a contractor is quoting you a National Fuel equipment rebate, ask them to point to it on the 2026 measure list. What is there is worth having — $2,500 for the Good or Better weatherization package, $500 for air leakage sealing with a blower door test, $2.00 a square foot for exterior wall or ceiling insulation, $750 per energy or heat recovery ventilator, $7.25 a foot for duct sealing and insulation, $200 for a smart thermostat — with many incentives capped at 50% of project cost. The dates are more generous than most and easy to miss: work installed during 2026 can be claimed up to 31 March 2027, so a December job still has a full quarter of paperwork time, and everything including the thermostat must be installed by a contractor.
Rockville Centre Electric Department 1 program
Rockville Centre Peak Savers Appliance Rebate Program — residential appliances
Estimated benefit: A flat rebate per ENERGY STAR appliance: clothes washer $200, refrigerator $200, dishwasher $150, air purifier $100, clothes dryer $100, dehumidifier $100, freezer $100. The rebate cannot exceed what you actually paid for the equipment.
Timing: There is no calendar deadline. What is published instead is a funding gate: "Rebate availability subject to program funding and available on a first come, first served basis", and "Please allow up to 6 weeks for processing." This is a first-come program, not a dated one, and copy should say it that way.
“"RESIDENTIAL APPLIANCES — ENERGY STAR® CLOTHES WASHER ($200); ENERGY STAR® REFRIGERATOR ($200); ENERGY STAR® DISHWASHER ($150); ENERGY STAR® AIR PURIFIER ($100); ENERGY STAR® CLOTHES DRYER ($100); ENERGY STAR® DEHUMIDIFIER ($100); ENERGY STAR® FREEZER ($100)" — "Rockville Centre Peak Savers Appliance Rebate Program" application, version v5 dated 3-11-2026 in the filename, p. 2, https://www.rvcny.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif4946/f/uploads/ps_application_rebuild_v5_3-11-2026.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05, archived as I rendered page 2 at 150 dpi and read the table visually rather than trusting extracted layout text”
Our energy expert: These are notably larger than the regional norm, which is the thing worth knowing: $200 on an ENERGY STAR clothes washer or refrigerator where the upstate municipal schedule pays $100, and where PSEG Long Island runs no mail-in appliance rebate at all. The rest of the list is $150 on a dishwasher and $100 each on an air purifier, clothes dryer, dehumidifier or freezer, with the rebate capped at what you actually paid. Owners, landlords and tenants are all accepted customer types, the appliance has to be ENERGY STAR listed, and there is no calendar deadline — only a funding gate, first come first served, with up to six weeks to process, so apply sooner rather than at year end. One routing warning worth repeating: being in Nassau County does not make you a PSEG Long Island customer, so do not go hunting for PSEG Long Island programs, and do not let anyone tell you these are unavailable because PSEG Long Island has no equivalent.
Other administrators 2 programs
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) — New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), Office of Housing Preservation
Estimated benefit: No cost to the household. After an on-site energy audit, a local Weatherization Assistance Provider installs the measures the home needs — air sealing, attic and wall insulation, heating system repair or replacement, efficient lighting and appliances, window and door repair or replacement, and the small repairs and health-and-safety fixes needed to make the work possible. Owners of rental buildings do have to contribute to the cost of improvements on their properties.
Timing: No application round or deadline — applications are taken on an ongoing basis by the local Weatherization Assistance Provider for the county, with priority given to seniors, families with children and people with disabilities.
“"Is there a cost for services? Homeowners and renters: No cost for services. Owners of rental buildings: Must contribute to the cost of improvements on their properties." — https://hcr.ny.gov/weatherization-applicants, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: No cost to the household. HCR states that anyone in the household receiving SSI, Public Assistance or HEAP makes the whole household automatically eligible without an income calculation; confirm your own position with your local Weatherization Assistance Provider. Otherwise the test is income against the published WAP limits, and there is a catch — HCR's currently published limits are headed PY25 and sit a program year behind the HEAP limits the state has already posted, so confirm the current figures with your local Weatherization Assistance Provider rather than working from the table you find. After an on-site audit the provider installs what the home needs: air sealing, attic and wall insulation, heating system repair or replacement, efficient lighting and appliances, window and door work, and the small repairs and health-and-safety fixes that make the rest possible. Renters qualify and landlords can apply, though an owner of a rental building does contribute to the cost — priority goes to seniors, families with children and people with disabilities, and applications are taken continuously by the provider for your county.
Energy Efficiency Rebate Program — Oneida-Madison Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Estimated benefit: A 20% rebate, up to $400, on an ENERGY STAR rated refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, clothes washer, clothes dryer, dehumidifier, window air conditioner or hot water heater. One appliance per membership in any 12-month period, paid as a bill credit.
Timing: No end date. The published constraints are a 12-month frequency limit, a six-month purchase window (the appliance must have been bought within six months of submitting the application), and a funding gate stated in the co-op's own words: "All rebates are subject to available funds... Please call the Co-op before making a purchase to confirm rebate funds availability... All rebate programs are subject to modifications or termination without notice."
“"a 20% rebate, up to $400" on ENERGY STAR rated refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, dehumidifiers, window air conditioners and hot water heaters, with "Only one appliance per membership is eligible for the rebate in a 12-month period" — "Energy Efficiency Application", Oneida-Madison Electric Cooperative, Inc., p. 1 (The Incentive / Conditions), https://www.oneida-madison.coop/sites/default/files/2024-11/energy-efficiency-application.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05, archived as The same figures appear identically on the co-op's Energy Efficiency Rebate Program web page”
Our energy expert: Ring the Co-op on 315-893-1851 before you buy — that is Oneida-Madison's own instruction and it matters, because the rebate is explicitly limited by available funds and the co-op says the program may be modified or terminated without notice. Where funds are there, it pays 20% of the purchase price up to $400 on an ENERGY STAR refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, clothes washer, clothes dryer, dehumidifier, window air conditioner or hot water heater, arriving as a bill credit in about a week. One appliance per membership in any 12-month period, the purchase has to fall within six months of your application with an itemised receipt, and the old appliance must come out of service and be responsibly disposed of, with proof possibly required. Note the hot water heater line, which not every nearby co-op includes — so do not assume a neighbouring co-op's list matches this one.
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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) 21 programs
Agriculture Energy Audit
Estimated benefit: A comprehensive farm energy audit delivered through the program, producing a report with actionable recommendations, most of which meet the ANSI/ASABE S612 standard. No fee is quoted to the farm on the program page.
Timing: No closing date was found; applications are taken on a rolling basis through the online application.
“"An agriculture energy audit is a comprehensive assessment of a farm's energy use to uncover opportunities to create energy efficiencies and reduce operating costs." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Agriculture-Energy-Assistance/Agriculture-Energy-Audit, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: The eligibility test is on your bill rather than in your paperwork: the farm has to be a customer of a New York State investor-owned electric utility and pay the System Benefits Charge, which you can check on your current bill before spending any time on an application. What you get is a comprehensive farm energy audit with actionable recommendations, most meeting the ANSI/ASABE S612 standard — which matters because that standard is what other funders tend to recognize when you take the report elsewhere for capital. Dairies, orchards, greenhouses, vegetable growers, vineyards, grain dryers and poultry or egg operations are the examples NYSERDA gives. Applications are rolling, and what the farm pays is set in the program's own solicitation rather than on the web page, so call NYSERDA on 888-338-0089 and ask before you book anything.
Building Cleaner Communities Competition
Estimated benefit: Built from a dollar-per-square-foot base plus flat adders: $45 per square foot for projects owned by a 501(c)(3) or government entity, $35 per square foot for all others; plus $150,000 for committing to Passive House design and certification, $200,000 for ground source heat pumps sized to the design heating and cooling loads, or $400,000 for a geothermal network. Total support is capped at $1,500,000 for a single building or $3,000,000 for multiple buildings, or 35% of total project cost for a 501(c)(3) or government entity and 25% for everyone else, whichever is less.
Timing: Run as a competition across New York's ten regions; the closing date is set per round rather than being a standing date, so an applicant should confirm the current round's deadline with NYSERDA before committing to a proposal timeline.
“"The financial support for all projects will be capped at $1,500,000 for a single building and $3,000,000 for multiple buildings, or 35% of total project cost for 501(c)(3) entity or government entity and 25% of total project cost for all other entities, whichever is less." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Building-Cleaner-Communities-Competition, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Who owns the building is worth a ten-point swing twice over: a 501(c)(3) or government entity is funded at $45 per square foot against 35% of total project cost, while everyone else gets $35 per square foot against 25%. On top of that base there are flat adders worth real money — $150,000 for committing to Passive House design and certification, $200,000 for ground source heat pumps sized to the design heating and cooling loads, or $400,000 for a geothermal network — against a ceiling of $1,500,000 for a single building or $3,000,000 for multiple. Those adders are design commitments, so they have to be decided at concept stage rather than retrofitted into a proposal later. This runs as a competition across New York's ten regions with the closing date set per round, so confirm the current round's deadline with NYSERDA before you commit a proposal team to a timeline.
Charge Ready NY 2.0
Estimated benefit: $3,000 per Level 2 charging port at a workplace, multifamily property or hotel, plus an additional $1,000 per port if the site is in a disadvantaged community. Ports in parking spaces assigned to an individual driver or reserved for fleet vehicles get $1,000 per port instead. Bonus rebates are available for sites that complete extra EV-adoption actions. Paid after installation on submission of documentation.
Timing: PON 5367, a continuous solicitation. Funding is tracked against a budget on NYSERDA's dashboard and can be fully committed without notice, which closes the program.
“"Workplaces, Multifamily and Hotel Properties: $3,000 per charging port." and "Properties located in a DAC are eligible for an additional rebate of $1,000 per charging port" — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Charge-Ready-NY, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Three thousand dollars per Level 2 port at a workplace, multifamily property or hotel, with a further $1,000 per port inside a disadvantaged community — but only $1,000 per port where the space is assigned to an individual driver or reserved for fleet vehicles, which is the distinction that catches multifamily owners planning reserved parking. Equipment and network have to be on NYSERDA's approved list, and stations funded entirely by a third party, including automaker or Electrify America supplied units, do not qualify at all. There are bonus rebates for sites that complete extra EV-adoption actions, so ask what those are before you finalize the scope. This is a continuous solicitation tracked against a budget rather than a deadline, and NYSERDA's own pages currently give two different budget totals — so do not plan around how long the program will last; file early and confirm funding status with NYSERDA directly.
Clean Green Hospitals
Estimated benefit: Two cost-shares: 50% from NYSERDA toward an energy study on an individual hospital building or campus, and 75% toward hiring an on-site energy manager. Under the FlexTech schedule, safety-net hospitals and hospitals in a disadvantaged community that have not previously used FlexTech get up to 75% cost-share up to $250,000, then up to 50% after that capped at $500,000; all other hospitals get up to 50%.
Timing: Ongoing — no published end date
“"Safety Net Hospitals and Hospitals located in a Disadvantaged Community that have not previously participated in the FlexTech Program (PON4192) are eligible for up to 75% cost-share, up to $250,000, and up to 50% cost-share after that, capped at $500,000. All other Hospitals may receive up to a 50% cost-share." — Flexible Technical Assistance Eligibility fact sheet, rev. MD-TS-FT-ponov-fs-1-v2 08/26, p. 1, footnote 6, retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: If you run a safety-net hospital or a hospital in a disadvantaged community and have not used FlexTech before, the hospitals page understates what you can get: the FlexTech schedule gives you up to 75% cost-share on an energy study up to $250,000, then up to 50% after that capped at $500,000, where the hospitals page states a flat 50%. Every other hospital is at up to 50%. Separately NYSERDA covers 75% of the cost of hiring an on-site energy manager, provided you do not already have a dedicated full-time one and intend to keep the role past the engagement — on a large campus that is often the more valuable half of this. Both halves run through existing continuous programs rather than a hospital-specific round, so there is no deadline to race; ask NYSERDA to confirm which cost-share band your hospital falls into before you engage a consultant.
Flexible Technical Assistance (FlexTech) Program
Estimated benefit: NYSERDA pays a share of the cost of an independent energy study, and the share depends on your sector: commercial 50-75%, P-12 schools 50-90%, industrial 50-75%, affordable multifamily 75-100%, market-rate multifamily 50%. The cap per project is up to $500,000 or up to 20% of annual energy expenditure, whichever is less. Secondary services such as sub-metering or grant writing are capped at $10,000 and only qualify alongside a primary study.
Timing: PON 4192 is a continuous solicitation — the NYSERDA funding portal lists "Due Date: Continuous".
“"Multifamily – Affordable | 75–100%" and "up to $500,000 or up to 20% Annual Energy Expenditure, whichever is less" — Flexible Technical Assistance Eligibility fact sheet, rev. MD-TS-FT-ponov-fs-1-v2 08/26, p. 1, https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/-/media/Project/Nyserda/Files/Publications/Fact-Sheets/flexible-technical-assistance-program-eligibility.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Your sector sets your cost-share and the spread is wide: affordable multifamily gets 75-100%, P-12 schools 50-90%, commercial and industrial 50-75%, and market-rate multifamily 50%. If you own affordable multifamily and someone has quoted you the commercial band, you are being under-told by up to 40 points. The cap is up to $500,000 per project or 20% of annual energy expenditure, whichever is less, with a $1,000,000 two-year ceiling for large entities such as school districts, hospital networks and college campuses, and secondary services like sub-metering or grant writing capped at $10,000 and only alongside a primary study. Most participants must pay the electric System Benefits Charge, though that is waived for P-12 priority districts, public schools and BOCES in a disadvantaged community, fleet electrification plans and the Upstate public housing authority pathway. This is where nearly every commercial, industrial or multifamily owner should start, because the study is what tells you which capital incentives are worth chasing; it is a continuous solicitation and a third-party service provider is required on every project.
Renewable Energy Standard Tier 1 — Solicitations for Long-term Contracts
Estimated benefit: Value is set by competitive solicitation, in dollars per megawatt-hour: NYSERDA buys Tier 1 Renewable Energy Certificates under long-term contracts, and a developer's REC price is its own winning bid. In the 2026 round (RESRFP26-1) NYSERDA first checks that a Bid Price does not exceed its Benchmark Levelized Net REC Cost, then evaluates qualifying bids on price and non-price factors. NYSERDA says it will publicly disclose the RESRFP26-1 results when contracting is complete.
Timing: Annual procurement rounds. The 2026 round, RESRFP26-1, was issued April 24, 2026; Step Two price submissions were due July 30, 2026 and NYSERDA concluded its evaluation in August 2026. Watch NYSERDA's Solicitations for Long-term Contracts page for the next annual round.
“"NYSERDA's Large-Scale Renewables program issues annual procurements for eligible renewable energy generators and developers interested in long-term Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) contracts." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Large-Scale-Renewables, read 2026-10-05 | "Examines Bid Proposals to determine whether the Bid Price does not exceed the Benchmark Levelized Net REC Cost (LNRC) ... For Bid Proposals that meet those minimum requirements, perform a competitive evaluation based on price and non-price factors." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Large-Scale-Renewables/RES-Tier-One-Eligibility/Solicitations-for-Long-term-Contracts, 2026 RES Solicitation for Tier 1 RECs (RESRFP26-1), read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This is developer-scale rather than something a building owner applies to, and there is no rate to look up: Tier 1 pays a Renewable Energy Certificate price in dollars per megawatt-hour set by competitive solicitation, so your price is whatever your winning bid clears at. Eligible resources are new renewable generation in New York — solar thermal and photovoltaic, on-land and offshore wind, hydroelectric, geothermal and other technologies that do not burn fossil fuel to generate electricity. Existing pre-2003 hydro and wind are served by Tier 2 instead and Tier 4 covers clean energy delivered into New York City, so getting your project into the right tier is the first decision rather than a detail. Rounds are annual, and the open solicitation and its bid date are posted on NYSERDA's long-term contracts page rather than the program landing page, which is where to watch if you intend to bid.
NY-Sun Megawatt Block Incentive - Con Edison Small Nonresidential Over 1000 kW
Estimated benefit: $0.45 per watt DC. Con Edison Small Nonresidential Over 1000 kW Block 2, open since 31 October 2025, with 41.74 MW of its 100.0 MW submitted as of 5 October 2026. This is the better-funded commercial solar block in the state right now.
Timing: Applications accepted through 31 December 2030 or until funds are committed. When this block fills, Con Edison non-residential moves to a SEEF Block and only Statewide Solar for All-eligible projects qualify.
“Con Edison dashboard block JSON, 'Con Edison' / 'Small Nonresidential - Over 1000kW' series, current block: openDate 10/31/2025, closeDate empty, totalSize 100.000, submittedSize 41.736915, maxRate 0.45 (rendered $0.45/W DC by the page's own formula). Read live 2026-10-05 from https://portal.nyserda.ny.gov/BlockChart_ConEd_Page.”
Our energy expert: At $0.45 per watt DC this is the better-funded commercial solar block in New York right now — Con Edison Small Nonresidential Over 1000 kW Block 2 had 41.74 MW of its 100 MW submitted as of 5 October 2026, with real room left. What happens when it fills is not a smaller number but a change of rule: Con Edison non-residential then moves to a SEEF Block restricted to Statewide Solar for All-eligible projects, so a commercial customer who is not S-SFA-eligible loses access entirely rather than stepping down a rate. That is a different kind of risk from a tapering incentive, and it argues for getting in rather than waiting out a step-down. Applications run to 31 December 2030 or until funds are committed, and because block subscription moves daily, have your developer confirm the current rate and remaining capacity on NYSERDA's dashboard before you sign anything.
NY-Sun Statewide Solar for All (S-SFA) Adder
Estimated benefit: $0.20 per watt in the Con Edison region; $0.07 per watt in the Upstate region for projects in C/I Blocks 1-21 and for Nonresidential Blocks 1-10; $0.12 per watt for projects in Upstate C/I SEEF Block 1. The manual lists no Long Island rate.
Timing: Open. The S-SFA program has been live since 1 December 2024 under the PSC order of 16 May 2024. Adder availability follows the underlying MW Block or SEEF Block.
“"Projects enrolled in S-SFA are also eligible to receive an S-SFA Adder (except as noted below) of: $.07/W in the Upstate region for projects in C/I Blocks 1 - 21; $.07/W in the Upstate region for projects in Nonresidential blocks 1 - 10; $.12/W for projects in Upstate C/I SEEF Block 1; $.20/W in the Con Ed region" - NY-Sun Program Manual, Version 22, April 2026, S1.4.8.8, PDF p. 31.”
Our energy expert: The exclusions matter more here than the rates. A project enrolled in Statewide Solar for All cannot also take the Community Adder, the Multifamily Affordable Housing Incentive or the Inclusive Community Solar Adder, and the election between S-SFA and the Inclusive Community Solar Adder can be changed once only and only before invoicing — so it is a one-shot decision that should be modelled both ways first. Where it applies, the adder is $0.20 per watt in the Con Edison region, $0.07 per watt Upstate for C/I Blocks 1-21 and Nonresidential Blocks 1-10, and $0.12 per watt for Upstate C/I SEEF Block 1. Version 22 of the manual publishes rates for the Upstate and Con Edison regions only, so treat Long Island as a question for NYSERDA rather than an assumption either way. Note also that enrolling in the S-SFA program happens directly with your interconnecting utility and is a separate step from qualifying for this adder.
NY-Sun Commercial/Industrial Solar Energy Equity Framework (SEEF) Block - Upstate
Estimated benefit: SEEF Block 2 is open with 253.76 MW of its 500 MW capacity submitted as of 5 October 2026. The block carries no per-watt base rate of its own - its value reaches a project through the Statewide Solar for All adder ($0.07/W Upstate, $0.12/W for SEEF Block 1) and the Value Stack, so the amount depends on which adder the project elects and its Value Stack compensation. SEEF Block 1 closed 6 February 2026 at 399.34 of 400 MW.
Timing: Open; applications accepted through 31 December 2030 or until the block's capacity is committed.
“Upstate dashboard block JSON, 'Rest of State' / 'SEEF Block' series: block 1 openDate 09/30/2025, closeDate 02/06/2026, totalSize 400.000, submittedSize 399.33783; block 2 openDate 02/06/2026, closeDate empty, totalSize 500.000, submittedSize 253.75733, maxRate 0.00. Read live 2026-10-05. Adder rates from NY-Sun Program Manual v22, S1.4.8.8, PDF p. 31: "$.07/W in the Upstate region for projects in C/I Blocks 1 - 21 ... $.12/W for projects in Upstate C/I SEEF Block 1 ... $.20/W in the Con Ed region".”
Our energy expert: Read the structure before you look for a number: this block carries no per-watt base rate of its own, and a SEEF project only reaches incentive money by electing either the Statewide Solar for All adder or the Inclusive Community Solar Adder, alongside Value Stack compensation. On Block 2 the Inclusive Community Solar Adder is not available, which leaves the S-SFA adder at $0.07 per watt Upstate as the route — so your project has to meet Statewide Solar for All criteria or there is nothing here for it. Block 2 had 253.76 MW of its 500 MW submitted as of 5 October 2026, and that figure has fallen slightly over the past week, which means applications were withdrawn rather than the block unfilling; read it as neither a reason to relax nor a reason to panic. Eligible projects are Upstate commercial or industrial from 1 MW AC to 7.5 MW, with applications to 31 December 2030 or until capacity is committed, and Block 1 closed on 6 February 2026 at 399.34 of 400 MW.
NY-Sun Megawatt Block Incentive - Upstate Small Nonresidential
Estimated benefit: $0.25 per watt DC on the first 750 kW of a system up to 1 MW AC. This is Upstate Small Nonresidential Block 10, open since 7 September 2023, with 74.03 MW of its 90.0 MW submitted as of 5 October 2026. The rate steps down when the block fills.
Timing: Applications accepted through 31 December 2030 or until the block's funds are committed, whichever comes first.
“Upstate dashboard block JSON, 'Rest of State' / 'Small Nonresidential' series, final block: openDate 09/07/2023, closeDate empty, totalSize 90.000, submittedSize 74.027819, maxRate 0.25 (the page's own tooltip formula multiplies maxRate by 1000 to render $/W... as $0.25/W DC). Read live 2026-10-05 from https://portal.nyserda.ny.gov/BlockChart_Upstate_Page.”
Our energy expert: Twenty-five cents per watt DC, and the detail that changes the arithmetic on a larger array is that it pays on the first 750 kW only, even where the system runs up to 1 MW AC. Upstate Small Nonresidential Block 10 has been open since September 2023 and had 74.03 MW of its 90 MW submitted as of 5 October 2026 — close enough to rolling that the rate should be re-checked rather than assumed. When the block fills the rate steps down; applications nominally run to 31 December 2030, but at this subscription level it will almost certainly close well before then. If you have a non-residential solar project in NYSEG, RG&E or National Grid electric territory, have your developer check the live dashboard and file now rather than next quarter.
On-site Energy Manager Program
Estimated benefit: NYSERDA pays a share of the fees for a dedicated full- or part-time on-site energy manager: up to 75% of allowable fees for most engagements, up to 90% for Priority Districts (P-12 public school districts on NYSERDA's list) based on funding availability, and up to 100% for affordable multifamily buildings that meet NYSERDA's affordability criteria. The cost-share is capped at $200,000 for facilities with more than $1M annual energy spend and $100,000 for those below $1M, for the initial 12+ month term, plus a bonus of $7,000 or $5,000 for one more year that saves at least 1% of the site's prior 12-month energy consumption, for a maximum possible $207,000 or $105,000. After three applications from one owner-organization the share may be limited to 50%. The money covers the energy manager's work only, not equipment or implementation.
Timing: PON 3701 (Revised March 2026): applications through the NYSERDA Portal, first come, first served depending on funding availability, through December 31, 2030 by 3:00 PM Eastern Time, or until all funds are committed.
“"NYSERDA will contribute up to 75% towards the allowable OsEM fees for most engagements per task and budget detail in the approved scope of work." — NYSERDA On-site Energy Manager Program, Program Opportunity Notice (PON) 3701, Revised March 2026 (page footer 5/7/2026), p. 5, https://portal.nyserda.ny.gov/CORE_Solicitation_Document_Page?documentId=a0lt0000000UfGIAA0, retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: For a large portfolio or campus this is the quietly valuable one, because it funds a person rather than equipment: NYSERDA cost-shares the salary or fee for a dedicated full- or part-time on-site energy manager, who can be a new permanent hire or a contractor. Hospitals are told the share is 75%; for commercial, industrial and multifamily participants the percentage is set in the program's own solicitation notice rather than on the web page, so ask NYSERDA what your sector's share is before you write a job description. Three conditions apply: you must pay the electric System Benefits Charge, with limited funding for some commercial and affordable multifamily customers who do not; you must not already have a dedicated full-time energy manager; and you must intend to keep the role past the engagement and share results with NYSERDA. One practical warning — the Apply Now button on the program page currently lands on a FlexTech registration form, so make sure you are in the right application before filling it in.
On-the-Job Training for Energy Efficiency and Clean Technology
Estimated benefit: Reimbursement per new hire, paid in milestones. For a disadvantaged community or priority population worker, up to $11,000: $2,500 at 2 months, $2,500 at 4 months, $3,500 at 6 months, $1,500 at 12 months, plus a $1,000 certification payment. For all other workers, up to $8,500: $1,875, $1,875, $2,625, $1,125 and the same $1,000 certification payment.
Timing: PON 3982, open on a rolling basis. A new hire application must reach NYSERDA no later than 30 days after the new hire's start date to be eligible.
“"Disadvantaged Community / Priority Population Worker | $11,000 | After 2 months of On-the-Job Training: $2,500 ..." and "Non-Disadvantaged Community / Priority Population Worker | $8,500" — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/On-the-Job-Training-Program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: The deadline is the headline here, not the money: a new hire application has to reach NYSERDA no later than 30 days after the employee's start date, so an employer who hires first and finds the program afterwards has already lost it. Inside that window, reimbursement comes in milestones — up to $11,000 for a worker from a disadvantaged community or priority population, paid at two, four, six and twelve months plus $1,000 on certification, and up to $8,500 for everyone else on the same schedule. Only new employees count, and the rules tighten with size: an employer with up to 100 staff can bring ten candidates from outside a priority population before further hires must be from one, while an employer of 101 or more is funded only for disadvantaged community and priority population hires. The employer is the recipient rather than the worker, and eligible technology areas run from heat pumps and high-efficiency HVAC through insulation, lighting and controls, building automation, storage, solar, wind and EV charging.
Retail Energy Storage Incentive - Con Edison Westchester
Estimated benefit: $125 per kWh of installed AC storage capacity - two thirds more than the same program pays in New York City, and the block is barely drawn. Con Edison Westchester Block 2 opened 20 May 2025 with $48,750,000 and $42,476,000 was still available on 5 October 2026.
Timing: "Incentive applications will be accepted through December 31, 2030, or until funds are fully committed, whichever is earlier." - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, S1.1, PDF p. 8.
“Retail storage dashboard block JSON, Con Edison Westchester series: Block 1 openDate 04/01/2020, closeDate 03/13/2025, maxRate 0.175; Block 2 openDate 05/20/2025, closeDate empty, isActive true, totalSize 48750000, submittedSize 6274000, remainingAmount 42476000, maxRate 0.125 (rendered $125.00/kWh). Read live 2026-10-05. The series is identified as Con Edison Westchester by the programme manual's own block naming: "Rest of State Blocks 5 or higher, New York City Blocks 6 or higher, or Con Edison Westchester Blocks 2 or higher" - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, PDF p. 37; the Westchester series has exactly two blocks and its Block 2 opened 20 May 2025.”
Our energy expert: If your site is in Westchester rather than the five boroughs, the same NYSERDA program pays $125 per kWh of installed AC storage against $75 — and roughly $42.5 million of this block was still available on 5 October 2026. That is a two-thirds difference inside one utility's territory, and for a commercial customer with a choice of site it belongs in the decision rather than discovered afterwards. Two conditions travel with the rate: a project of 1 MW-AC or greater from this block must pay Prevailing Wage or enter a project labor agreement for construction, and the system needs utility Permission To Operate by 31 December 2030. One honesty note — the series identification comes from the program manual's block numbering rather than a label on NYSERDA's dashboard, so have your developer confirm with NYSERDA which block your Westchester project is being awarded from before pricing the job on $125.
Inclusive Storage Incentive (ISI) - Retail, statewide
Estimated benefit: $350 per kWh of installed AC storage capacity. The statewide block opened 13 April 2026 with $15,750,000 and the entire amount was still available as of 5 October 2026 - nothing has been drawn. It cannot be combined with the market-rate retail storage incentive.
Timing: "Incentive applications will be accepted through December 31, 2030, or until funds are fully committed, whichever is earlier." - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, S1.1, PDF p. 8.
“"A Residential or Retail project may only apply for either an ISI incentive or its market-rate equivalent (i.e., the ISI and market-rate incentives cannot be combined)." - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, S1.3.2, PDF p. 17. Rate and balance from the retail storage dashboard block JSON, 'DAC' series: openDate 04/13/2026, closeDate empty, isActive true, totalSize 15750000, submittedSize 0, remainingAmount 15750000, maxRate 0.35 (rendered $350.00/kWh). Read live 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: At $350 per kWh this is the highest storage rate in New York by a wide margin — double the Upstate market rate and nearly five times the Con Edison one — and the entire $15,750,000 statewide block was still untouched as of 5 October 2026, six months after it opened. Zero applications in six months means either the eligibility is biting hard or almost nobody knows it exists, and it is worth finding out which. It cannot be combined with the market-rate retail storage incentive, so this is an election rather than a stack. The gate is that the project must serve a disadvantaged community and meet additional criteria in the program manual beyond the ordinary retail block rules, so the first move is having NYSERDA test your project against those criteria before you design around the rate.
Retail Energy Storage Incentive - New York City
Estimated benefit: $75 per kWh of installed AC storage capacity. The open New York City block has $16,162,125 of its $30,000,000 still available as of 5 October 2026. The rate has stepped down hard and fast: $125/kWh in May 2025, then $100, $90, $80, and now $75 - five blocks in eleven months.
Timing: "Incentive applications will be accepted through December 31, 2030, or until funds are fully committed, whichever is earlier." - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, S1.1, PDF p. 8.
“Retail storage dashboard block JSON, New York City series, current block: openDate 04/23/2026, closeDate empty, isActive true, totalSize 30000000, submittedSize 13837875, remainingAmount 16162125, maxRate 0.075 (rendered $75.00/kWh by the page's own formula). Prior blocks in the same series close at maxRate 0.125, 0.10, 0.09 and 0.08 between May 2025 and April 2026. Read live 2026-10-05. The series is identified as New York City rather than Westchester by the programme manual, which treats them as separate block sets: "Rest of State Blocks 5 or higher, New York City Blocks 6 or higher, or Con Edison Westchester Blocks 2 or higher" - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, PDF pp. 37, 42 and 58.”
Our energy expert: Anything you are told about this rate goes stale fast: New York City has moved from $125 per kWh in May 2025 through $100, $90 and $80 to $75 today, five blocks in eleven months, so confirm the live figure rather than relying on a number from a proposal written last quarter. The open block had $16,162,125 of its $30,000,000 left as of 5 October 2026. A cost condition belongs beside the rate rather than in a footnote: a project of 1 MW-AC or more awarded from Block 6 or higher must pay Prevailing Wage or enter a project labor agreement, which can move the economics more than a block step-down does. If your business has sites in both the city and Westchester, compare them, because the same program pays considerably more in Westchester — and every project needs utility Permission To Operate by 31 December 2030.
Retail Energy Storage Incentive - Rest of State (Upstate)
Estimated benefit: $175 per kWh of installed AC storage capacity. The open Upstate block has $91,276,439 of its $102,400,000 still available as of 5 October 2026. The next block is queued at $150 per kWh.
Timing: "Incentive applications will be accepted through December 31, 2030, or until funds are fully committed, whichever is earlier." - Residential and Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program Manual, April 2026, S1.1, PDF p. 8.
“Retail storage dashboard block JSON, 'Rest of State' series, current block: openDate 05/20/2025, closeDate empty, isActive true, totalSize 102400000, submittedSize 11123561, remainingAmount 91276439, maxRate 0.175 (rendered $175.00/kWh); next block totalSize 58500000, maxRate 0.15. Read live 2026-10-05 from https://portal.nyserda.ny.gov/Core_BlockChart_Page?programName=Retail%20Storage%20Incentive%20Program.”
Our energy expert: This is the largest pot of uncommitted storage money in the state: $91.3 million of a $102.4 million block still available on 5 October 2026, at $175 per kWh of installed AC capacity. The next block is already queued at $150 per kWh, so the step-down is known rather than speculative, and filing while this block is open is worth $25 per kWh. For a commercial customer choosing between an Upstate and a downstate site, this rate is more than double what the Con Edison city block pays, which is a real input to a siting decision. Storage can be standalone or paired with solar, and where it is paired the storage contractor must be a participating contractor in this program and the NY-Sun application has to go in first, so sequence those two with your developer.
Affordable Multifamily Program Upstate (AMP Up)
Estimated benefit: Incentives stack by category, per dwelling unit: appliance rebate (refrigerator replacement) up to $400; prescriptive up to $1,750; weatherization up to $2,500; electrification up to $5,750; deep retrofit up to $6,750. Resilience enhancements are add-ons whose amounts are set in the Resilience Enhancements Addendum. Overall, the Low-Rise Pathway covers up to 85% of project costs and the Large Building Pathway up to 70%.
Timing: Ongoing — no published end date
“"Deep Retrofit | Comprehensive whole-building energy transformation | Up to $6,750" and "Low-Rise Pathway ... Up to 85% of project costs covered" — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Affordable-Multifamily-Program-Upstate, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Check the territory exclusion first, because it rules out a large share of enquiries: buildings in Con Edison, KEDLI or KEDNY service areas are not eligible, which sends Brooklyn, Queens and much of Long Island elsewhere despite the program's broad description. Where you do qualify, incentives stack by category per dwelling unit — up to $400 for a refrigerator replacement, $1,750 prescriptive, $2,500 weatherization, $5,750 electrification, $6,750 deep retrofit — and what you actually receive is governed by your pathway, with Low-Rise covering up to 85% of project costs and Large Building up to 70%. The pathway is assigned by size rather than chosen: three storeys or fewer and 20 units or fewer is Low-Rise, four or more storeys or 21 or more units is Large Building. You need five or more units with at least half the gross heated area residential and at least 25% of units at or below 80% of area or state median income, whichever is higher; under five units the route is EmPower+, and applications go through a participating contractor.
NY-Sun Multifamily Affordable Housing Incentive
Estimated benefit: A topped-up total incentive on the first 200 kW of the project: $1.00 per watt in the Upstate and Long Island regions; in the Con Edison region $1.60 per watt for a non-CDG project and $2.00 per watt for a community distributed generation project. Capacity above 200 kW gets the ordinary non-residential base rate. A CDG project on a property owned by a public housing authority or nonprofit that dedicates at least 60% of capacity to low- and moderate-income satellite accounts with a minimum 20% bill-credit discount gets a further $0.15/W, taking the total to $1.15/W Upstate or Long Island and $2.15/W Con Edison.
Timing: Open until funds are committed; follows the underlying MW Block.
“"Upstate - Eligible projects will receive a total incentive of $1.00/W for the first 200 kW of the project ... Con Edison - Eligible non-CDG projects will receive a total incentive of $1.60/W for the first 200 kW of the project. Eligible CDG projects will receive a total incentive of $2.00/W for the first 200 kW of the project." - NY-Sun Program Manual, Version 22, April 2026, Table 3, S1.4.8.2, PDF p. 20.”
Our energy expert: Read this as a total rather than an add-on, because the incentive flexes as the base rate steps down to hold the total — nobody should describe it as a per-watt bonus on top of the base. On the first 200 kW the total is $1.00 per watt Upstate and on Long Island, $1.60 per watt in the Con Edison region for a non-CDG project and $2.00 per watt for community distributed generation, with capacity above 200 kW reverting to the ordinary non-residential base. A community distributed generation project on a property owned by a public housing authority or nonprofit that dedicates at least 60% of capacity to low- and moderate-income satellite accounts with a minimum 20% bill-credit discount adds $0.15 per watt on top of that. This is also one of only three NY-Sun incentives still live in the Long Island region, where nearly everything else has been fully allocated since 2019, so a Long Island affordable housing owner should check here before concluding there is no solar money to be had.
Owner's Representative Services for Multifamily Buildings
Estimated benefit: Up to $35,000 per project of technical expert time, at no initial cost to the owner. The money is drawn flexibly against whichever services the project needs — project planning, running a competitive bid, capital funding stack analysis, stakeholder communication, or construction oversight and cost management.
Timing: PON 5899, applied for through the NYSERDA portal; no closing date is printed on the program page.
“"Projects can access up to $35,000 for the services noted below. The funding is flexible – allowing building owners to target only the support services needed, one by one, or in any combination to help move the project forward." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Owners-Representative-Services-for-Multifamily-Buildings, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This answers the problem that stalls most multifamily retrofits: you have an energy assessment or a FlexTech study full of recommendations and nobody with the time to act on them. Up to $35,000 per project of technical expert time, drawn flexibly against whatever the project needs — planning, running a competitive bid, analysing the capital funding stack, stakeholder communication, or construction oversight and cost management. NYSERDA describes it as carrying no initial cost, which is not the same as free, so ask whether anything is owed later before you sign, because that is the one thing the page does not answer. If you have a study sitting in a drawer, this is the next call rather than another study.
Clean Heat for All: Room Heat Pump Program
Estimated benefit: Window heat pump field demonstrations: $2,250 per unit installed in low- to moderate-income dwellings, $1,500 per unit in market-rate dwellings, capped at 100% of total project cost and $500,000 per project. Through-wall heat pump field demonstrations: up to $20,000 per apartment, capped at 100% of total project cost including building make-ready work.
Timing: No closing date was found; participation runs through NYSERDA's qualified manufacturers as demonstration slots are filled.
“"$2,250 per window heat pump installed in low- to moderate-income dwellings." and "Up to $20,000 per apartment for through-wall heat pump installation and demonstration." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Room-Heat-Pump-Program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Understand what you are agreeing to: this is a field demonstration rather than an open rebate, so you are hosting a qualified manufacturer's equipment and having real-world performance data collected from your building. The money is real — window heat pumps at $2,250 per unit in low- to moderate-income dwellings and $1,500 in market-rate ones, capped at 100% of project cost and $500,000 per project, and through-wall heat pumps at up to $20,000 per apartment including building make-ready work, also at up to 100% of cost. That through-wall figure is among the largest per-apartment electrification numbers in the state, which is why the data-collection condition is a fair trade for many owners. Note the name is confusing: this carries the Clean Heat brand but is not part of NYS Clean Heat for one-to-four family homes — it is a separate NYSERDA offering for buildings of five units or more, and slots run through the qualified manufacturers as they fill.
Small Affordable Multifamily Energy Studies (SAMES) Offering
Estimated benefit: No cost to the building owner. NYSERDA has pre-qualified a FlexTech contractor to carry out the energy assessment, covering envelope, lighting and HVAC opportunities plus air quality, ventilation and health and safety considerations.
Timing: No closing date was found; owners submit an interest form and NYSERDA responds within two business days.
“"the SAMES offering provides customers with support for energy studies that analyze opportunities to improve building efficiency and integrate clean energy technologies at no cost." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Small-Affordable-Multifamily-Energy-Studies-Offering, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: If your affordable building is 50,000 square feet or under, start here rather than at FlexTech: the study costs you nothing, where FlexTech's market-rate multifamily cost-share is only 50%. NYSERDA has pre-qualified a FlexTech contractor to carry out the assessment, covering envelope, lighting and HVAC opportunities plus air quality, ventilation and health and safety considerations. You qualify with at least 25% of units occupied, or expected to be occupied, by households at or below 80% of area or state median income, whichever is higher, proved with the documents in NYSERDA's Affordable Multifamily Document Library. Submit the interest form and NYSERDA comes back within two business days — have the affordability documentation ready, because that is what slows these applications down.
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. 14 programs
Save on Advanced Cooling and Pumping Equipment (midstream distributor program)
Estimated benefit: Paid at the distributor counter, split between you and the distributor. High-efficiency evaporator $350 per unit to the customer and $50 per unit to the distributor; high-efficiency condenser $150 per HP to the customer and $50 per HP to the distributor. PEI-rated water pumps pay per energy rating point per horsepower - a constant-speed 1-4 HP pump at a PEI of 0.88 or better and an energy rating of 12 or more pays the customer $2.00 and the distributor $4.00 per ER per HP, with lower rates in the larger horsepower bands.
Timing: No closing date found. The offer runs through participating distributors rather than an application window.
“"High-Efficiency Evaporator | Unit must include evaporator fan controls, smart defrost controls, and electric expansion valve | Customer Incentive $350/unit | Distributor Incentive $50/unit" — https://www.coned.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-tax-credits/rebates-incentives-tax-credits-for-commercial-industrial-buildings-customers/save-on-building-and-water-heating, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Paid at the distributor counter with no application to file, and split between you and the distributor: $350 per high-efficiency evaporator and $150 per horsepower on a condenser come to you, with the distributor taking its own share on top. The equipment specification is what qualifies you, not the purchase, so the evaporator needs fan controls, smart defrost and an electric expansion valve, and the condenser needs a scroll compressor, floating head pressure control and a modulating fan. PEI-rated pumps pay per energy rating point per horsepower, which means the pump's rated efficiency rather than its size sets the payment. One trap worth knowing: Con Edison still links this page from its own site as a water heating offer and the URL still says so, but the page now covers evaporators, condensers and pumps, so have your distributor confirm the item is on the current qualifying list.
Savings for Commercial and Industrial Building Electrification (C&I EE-E)
Estimated benefit: $120 per MMBtu for full building load space heating electrification, $70 per MMBtu for phased load, $200 per MMBtu for domestic hot water electrification, and $70 per MMBtu for a HVAC fuel switch. Total incentive cannot exceed 50% of project cost for eligible measures, or 100% of any single measure cost. A 20% bonus was available on top of those rates, but only to projects already active in the program and submitted before 1 June 2026, with installation and documents due 1 October 2026 and the post inspection passed or cured by 30 October 2026.
Timing: The 20% bonus applied only to projects already in the program and submitted before 1 June 2026: installation complete and documents submitted by 1 October 2026, post inspection scheduled and completed by 15 October 2026, passed or cured by 30 October 2026. The per-MMBtu rates are not tied to those dates. For the wider C&I program, 15 October 2026 was the date a project had to be complete "to be guaranteed for 2026 incentive rates", and Con Edison's manual states that "Incentives for projects completed after this date may be reduced" (Program Manual, Program Year 2026, Version 1.1, "Completion Deadlines"). The same manual states that the program "will expire December 31, 2026, when funds are depleted, or when the program is terminated, whichever occurs first". Con Edison was still taking applications when we checked on 24 October 2026. Confirm the current rates with Con Edison before you commit.
“"Space Heating: Full Building Load Electrification $120 / MMBtu | Space Heating: Phased Load Electrification $70 / MMBtu | Domestic Hot Water Electrification $200 / MMBtu" — Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency and Electrification Program, 2026 Incentives Fact Sheet, Effective 1/2026, p. 2, and the same three rates on https://www.coned.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-tax-credits/rebates-incentives-tax-credits-for-commercial-industrial-buildings-customers/electric-heating-and-cooling-technology-for-commercial-industrial-buildings/c-and-i-heat-pump-incentives, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Commercial heat pumps at Con Edison are no longer a Clean Heat offer — they are paid here, and the rate turns on how much of the building you do: $120 per MMBtu for full building load space heating electrification against $70 for phased load, with domestic hot water electrification the best-paying measure at $200 per MMBtu. A straight HVAC fuel switch pays $70 per MMBtu but excludes heat pumps, heat pump chillers and heat recovery chillers, so work out which bucket your design falls into before anyone prices it. The ceiling is 50% of project cost across eligible measures, and the account has to average over 100 kW peak demand on a rolling twelve months. New construction does not qualify at all, only existing buildings and gut rehabs. Those three per-MMBtu rates are the live offer and were unchanged on Con Edison's page when we checked on 24 October 2026; the 20% bonus that sat on top of them was limited to projects already in the program and submitted before 1 June 2026, so it is finished. The 15 October 2026 date attached to the wider C&I program is Con Edison's 2026 rate guarantee, not the program's end, and the manual puts the expiration at 31 December 2026. Confirm the current rates with Con Edison before anyone prices the job.
Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency and Electrification Program
Estimated benefit: Published per-measure rates, up to 50% of project cost and $1,000,000 per account per year. Building envelope $0.85/kWh, $150/Mlbs steam, $25/therm, $15 per gallon of secondary fuel oil. Building automation systems $0.35/kWh, $80/Mlbs, $5/therm, $10/gallon. Custom measures $0.35/kWh or $5/therm. Air compressor $250/HP; variable frequency drives $0.19/kWh prescriptive and $0.35/kWh custom; elevator modernisation $0.30/kWh. Waste heat recovery $0.56/kWh, $10/therm, $100/Mlbs. Pipe insulation $7 and $10 per linear foot and $2/therm by diameter. Refrigeration $25 per door, $0.19/kWh and $0.35/kWh for compressor racks. Southeast Queens sites add $2,000 per kW saved.
Timing: Con Edison was still taking applications when we checked on 24 October 2026. Its Program Manual states that the program "will expire December 31, 2026, when funds are depleted, or when the program is terminated, whichever occurs first" (Program Year 2026, Version 1.1, Terms and Conditions). The 15 October 2026 date is a rate guarantee rather than the program's end: under the manual's "Completion Deadlines" heading, a project had to be complete, with all documents received and ready for post inspection, by that date "to be guaranteed for 2026 incentive rates. Incentives for projects completed after this date may be reduced." Con Edison's 14 October 2026 program update asks contractors with a 2027 project to "Keep the applications coming" and to "Submit when ready", and warns that new applications may see longer review times while 2026 projects are closed out. The separate limited-time gas bonus stopped taking applications on 30 September 2026, with a final inspection pass-or-cured date of 31 October 2026. Ask Con Edison which program year's rates apply to a project submitted now before you commit.
“"Building Envelope* | Electric $0.85 / kWh | Steam $150 / Mlbs | Therms $25 / Therm | Secondary Fuel Oil $15 / Gal of Fuel Oil" — Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency and Electrification Program, 2026 Incentives Fact Sheet, Effective 1/2026, p. 2, click path coned.com > Save Energy & Money > Save With Rebates and Incentives > Commercial & Industrial Business Customers > Commercial & Industrial Program > 'See all incentives.'”
Our energy expert: Every measure here has a published rate, so this is a program you can price before you commit: building envelope at $0.85/kWh, $25/therm or $150 per Mlbs of steam, building automation at $0.35/kWh, air compressors at $250 per horsepower, elevator modernisation at $0.30/kWh, all against a ceiling of 50% of project cost and $1,000,000 per account per year. If your account sits between 100 and 300 kW you may choose between this and the Small Business and Nonprofit program, and that choice is worth running both ways, because the small business side pays up to 70% of cost. Two traps: Con Edison's 2026 program manual removed EC motors from eligibility as of 1 July 2026 while its own Incentive Viewer still lists them, so get any motor measure confirmed in writing before you buy, and the work has to be a retrofit or gut renovation in an existing facility rather than new construction. That 15 October 2026 date on Con Edison's page is the 2026 rate guarantee, not the end of the program: the manual says incentives for projects completed after that date "may be reduced", and the program's own expiration is 31 December 2026. We could not pin down how large that reduction is, and applications were still being taken when we checked on 24 October 2026, so ask Con Edison which program year's rates your project would be paid at before you commit. A site in Southeast Queens adds $2,000 per kW saved on top.
Geothermal Incentives for Commercial and Multifamily Buildings
Estimated benefit: Custom rates per MMBtu: space heating electrification $175 new construction and $400 existing; with envelope work $200 and $425; domestic hot water $175 and $400. Multifamily can instead take prescriptive rates per apartment: $2,000 new construction and $10,500 existing for full building load space heating, $4,000 and $13,000 with envelope, $1,000 and $2,000 for domestic hot water. Thermal conductivity testing pays up to $40,000 or 50% of applicable project costs, whichever is lower. All projects are capped at $1,000,000 or 50% of total project cost, whichever is lower.
Timing: No application window found on the page. The page refers to the Building Electrification Program Manual for requirements and conditions.
“"Space Heating Electrification | New Construction ($/MMBTU) $175 | Existing Buildings ($/MMBTU) $400" and "Prospective geothermal heat pump projects may be eligible to receive a thermal conductivity testing incentive of up to $40,000, or 50% of applicable project costs, whichever is lower." — https://www.coned.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-tax-credits/commercial-and-multifamily-geothermal, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Existing buildings are paid more than twice what new construction gets — $400 per MMBtu against $175 on space heating electrification — because the load being displaced is real rather than projected. Multifamily owners have a second path worth comparing: prescriptive per-apartment rates of $10,500 for full building load space heating in an existing building, rising to $13,000 when envelope work is included, against the custom per-MMBtu route. Thermal conductivity testing is funded separately at up to $40,000 or half of applicable project costs, and that is the step that tells you whether the ground loop works before you spend on design. Everything is capped at $1,000,000 or 50% of project cost, and note the page states the recipient must be eligible for Con Edison Clean Heat incentives even though Clean Heat for 2026-2030 covers one- to four-unit homes only, so have your designer confirm that gate against the Building Electrification Program Manual before planning around it.
PowerReady Medium-Heavy-Duty Pilot Program
Estimated benefit: Up to 90% of utility-side make-ready costs on any eligible project. Customer-side depends on tier: in a disadvantaged community, up to 90% of costs or an $882/kW cap; not in one (public or shared sites) or within two miles of one (private sites), up to 50% or a $490/kW cap; a private site outside a two-mile radius of a disadvantaged community gets no customer-side incentive but still gets up to 90% utility-side.
Timing: No closing date found. This is described as a pilot program and is open for applications, unlike the light-duty program.
“"Tier 1: In a DAC* | Customer-Side Up to 90% of costs or $882/kW cap | Utility-Side Up to 90% of costs" and "Tier 2: Not in a DAC | Up to 50% of costs or $490/kW cap" — https://www.coned.com/en/our-energy-future/electric-vehicles/medium-heavy-duty-ev-charging-infrastructure-program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This is the Con Edison make-ready door still open while light-duty is closed, and it covers charging for vehicles over 10,000 lbs GVWR. Utility-side costs are covered up to 90% on any eligible project; the customer side is where location decides it, at up to 90% or an $882 per kW cap inside a disadvantaged community, up to 50% or $490 per kW for a public or shared site elsewhere or a private site within two miles of one, and nothing for a private site further out. Do not write a project off on the customer-side answer alone — a private depot outside that two-mile radius still gets up to 90% of the utility-side work, which is often the larger number. Incentives here stack with SmartCharge Commercial, SmartCharge Tech and the state voucher programs, so have whoever is scoping your depot map all of them before you file.
PowerReady Micromobility Program (E-Bikes and Scooters)
Estimated benefit: Up to 100% of utility-side costs and up to 50% of customer-side costs, against an $18 million program budget. Utility-side means the utility service and utility transformers; customer-side means meter pans, electric panels, fire suppression systems and wiring or conduit. The incentive does not cover the cost of buying the chargers themselves.
Timing: No closing date found. Funds are not committed to a project until the Program Agreement is signed by both the applicant and Con Edison, and the program is bounded by the $18 million budget.
“"Program Budget $18M | Incentive Structure Up to 100% of utility-side costs Up to 50% of customer-side costs" and "Please note that Micromobility Incentives do not cover the costs of purchasing charger equipment." — https://www.coned.com/en/our-energy-future/electric-vehicles/micromobility-infrastructure-incentive, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Read the gate before the percentages, because it is narrow: your chargers must either be publicly accessible inside a disadvantaged community, or at or adjacent to a multiunit dwelling where at least a quarter of the homes are at or below 80% of area median income. Clear that and utility-side costs can be covered up to 100% and customer-side up to 50%, against an $18 million program budget. The chargers themselves are not covered — this pays for the meter pan, electric panel, wiring, conduit and the fire suppression system, and in a New York City e-bike charging room that last item is usually what decides whether the room is permitted at all. Nothing is committed until the Program Agreement is signed by both sides, so treat an eligibility letter as a step rather than a result and have an electrician price the service work before you count on a figure.
Smart Usage Rewards for Aggregators or Direct Enrollees (Demand Response, Rider T)
Estimated benefit: Paid as a monthly reservation payment on pledged kW plus a performance payment on kWh actually dropped. Commercial System Relief Program pays $18/kW-month in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens and $6/kW-month on Staten Island and in Westchester, with $1/kWh during events. Distribution Load Relief Program pays $18/kW-month in a Tier 1 network and $25/kW-month in Tier 2, with $1/kWh during events. Term-DLM and Auto-DLM pay a $/kW rate set in the Program Agreement through competitive procurement. Voluntary enrollees take no reservation payment and earn $3/kWh. Con Edison states this is up to $18,000 a year for every 100 kW reduced.
Timing: Reward period 1 May to 30 September with a 1 April enrollment deadline; a second reward period of 1 June to 30 September has a 1 May deadline. If a deadline falls on a weekend, enrollments are taken until the following Monday. From the 2026 Capability Period, rolling enrollments are supported for reservation option participants.
“"Rewards: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens participants can earn $18/kW per month. Staten Island and Westchester participants can earn $6/kW per month. Earn $1/kWh performance payment rate during events." and "Tier 1 Network participants can earn $18/kW per month. Tier 2 Network participants can earn $25/kW per month." — https://www.coned.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-tax-credits/rebates-incentives-tax-credits-for-commercial-industrial-buildings-customers/smart-usage-rewards, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Where your site sits changes the payment by a factor of three: the Commercial System Relief Program reserves at $18 per kW-month in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens and $6 on Staten Island and in Westchester, with $1 per kWh on top for load actually dropped. The Distribution Load Relief Program pays $18 per kW-month in a Tier 1 network and $25 in Tier 2, and the structural rule that shapes your strategy is that you may join one Reliability program and one Peak Shaving program but not two inside the same group. The reservation payment is multiplied by a performance factor, so pledging capacity you cannot actually deliver earns a fraction of the headline, and long-term DLM enrollees who under-deliver face reduced payments or a financial penalty — this is the one Con Edison offer in this set with real downside. Enrollment closes 1 April for the 1 May season start and 1 May for the June start; if you want the upside without the commitment, the voluntary option pays $3 per kWh and reserves nothing.
SmartCharge Commercial Program (for Station Operators)
Estimated benefit: $0.03 per kWh for charging between midnight and 8 a.m. all days year-round, plus a peak avoidance payment of $10 per kW for not charging during your network's peak between June and September and $2 per kW between October and May.
Timing: No closing date found; the program runs year-round. Peak avoidance is split into a June-September and an October-May season.
“"Off-Peak Charging Incentive (KWH) | Charging 12 a.m. (midnight) to 8 a.m. EST all days, year-round | $0.03 per kWh" and "Peak Avoidance Incentive (KW) | Not charging during the network peak,* between June and September | $10 per kW" — https://www.coned.com/en/our-energy-future/electric-vehicles/commercial-electric-vehicle-charging-station-rewards, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Two payments that work differently: a flat $0.03 per kWh for anything charged between midnight and 8 a.m. year-round, and a peak avoidance payment of $10 per kW for staying off your network's peak between June and September, dropping to $2 per kW from October to May. Peak avoidance is where the summer money is, and it is tied to your own network's peak window, which differs by neighbourhood — Con Edison publishes the network-by-network windows, so get yours before you set a charging schedule. There is no application window and no closing date; you enroll through My Account and sign a program agreement before you start earning. Sequence it properly, because you can hold this alongside SmartCharge New York and being in SmartCharge Commercial is a precondition for SmartCharge Tech.
SmartCharge Tech Incentives
Estimated benefit: A share of your load management cost. Tier 1 (SmartCharge Commercial only): up to 90% of load management software, up to 60% of battery storage and up to 60% of load limiting hardware. Tier 2 (EV Phase-In Rate, with or without SmartCharge Commercial): up to 45% of software and up to 30% of battery storage and load limiting hardware. Software applications are at capacity and new submissions go on a waitlist.
Timing: Software applications have been at capacity since October 2025; waitlisted applications stay in queue prioritized by original date received. No reopening date found.
“"As of October 2025, the Smart Charge Technology program has reached capacity for software applications. New submissions will be placed on a waitlist pending future program availability." and "Load Management software | Tier 1 Up to 90% | Tier 2 Up to 45%" — https://www.coned.com/en/our-energy-future/electric-vehicles/commercial-electric-vehicle-charging-station-rewards/smart-charge-tech, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Which tier you land in depends on what you already hold: a site in SmartCharge Commercial gets up to 90% of load management software and up to 60% of battery storage and load limiting hardware, while a site on the EV Phase-In Rate gets up to 45% and up to 30%. You have to already be in one of those two programs, because this is a top-up rather than a standalone offer. Software applications have been at capacity since October 2025 and new ones join a waitlist ordered by date received; that notice is specific to software and the page does not say whether hardware, battery storage and load limiting applications are still being accepted, while Con Edison's Incentive Viewer still shows an Apply Now link with no waitlist note at all. Ask Con Edison which of the three measure types is actually open before your vendor quotes the work.
Small Business & Nonprofit Neighborhood Program Incentives
Estimated benefit: Bonus incentives that stack on the Small Business and Nonprofit program and may cover up to 100% of eligible cost without exceeding the project cost. Bonus adders are $3,000 per kW on building envelope and EC motors and $2,000 per kW on refrigeration and occupancy sensors. Neighborhood-only measures carry their own flat rates: refrigerator door gaskets $9 per foot and freezer gaskets $15 per foot, ECM fans $180 per motor for refrigerated cases and $260 for walk-ins, and LED fixture replacements from $45 for an exit sign to $900 for a pole or interior HID fixture over 1,000 W.
Timing: No closing date found. The offer is bounded by geography rather than date and Con Edison states eligible territory can be updated; the program page points to a map for the current boundary.
“"Door Gasket - Refrigerator | Electric | $ 9 / ft" and "Qualifying participants located in Neighborhood Program territories may receive Neighborhood Program Adder incentives, up to 100% of each measure cost, and 100% of the total project cost, including all offers through the Small Biz Program." — Small Business & Nonprofit Energy Efficiency and Electrification Program, 2026 Incentive Factsheet, Effective 8/21/2026, pp. 2 and 4”
Our energy expert: This exists inside one piece of Con Edison's territory and nowhere else, so the map is the first thing to check — the program page and the fact sheet say Southeast Queens while the small business landing page says Jamaica, Queens, and the map governs. If your site is inside it, these bonuses stack on the Small Business and Nonprofit program and can take coverage of eligible cost to 100%: $3,000 per kW on building envelope and EC motors, $2,000 per kW on refrigeration and occupancy sensors. There are also flat rates available nowhere else in the service area — $9 per foot on refrigerator door gaskets and $15 on freezer gaskets, $180 per ECM fan motor in a refrigerated case and $260 in a walk-in, and LED fixture replacements from $45 up to $900 for a large pole or interior HID fixture. Lighting has to be ENERGY STAR or DesignLights Consortium listed at the time of installation, so have your contractor check the model against the current list before ordering.
Small Business & Nonprofit Energy Efficiency and Electrification Program
Estimated benefit: Up to 70% of the cost of efficiency upgrades and up to 50% of building electrification cost, with published per-measure rates. Air-source cold-climate heat pumps pay up to $5,000 per project under 1,000 sq ft, $7,500 for 1,001-1,500, $10,000 for 1,501-2,000 and $12,500 for 2,001-2,500 sq ft. Custom space heating electrification $150/MMBtu and domestic hot water $200/MMBtu, each limited to 50% of project cost or $400,000. Building envelope $0.85/kWh or $25/therm. Custom electric $0.65/kWh, custom gas $5/therm. Refrigeration runs from $0.40/kWh on anti-condensation door heater controls to $1.45/kWh on rack compressors, plus $196 per automatic door closer and $449.40 per evaporator fan control. Fortune 500 companies and their subsidiaries receive 75% of these rates.
Timing: No application window found on the program page or the fact sheet, which is dated Effective 8/21/2026. Incentives are paid against the contractor's invoice rather than claimed by the customer after the fact.
“"We offer incentives that cover up to 70% off the cost of installing energy-efficient equipment and up to 50% off building electrification installation costs." and "Heat Pump - Air Source (ccASHP), <1,000 sq. ft. | Up to $5,000 / project" — Small Business & Nonprofit Energy Efficiency and Electrification Program, 2026 Incentive Factsheet, Effective 8/21/2026, pp. 1-2, click path coned.com > Save With Rebates and Incentives > Small Business & Nonprofit Customers > Make Your Building More Energy Efficient > 'See what incentives'”
Our energy expert: This is where most small commercial and nonprofit sites in Con Edison territory should start: up to 70% of efficiency upgrade cost and up to 50% of building electrification cost, for businesses, nonprofits, houses of worship, veteran organizations and schools under 300 kW of demand. Cold-climate air-source heat pumps are paid by conditioned area, from up to $5,000 under 1,000 square feet to up to $12,500 between 2,001 and 2,500, and claiming them requires decommissioning the existing fossil fuel heating system — a decision to settle before the equipment order rather than after. Two rules change the arithmetic: a Fortune 500 company or its subsidiary receives 75% of every listed rate, and an account between 100 and 300 kW may choose this program or the Commercial and Industrial one. The incentive is netted off your contractor's invoice rather than claimed back afterwards, so the contractor has to be an approved one for any of it to reach you.
Steam Energy Assessment Program
Estimated benefit: Free. Con Edison provides one energy assessment at no charge to a current Manhattan steam customer once every 10 years, covering a site inspection, analysis of energy waste and excess usage, upgrade recommendations, and a walk-through of Con Edison and NYSERDA funding and incentive options.
Timing: No deadline. Eligibility is once every 10 years per customer; you schedule by email or by calling 212-460-2011 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
“"Current steam customers in Manhattan can receive a free energy assessment every 10 years. It includes tools and information to help you lower energy costs, boost equipment performance, and reduce environmental impact." — https://www.coned.com/en/commercial-industrial/steam/steam-energy-assessment, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: If you take Con Edison steam in Manhattan and have not had one in the past decade, this costs nothing and is the sensible first move: a site inspection, an analysis of where steam is being wasted, upgrade recommendations, and a walk-through of the Con Edison and NYSERDA funding you could put against them. The footprint is the limit — Con Edison's steam system runs from the southern tip of Manhattan to 96th Street, and eligibility is one assessment per customer every ten years. This is a service, not money. The money for steam-side measures sits in Con Edison's commercial and industrial program, where building envelope work pays $150 per Mlbs, building automation $80 and waste heat recovery $100, so use the assessment to find out which of those your building can actually earn.
Incentives for Multifamily Building Electrification (MFEEP-E and AMEEP-E)
Estimated benefit: Market rate: $5,000 per dwelling unit prescriptive full building load space heating electrification, $1,000 per dwelling unit prescriptive domestic hot water, $200/MMBtu custom space heating or hot water, $70/MMBtu phased load - capped at $1,000,000 per project or 50% of project cost, whichever is lower. Affordable: $12,000 per dwelling unit non-comprehensive full load space heating and $14,000 comprehensive; $2,400 and $4,400 for water heating; $14,400 and $16,400 for space and water heating combined; attic insulation $5/sq ft - capped at $1,000,000 per project or 85% of project cost.
Timing: Non-comprehensive prescriptive and custom projects under the 2026 program year must be installed by 30 October 2026. Con Edison warns that failing to notify it of delays may result in cancellation or disqualification from 2026 rates, and that projects are committed against available funding.
“"Full Load Space and Water Heating Combined | Non-Comprehensive Incentive $14,400/Dwelling Unit | Comprehensive Incentive $16,400/Dwelling Unit" — Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program, 2026 Incentive Fact Sheet, Effective June 2026, p. 6, checked against a rendered image of that page”
Our energy expert: Affordable buildings are paid on a different scale entirely from market rate — $12,000 to $14,000 per dwelling unit for full load space heating electrification against $5,000, and against 85% of project cost rather than 50% — so establishing which column your building sits in is the first conversation, not a detail. On the combined space and water heating measure Con Edison's own sources disagree: the current Multifamily 2026 Incentive Fact Sheet prints $16,400 per dwelling unit while the multifamily heat pump web page still shows $18,400. Plan against the fact sheet and get your figure confirmed in writing before you contract, because across a whole building that gap is real money. Existing buildings must decommission the fossil space heating system except on phased projects, new construction qualifies only for geothermal, common-area-only projects are excluded, and non-comprehensive 2026 work has to be installed by 30 October 2026.
Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program (MFEEP) and NYS Affordable Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program (AMEEP)
Estimated benefit: Per-measure rates with a market-rate and an affordable column, capped at 70% of project cost for market rate and 85% for affordable. Attic insulation $5/sq ft, above-deck roof insulation $8/sq ft spray foam and $10/sq ft rigid foam, wall cavity insulation and window replacement $200/MMBtu, air sealing $3/therm market rate and $5/therm affordable. Elevator modernisation $0.25 and $0.35 per kWh; prescriptive VFDs $0.19 and $0.29; custom VFDs, booster pump VFDs, EC motors and rooftop exhaust fan motors $0.35 and $0.50. Storage tank water heaters $4,000 and $6,000 per tank. Boiler advanced controls $1,500 to $9,000 market rate and $2,000 to $10,000 affordable by building size. The AMEEP comprehensive pathway pays per dwelling unit on a points score: Tier A (80 points) $750, Tier B (100) $1,500, Tier C (130+) $2,000, plus a $200-$250 Con Edison building adder and a $200-$400 adder for buildings of 5 to 25 units.
Timing: "The final project installation deadline for Con Edison Market Rate and Affordable Non-Comprehensive Prescriptive and Custom Projects under the 2026 program year is October 30, 2026." Projects sold on or after 1 January 2026 take 2026 rates as listed on the Notice to Proceed; limited time offers have their own separate deadlines.
“"Elevator Modernization | Market Rate $0.25/kWh | Affordable $0.35/kWh" and "Tier A 80 $750 $250 $200 | Tier B 100 $1,500 $200 $300 | Tier C 130 $2,000 $200 $400" — Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program, 2026 Incentive Fact Sheet, Effective June 2026, pp. 2 and 4”
Our energy expert: The sequencing rule is what disqualifies people here: a pre-inspection has to happen and a commitment letter has to come back before installation starts, so beginning work early loses the incentive outright. Rates run in two columns, market rate against affordable, capped at 70% and 85% of project cost — attic insulation $5 per square foot, above-deck roof insulation $8 for spray foam and $10 for rigid, air sealing $3 per therm market rate and $5 affordable, storage tank water heaters $4,000 and $6,000 per tank. If you are after gas combustion equipment incentives there is a hard gate: the building must be hard to electrify, meaning built before 1979, heated through steam distribution, and at least 25 units or 25,000 square feet of conditioned space. Con Edison's affordable page headlines up to $2,200 per unit while its own tier table shows $2,600 and the fact sheet breaks that figure into a base plus adders only buildings of 5 to 25 units receive, so ask in writing which applies to yours, and note the 30 October 2026 installation deadline.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid 11 programs
Agriculture & Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Incentive Program — Electric
Estimated benefit: Per-measure: high speed fans $175 (8-48 inch) or $225 (over 48 inch), ECM with speed controller $200, VFD $200 for 1-5 motors or $350 for more than 5; livestock waterers $100 with heater or $200 energy-free; milk pre-cooler heat exchanger $15 per milking cow and VFD on the milk transfer pump $5 per cow; refrigeration heat recovery $10 per cow; scroll compressor $12 per cow; vacuum pump VFD $250 per milking unit; PEI-rated clean water pumps $60/HP constant speed or $180/HP variable speed. Anything else is custom at $0.20 per kWh, up to 50% of project cost and $100,000 per project.
Timing: No application deadline found. The flyer carries an April 2026 revision code (EE11002 4/26).
“"Variable Frequency Drive - Vacuum Pump | $ per milking cow | $250/milking unit" — Electric Agriculture Program, document code EE11002 (4/26), p. 1 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/other/ee11002_electric_agriculture_program.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Dairy operations get the densest measure list National Grid publishes: $15 per milking cow for a milk pre-cooler heat exchanger, $5 per cow for a VFD on the milk transfer pump, $10 per cow for refrigeration heat recovery, $12 per cow for a scroll compressor and $250 per milking unit for a vacuum pump VFD. Ventilation and pumping are paid per unit — high speed fans $175 up to 48 inches or $225 above, ECM with speed controller $200, variable frequency drives $200 for one to five motors or $350 above that, livestock waterers $100 with a heater or $200 energy-free, and PEI-rated clean water pumps $60 per horsepower constant speed or $180 variable. Anything off the list goes custom at $0.20 per kWh covering up to 50% of project cost against a $100,000 per-project ceiling, which is the route for a larger controlled-environment build. These are the Upstate electric figures, and National Grid's gas agriculture program is a separate flyer with different measures — so be clear which fuel your equipment runs on before you quote a number.
Agriculture & Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Incentive Program — Gas
Estimated benefit: Refrigeration heat recovery $10 per milking cow; custom projects $3.00 per therm. Greenhouse-only measures: double polycarbonate glazing $0.25 per square foot, in-ground perimeter insulation $1.75 per linear foot for 1 inch or $2.25 for 2 inch, and thermal curtains $1.25 per square foot. Custom projects can cover up to 50% of project cost, capped at $100,000 per project.
Timing: No application deadline found. The flyer carries a March 2026 revision code (EE11002 3/26).
“"In Ground Perimeter Insulation* | $ per linear feet | $1.75 for 1" insulation or $2.25 for 2" insulation" — Gas Agriculture Program, document code EE11002 (3/26), p. 1 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/other/ee11002_gas_agriculture_program_flyer.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Greenhouse growers should look hardest here, because three measures have no electric equivalent: double polycarbonate glazing at $0.25 per square foot, in-ground perimeter insulation at $1.75 per linear foot for one inch or $2.25 for two, and thermal curtains at $1.25 per square foot. Dairy operations get refrigeration heat recovery at $10 per milking cow, and anything off the list is custom at $3.00 per therm covering up to 50% of project cost against a $100,000 per-project ceiling. These are the Upstate gas figures and they are not the same offer as National Grid's electric agriculture program — the two flyers share a document number but carry different measure lists and different contacts, so establish which fuel the equipment runs on first. For a greenhouse build, get the glazing and curtain measures priced against the flyer before the design is fixed, because adding them later costs more than specifying them now.
Load Management Technologies Incentive Program (LMTIP)
Estimated benefit: A percentage of the technology cost, set by segment and location. On-site energy and energy storage: up to 60% inside a Disadvantaged Community, up to 50% outside. Load management software and hardware: up to 100%, 90% or 50%, tracking the Make-Ready Program incentive tier the site already holds. Each project is capped at a total LMTIP value of $1.35 million.
Timing: No program close date found in the brochure. A site that has already taken a Make-Ready incentive remains eligible if it is adding new load management technologies.
“"Each project is subject to a total LMTIP Incentive value cap of $1.35 million." — Load Management Technologies Incentive Program (LMTIP) brochure, p. 3 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/ev/cm10267-lmtip-brochure.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This is the companion to make-ready money rather than a standalone offer: if you are adding load management technology alongside EV charging, on-site energy and energy storage are covered up to 60% inside a Disadvantaged Community and up to 50% outside, while load management software and hardware track whatever Make-Ready incentive tier your site already holds, at up to 100%, 90% or 50%. That tier inheritance is the first thing to check, because it is the difference between half the cost and all of it. Each project is capped at $1.35 million of total LMTIP value, and a site that has already taken a Make-Ready incentive stays eligible when it adds new load management technology. It stacks with other programs, though National Grid reduces LMTIP so total incentives never exceed total project cost, so have your developer map the full stack before filing anything.
C&I Beneficial Electrification Program
Estimated benefit: Custom-engineered, calculated from the energy the project saves and settled per project rather than from a fixed measure list. National Grid publishes statewide beneficial-electrification calculators that set the saving figure the incentive is paid on — a space heating and cooling calculator (v4.3, 5 May 2026) and a domestic hot water calculator (v3.6, 5 May 2026).
Timing: No program close date found. Project-by-project; energy balance studies and auditable savings calculations may be required.
“"HVAC technologies and Beneficial Electrification provides incentives for process heating technologies." — National Grid C&I Electrification Program Application 2026, p. 1 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/national-grid-ci-electrification-program-application-2026.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: There is no per-measure rate here by design: this is a custom, engineered incentive settled project by project on audited energy savings, and National Grid's own statewide calculators set the saved-energy figure the payment is worked out from. That means the quality of the engineering study largely determines what you get paid, and an energy balance study and auditable savings calculations may be required. Know which program you are in, because the split is clean — Heating Electrification covers HVAC, while this one covers industrial process heating, waste heat recovery with fossil-to-electric fuel switching and industrial process equipment. You need average demand above 250 kW on a commercial rate class paying the System Benefits Charge and the project must produce net on-site energy savings, so ask National Grid to run your project through the current calculator before you commit capital, because that output is your number.
2026 Commercial Electric and Gas Weatherization Programs
Estimated benefit: Per-measure rates. Air sealing $6/linear ft ($7 in a Disadvantaged Community); air curtains $3,000/unit ($3,500 DAC); window replacement $5.50/sq ft at U-factor 0.28-0.38 and $8.00/sq ft at U-factor 0.27 or better; window inserts $3.50/sq ft; roof and wall insulation $0.15-$8.00/sq ft by R-value improvement, with a Passive House tier at $8/sq ft electric; radiator radiant barrier $20/unit; pipe insulation $4/therm or $0.20/kWh. Up to 70% of project cost (85% in a Disadvantaged Community), capped at $250,000 per project on gas and $150,000 on electric.
Timing: A 2026 program-year guidebook. No submission cut-off date is printed in it.
“"This Guidebook contains program eligibility criteria and incentive amounts available for the commercial electric and gas weatherization Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs) listed in this guidebook." — 2026 Commercial Electric and Gas Weatherization Programs Guidebook, p. 2 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/2026-national-grid-large-commercial-gas-and-electric-weatherization-programs-guidebook.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05; rate tables pp. 7-10 and 24-27”
Our energy expert: Every measure here carries a number, so this is a program you can price rather than apply into blind — and note these are the Upstate figures, which do not travel to National Grid's downstate gas territory. Air sealing is $6 per linear foot rising to $7 inside a Disadvantaged Community, window replacement runs $5.50 per square foot at U-factor 0.28 to 0.38 and $8.00 at 0.27 or better, roof and wall insulation runs $0.15 to $8.00 per square foot by R-value improvement with a Passive House tier at $8 on the electric side, air curtains are $3,000 a unit and pipe insulation $4 per therm or $0.20 per kWh. Coverage is up to 70% of project cost, or 85% in a Disadvantaged Community, and the caps differ by fuel — $250,000 per project on gas against $150,000 on electric. One eligibility route that gets missed: a delivered-fuel site qualifies if it is on a National Grid commercial electric rate paying the System Benefits Charge, and electric weatherization additionally requires the building to have hard-wired electric heat.
Heating Electrification Program (Large Commercial and Industrial)
Estimated benefit: Custom, paid per annual MMBtu of energy saved: $110 for air-source heat pumps (space and water heating), $160 for ground-source space heating, $140 for heat recovery and heat pump chillers, $110 for heat pump water heaters of all types, and $90 for ERV-with-heat-pump and DOAS systems. Capped at 50% of project cost or $1,000,000, whichever comes first.
Timing: No program close date. The guidebook states the incentive caps are 'Effective January 1, 2026' and applies them per project application.
“"Incentives will be limited to up to 50% of project cost with an incentive cap of $1,000,000, whichever is met first." — National Grid Commercial Building Heating Electrification Program Guidebook, 2 March 2026, p. 6; Table 2 incentive rates p. 5 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/national-grid-commercial-building-heating-electrification-program-guidebook_mar-2-2026.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This is where commercial heat pumps are paid at National Grid Upstate rather than under Clean Heat, which covers one-to-four dwelling units only — so a contractor hunting for your project under the Clean Heat banner will not find it. It is custom, paid per annual MMBtu saved: $160 for ground-source space heating, $140 for heat recovery and heat pump chillers, $110 for air-source space and water heating and for heat pump water heaters of all types, and $90 for ERV-with-heat-pump and DOAS systems, capped at 50% of project cost or $1,000,000 whichever comes first. The requirement that disqualifies the most projects is full load: the heat pump has to meet the design heating load for the area it serves, which rules out a supplemental install. You need average demand above 250 kW on a commercial rate class paying the System Benefits Charge in an existing building, though ground-source systems and heat pump water heaters are also allowed in new construction.
Real Time Energy Management (RTEM)
Estimated benefit: A fully funded RTEM scoping study at no cost, incentives toward installing the monitoring software set against an energy savings target, and a performance-based incentive of $0.02 per verified kWh and $0.15 per verified therm, up to 85% of implementation cost. Expected saving is 5-10% of annual usage.
Timing: No deadline found. Typical project runs 18 months or more; the customer commits about 10 staff hours a month.
“"Fully-funded RTEM Scoping Study covering the costs of engineering services. Incentives available for installation of monitoring software based on energy savings target." — Existing Building Commissioning Program Comparison, July 2023, NGN/RI, p. 1 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/ngn_options-guide_rtem-rcx.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: National Grid pays for the scoping study, so finding out whether this fits your building costs you nothing — and what decides whether you belong here or in Retro-Commissioning is not the rate, which is identical, but the threshold and the timeline. RTEM needs peak demand above 300 kW and an existing building automation system for the platform to work with, and runs 18 months or more at about 10 staff hours a month, where Retro-Commissioning needs only 110 kW and runs 6 to 12 months. Both pay $0.02 per verified kWh and $0.15 per verified therm up to 85% of implementation cost, with expected savings of 5 to 10% of annual usage. That rate comes from a document dated July 2023, so confirm it with the implementation contractor before you build it into a business case, and enroll through a National Grid Qualified Service Provider.
Retro-Commissioning (RCx)
Estimated benefit: A fully funded scoping study at no cost to you, then a performance-based incentive of $0.02 per verified kWh and $0.15 per verified therm, up to 85% of implementation cost. You still pay to implement the measures; typical payback is under 1.5 years.
Timing: No deadline found. Typical project runs 6-12 months; the customer commits 3-6 staff hours a month.
“"Performance-based incentive ($0.02/verified kWh and $0.15/verified therm) up to 85% implementation cost" — Existing Building Commissioning Program Comparison, July 2023, NGN/RI, p. 1 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/ngn_options-guide_rtem-rcx.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Retro-commissioning is about making the equipment you already own work together properly, and National Grid pays for the audit that finds the opportunities, so you pay nothing to find out whether there is anything there. After that the performance-based incentive is $0.02 per verified kWh and $0.15 per verified therm up to 85% of implementation cost, and you do still pay to implement the measures, with typical payback under eighteen months. At a 110 kW peak demand threshold and a 6 to 12 month timeline at 3 to 6 staff hours a month, this is the more accessible of National Grid's two commissioning programs, where Real Time Energy Management needs 300 kW and takes 18 months or more. One caution on the figure: the only document carrying that rate is dated July 2023 while the current flyer carries no rate at all, so confirm it with Resource Innovations on 518-732-5165 before committing a budget.
Upstate New York Small and Medium Business Program — Heating Electrification
Estimated benefit: Prescriptive, per ton of heating capacity: central ducted air-source heat pump $4,200/ton, ductless mini-split $4,200/ton, ground-source $6,000/ton, packaged terminal heat pump $1,200/ton, unitary and applied heat pump $1,000/ton, single-package vertical heat pump $800/ton, and heat pump water heater $1,500/unit. Disadvantaged Community rates add $500 to $1,300. Systems over 300,000 BTU/h instead pay custom rates of $90-$160 per annual MMBtu saved. Add a qualifying weatherization measure in the same project for a $6,500 Bundle Up bonus.
Timing: No program-year end date printed on the measures document. The Heating Electrification Program Guidebook dates its incentive caps 'Effective January 1, 2026'.
“"Ground Source (GSHP) | $6,000.00 | $6,500.00 | $/ton" — Upstate New York Small and Medium Business Program Energy-Efficiency Measures, copyright 2026, p. 4 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/uny/060126_ngrid_upstate_small-business-measures_v10.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Per ton is how this pays, and the equipment choice moves it a long way: $6,000 per ton for ground-source against $4,200 for a central ducted or ductless air-source system, $1,200 for a packaged terminal heat pump, $1,000 for unitary and applied, $800 for a single-package vertical unit, and $1,500 each for heat pump water heaters, with Disadvantaged Community rates adding $500 to $1,300 on top. Cross 300,000 BTU/h and you leave the prescriptive table entirely for custom rates of $90 to $160 per annual MMBtu saved, so a system sized near that line should be priced both ways before you specify it. The bonus worth planning around is Bundle Up: add a qualifying weatherization measure to the same project for a further $6,500, which usually beats doing the two jobs separately. Two National Grid documents give different project caps for this program, so get the ceiling confirmed in writing — and note it covers Upstate non-residential electric customers under 250 kW average peak demand on SC1, SC2, SC2D or SC3 who have not taken a NYSERDA incentive for the same measure, retrofit only except ground-source and heat pump water heaters.
Upstate New York Small and Medium Business Program — Weatherization
Estimated benefit: Prescriptive rates per measure. Gas: air curtains $3,000/unit; wall and roof insulation $0.15-$2.00/sq ft by R-value; window replacement $5.50-$8.00/sq ft; window inserts $3.50/sq ft; doors $17.00/sq ft; air sealing $6.00/linear ft; radiator radiant barrier $20/unit. Electric: air curtains $3,000/unit; wall insulation $2.00-$8.00/sq ft; roof insulation $0.60-$4.80/sq ft. Disadvantaged Community rates run about $1.00/sq ft higher. Capped at 70% of project cost or $50,000, whichever comes first (85% and $50,000 in a Disadvantaged Community).
Timing: No program-year end date printed. One dated offer inside it: a qualifying roof insulation project completed by 15 December 2026 earns an extra $0.50 per square foot on top of the gas rate.
“"Standard Cap: 70% of project cost or $50,000 whichever is met first. Disadvantage Community (DAC) Cap: 85% of project cost or $50,000 whichever is met first." — Upstate New York Small and Medium Business Program Energy-Efficiency Measures, copyright 2026, p. 1; rate tables pp. 2-3 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/uny/060126_ngrid_upstate_small-business-measures_v10.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Every measure carries a stated rate and a stated cap, which makes this a program you can price before committing rather than one you apply into and hope. On gas: air curtains $3,000 a unit, wall and roof insulation $0.15 to $2.00 per square foot by R-value, window replacement $5.50 to $8.00 per square foot, window inserts $3.50, doors $17.00, air sealing $6.00 per linear foot, radiator radiant barriers $20 a unit. On electric: air curtains $3,000, wall insulation $2.00 to $8.00 per square foot, roof insulation $0.60 to $4.80, with Disadvantaged Community rates running about $1.00 per square foot higher. Coverage is up to 70% of project cost or 85% in a Disadvantaged Community, capped at $50,000 either way, and there is a dated bonus worth moving for — a qualifying roof insulation project completed by 15 December 2026 earns an extra $0.50 per square foot on the gas rate. Upstate non-residential customers paying the System Benefits Charge qualify at under 250 kW average peak demand on electric or under 50,000 therms a year on gas, retrofit projects only.
Upstate New York Multifamily Energy Efficiency and Electrification Program
Estimated benefit: Electrification, per dwelling unit: air-source heat pump full-load space heating $2,000, ground-source in an existing building $3,200, ground-source new construction $1,600, custom hot water $600/unit and prescriptive hot water $1,000 per equipment unit. Buildings over 100 units go custom at $90 per annual MMBtu. Weatherization: up to 50% of project cost and $2,000 per dwelling unit, with above-deck roof and attic cavity insulation at $3/sq ft and wall insulation and window replacement at $150 per annual MMBtu. Total incentives capped at $500,000 and 50% of project cost.
Timing: No application deadline found. The incentive sheet carries a February 2026 revision code (EE10975 2/26).
“"Total incentives up to $500,000 & 50% project cost cap" — Multifamily Energy Efficiency and Electrification Incentives, document code EE10975 (2/26), p. 1 (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/ee10975-uny-multifamily-incentive-sheet.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Buildings of five or more units are served here rather than under Clean Heat, which reaches one to four dwelling units only — so if a contractor cannot find your building in Clean Heat, this is why. Electrification pays per dwelling unit: $3,200 for ground-source in an existing building, $2,000 for a full-load air-source system, $1,600 for ground-source in new construction, $600 per unit for custom hot water and $1,000 per equipment unit prescriptive, with buildings over 100 units moving to custom at $90 per annual MMBtu. Weatherization covers up to 50% of project cost and $2,000 per dwelling unit, with above-deck roof and attic cavity insulation at $3 per square foot and wall insulation and window replacement at $150 per annual MMBtu — but air sealing is mandatory alongside any insulation or window project, so that $3 figure alone understates the scope you will be paying for. Total incentives are capped at $500,000 and 50% of project cost, income-eligible properties are routed to NYSERDA instead, and tenants and individual condo owners cannot apply — it has to be the landlord, the owner, or a homeowners' association representative.
PSEG Long Island 11 programs
Commercial Efficiency Program — Commercial Weatherization
Estimated benefit: Envelope insulation $0.50 per square foot, air sealing $0.15 per square foot, duct sealing $200 per location, air curtains $500 per unit, pipe insulation $10 per unit ($12.50 in a Disadvantaged Community). Both insulation AND air sealing must be installed for the project to qualify for anything. Total rebates are capped at 70% of project cost, and a Disadvantaged Community project may be increased by up to 25%.
Timing: Per the Commercial Weatherization application Guidelines sheet, Version 1.0 effective 12.22.25: "Project must be started after 12.22.25 and completed within 180 days at time of application submittal." All projects are subject to pre-inspection; existing buildings only.
“"Envelope Insulation - $0.50/sqft", "Air Sealing - $0.15/sqft", "Duct Sealing - $200 per Location", "Air Curtains - $500/Unit" and "* Both Insulation and Air Sealing must be installed for project to qualify for rebates" and "* Building must be 10,000 Square Feet or less to be eligible" — PSEG Long Island, 2026 Commercial Efficiency Program, Commercial Weatherization Rebate Application, Version 1.0, effective 12.22.25, 'Worksheet' sheet rows 5-7, 39, 78, 99 and 139, read 2026-10-05. Pipe insulation at $10 / $12.50 DAC from the Water Heating application 'References' sheet, measure code CW500.”
Our energy expert: Two gates rule out most of the buildings a commercial reader would assume qualify: the building has to be 10,000 square feet or less and already existing, with no new construction, and you have to install both insulation and air sealing — so a customer who wants duct sealing on its own gets nothing at all. Inside those limits the rates are envelope insulation $0.50 per square foot, air sealing $0.15 per square foot, duct sealing $200 per location, air curtains $500 a unit and pipe insulation $10 a unit rising to $12.50 in a Disadvantaged Community, with total rebates capped at 70% of project cost and a Disadvantaged Community project eligible for up to 25% more. The testing requirements are real work rather than paperwork: air sealing needs pre- and post-blower-door tests with the post result lower, duct sealing needs total duct leakage tests before and after and is unavailable if you are resealing ducts as part of an HVAC replacement, and insulation must meet ASHRAE 90.1 2016 minimum R-values and exceed what is already there. Every project is pre-inspected and must have started after 22 December 2025 and complete within 180 days of application — and because this application sits at an older version than the program's others, confirm the current rates before you commit.
Commercial Efficiency Program — Custom Heat Pumps
Estimated benefit: Where you decommission a fossil-fuel heating system: $1,500 per heating ton up to 10 tons, $1,200 per ton from 10 to 20 tons and $500 per ton above 20 tons for an approved heat pump; $3,000 / $2,400 / $2,000 per ton on the same bands for an approved geothermal heat pump. Where the project is new construction, an electric-resistance replacement or supplemental heating, heat pumps pay a flat $500 per ton at every size band while geothermal stays at $3,000 / $2,400 / $2,000. Tons are total installed AHRI rated heating capacity at 17°F divided by 12,000. Every rebate is capped at $500,000 per project or 70% of installed project cost, whichever is less, and a project in a Disadvantaged Community may be increased by up to 25%.
Timing: Per the Version 2.0 Custom Heat Pump application Guidelines sheet, effective 5.18.2026: "Project must be started after 01/01/2026 and completed within 365 days of preapproval for existing buildings and new construction, where there is a vacant lot at time of application submittal", and the 365 days excludes a 6-month measurement and verification period where one is required. "Only Applications and Worksheets in effect at the time of submittal will be accepted." 2025 applications stopped being accepted after 9 January 2026 at 5:00 PM.
“"Custom Space Heating Measures — Total Installed AHRI Rated Heating Capacity at 17F (Btuh)/12,000 Range: ≤10 Tons | >10 Tons ≤20 | 20+ Tons [Decommissioned Fossil Fuel System Heat Pump Scenario] and ≤10 Tons | >10 Tons ≤20 | 20+ Tons [New Construction Heat Pump Scenario*]. New York State Clean Heat Approved Heat Pump** $1500/Ton | $1200/Ton | $500/Ton | $500/Ton | $500/Ton | $500/Ton. New York State Clean Heat Approved Geothermal Heat Pump** $3000/Ton | $2400/Ton | $2000/Ton | $3000/Ton | $2400/Ton | $2000/Ton" — PSEG Long Island, 2026 Commercial Efficiency Program, Space Heating and Weatherization Eligibility Requirements & Rebate, Custom Heat Pump Rebate Application Version 2.0, effective 5.18.2026, 'HP & VRF-Eligibility&Rebate' sheet rows 59-64, read 2026-10-05. Caps at Guidelines sheet rows 18-20; the DAC uplift at PSEG Long Island Commercial Efficiency Program Program Announcement CEP 2025-06, 29 December 2025, p. 1.”
Our energy expert: Decommissioning the fossil-fuel heating system is the difference between $1,500 per heating ton and $500, which on an air-source project is the single biggest decision in the scope. With decommissioning, approved heat pumps pay $1,500 per ton up to 10 tons, $1,200 from 10 to 20 and $500 above 20, while approved geothermal pays $3,000, $2,400 and $2,000 on the same bands either way; new construction, electric-resistance replacement and supplemental heating all drop heat pumps to a flat $500 per ton. Three things disqualify projects outright: the system must be Full or Phased Electrification, with partial and hybrid dual-fuel ineligible entirely; pre-approval and pre-inspection are required before you buy; and final payment is based on installed equipment and operating data, so it can land below the pre-approved figure. The cap fell to $500,000 per project or 70% of installed cost for 2026, and the equipment standard is the New York State Clean Heat approved list even though the money is PSEG Long Island's own — so a contractor hunting for a Clean Heat program here is looking at the wrong thing.
Commercial Efficiency Program — Custom Performance (Custom Energy Savings Projects)
Estimated benefit: $80 per MMBTU of verified savings, for chiller replacement, chiller plant optimization, a building management system upgrade, or any other project that saves facility electric energy. Capped at $500,000 per project or 70% of installed project cost, whichever is less, and uplifted by up to 25% for a project in a Disadvantaged Community.
Timing: Project must be started after 1 January 2026 and completed within 365 days of pre-approval, excluding any required 6-month measurement and verification period. Pre-approval and pre-inspection are required before equipment is bought. Only applications in effect at the time of submittal are accepted, so the governing version changes during the year.
“"Project Type | Rebate — Chiller Replacement $80/MMBTU Saved; Chiller Plant Optimization $80/MMBTU Saved; Building Management System (BMS) Upgrade $80/MMBTU Saved; Other (PSEGLI will consider all the projects which saves facility electric energy savings) $80/MMBTU Saved" — https://www.psegliny.com/businessandcontractorservices/businessandcommercialsavings/rebates, read 2026-10-05. Cap: "Custom Performance Project Rebates will be capped at $500,000 or 70% of the installed project cost, whichever is less" — PSEG Long Island, 2026 Commercial Efficiency Program Guidelines, Version 2.0, effective 5.18.2026, Guidelines sheet row 18.”
Our energy expert: Eighty dollars per MMBTU of verified savings is the figure a chiller replacement, chiller plant optimization or building management system upgrade is actually quoted against — not a per-ton rate. Before you design anything, put one question to your PSEG Long Island representative: is my specific measure on New York State's Strategic list? PSEG Long Island may only rebate what the state classifies as Strategic, so a measure off that list earns nothing however much it saves. The rebate is capped at $500,000 per project or 70% of installed cost, uplifted up to 25% in a Disadvantaged Community, and it will not exceed PSEG Long Island's own energy savings benefit after cost/benefit screening. Pre-approval and pre-inspection come before equipment is bought, a scope change after pre-approval needs a second pre-approval, and the new equipment must not increase the building's overall annual site energy consumption.
Commercial Efficiency Program — Refrigeration Systems
Estimated benefit: Fixed per-unit rebates, with the second figure the Disadvantaged Community rate (exactly 25% higher on every line). Controls: walk-in cooler and freezer evaporator fan control $500 / $625 per controller; anti-sweat heater controls $500 / $625 per controller; ECM in a walk-in case $100 / $125 per unit; ECM in a display case $60 / $75 per unit; floating head pressure controls $20 / $25 per horsepower; case light occupancy controls $10 / $12.50 per linear foot. Equipment: ENERGY STAR solid-door freezer and glass-door freezer $205 / $256.25 each; solid-door refrigerator $110 / $137.50; glass-door refrigerator $45 / $56.25; ENERGY STAR icemaker $125 / $156.25. Doors and insulation: freezer zero energy doors $150 / $187.50 per door; refrigerator zero energy doors $35 / $43.75 per door; refrigerator and freezer case door retrofits $55 / $68.75 per linear foot; walk-in cooler and freezer door strip curtains $5 / $6.25 per square foot. LED refrigerated case lighting $50 / $62.50 per fixture in either a refrigerator or a freezer. Total rebates capped at 70% of project cost.
Timing: Per the Refrigeration application Guidelines sheet, Version 12.22.25_1.0 effective 12.22.25: "Project must be started after 1/1/2026 and completed within 180 days for existing buildings and 365 for new construction, where there is a vacant lot at time of application submittal." Total rebates capped at 70% of total project cost. 2025 applications were accepted only until 9 January 2026 at 5:00 PM.
“"Measure Code | Product Name | ... | Rebate | DAC Rebate | Unit — R200 EB Walk In Cooler and Freezer evaporator fan control 500 | 625 | Controller; R400 EB Anti-Sweat Heater Controls 500 | 625 | Controller; R300 EB ECM in Walk In Case 100 | 125 | Unit; R310 EB ECM in Display Case 60 | 75 | Unit; R220 Floating Head Pressure Controls 20 | 25 | hp; R210 Case Light Occupancy Controls 10 | 12.5 | Linear foot; R520/R530 ENERGY STAR Freezer (Solid Door)/(Glass Door) 205 | 256.25 | Unit; R500 ENERGY STAR Refrigerator (Solid Door) 110 | 137.5; R510 ENERGY STAR Refrigerator (Glass Door) 45 | 56.25 | Unit; R540 ENERGY STAR Icemaker 125 | 156.25 | Unit; R560 Freezer Zero Energy Doors 150 | 187.5 | Door; R550 Refrigerator Zero Energy Doors 35 | 43.75 | Door; R570/R580 Refrigerator/Freezer Case Door Retrofit - Install Doors 55 | 68.75 | Linear foot; R590/R600 Walk-in Cooler/Freezer Door Strip Curtains 5 | 6.25 | sq ft; R101/R105 EB LED Refrigerated Case Lighting (in Refrigerator)/(in Freezer) 50 | 62.5 | Fixture" — PSEG Long Island, 2026 Commercial Efficiency Program, Refrigeration Equipment Rebate Application, Version 12.22.25_1.0, effective 12.22.25, 'References' sheet rows 3-21, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: For a Long Island grocer, deli, restaurant or convenience store this is the shortest-payback list PSEG Long Island publishes, and almost nobody is told about it: $500 per controller for walk-in cooler and freezer evaporator fan controls and the same for anti-sweat heater controls, $100 per ECM in a walk-in case and $60 in a display case, $20 per horsepower for floating head pressure controls, $10 per linear foot for case light occupancy controls. Equipment and doors are priced too — ENERGY STAR solid-door and glass-door freezers $205 each, solid-door refrigerators $110, glass-door $45, icemakers $125, freezer zero energy doors $150 per door, case door retrofits $55 per linear foot, strip curtains $5 per square foot, LED refrigerated case lighting $50 per fixture. Every line is exactly 25% higher inside a Disadvantaged Community, with total rebates capped at 70% of project cost. Pre-approval is required before purchase, projects are pre- and post-inspected, ENERGY STAR listing is required on the refrigerator, freezer and icemaker lines, and work must have started after 1 January 2026 and complete within 180 days in an existing building.
Commercial Efficiency Program — Standard (Prescriptive) Equipment Rebates
Estimated benefit: Fixed per-unit rebates by measure. Compressed air: variable speed drives $95/HP, variable displacement $60/HP, storage tanks $2 per gallon under 5 gallons/CFM and $3 per gallon above, no-loss condensate drains $170 per unit, air-entraining nozzles $25 per nozzle. Ventilation: energy recovery ventilator $70 per 100 CFM, heat recovery ventilator $60 per 100 CFM, high-volume low-speed fan $50 per foot of diameter, kitchen demand control ventilation $560 per unit. Non-road EV: battery-operated forklift $2,400 per unit. VFD and motor, pool equipment, kitchen equipment and elevator modernisation measures are also priced in the same workbook. Total rebates are capped at 70% of project cost, and a Disadvantaged Community project is increased by up to 25%.
Timing: Per the Standard Equipment application Guidelines sheet, Version 5.18.26_2.0 effective 5.18.26: "Project must be started after 1/1/2026 and completed within 180 days for existing buildings and 365 for new construction, where there is a vacant lot at time of application submittal." 2025 applications were accepted only until 9 January 2026 at 5:00 PM.
“"Measure | Incentive — Variable Speed Drives $95/HP; Variable Displacement $60/HP; Storage Tanks < 5 Gallons/CFM $2/Gallons; Storage Tanks > 5 Gallons/CFM $3/Gallons; No Loss Condensate Drain $170/Unit; Air Entraining Nozzle $25/Nozzle; Custom Incentives $80/MMBTU" and "Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) / Heat Recovery Ventilator / High Volume Low Speed (HVLS) / Kitchen Demand Control Ventilation (KDCV) — $70/100 CFM / $60/100 CFM / $50/ft diameter / $560/Unit" and "Battery Operated Forklift $2,400" — https://www.psegliny.com/businessandcontractorservices/businessandcommercialsavings/rebates, read 2026-10-05. The forklift figure is independently corroborated at "Non-Road EV Rebate ... Rebate 2400" in PSEG Long Island, 2026 Commercial Efficiency Program Standard Equipment Rebate Application, Version 5.18.26_2.0, effective 5.18.26, 'References' sheet.”
Our energy expert: Start with what is gone, because it changes the conversation: PSEG Long Island has retired all its commercial lighting applications, its commercial HVAC application and its Technical Assistance whole-building application. Commercial lighting now survives only inside the refrigeration application as case lighting and case light occupancy controls, and HVAC has to route through the Custom Heat Pump or Custom Performance application and pass the Full or Phased Electrification test — so any quote offering a Long Island business a general commercial lighting rebate is wrong today. What remains prescriptive is priced per unit: compressed air variable speed drives $95 per horsepower, variable displacement $60, no-loss condensate drains $170 a unit, air-entraining nozzles $25, storage tanks $2 to $3 per gallon; ventilation at $70 per 100 CFM for an energy recovery ventilator and $60 for heat recovery, high-volume low-speed fans $50 per foot of diameter, kitchen demand control ventilation $560 a unit; and battery-operated forklifts $2,400 each. Total rebates are capped at 70% of project cost with up to 25% more in a Disadvantaged Community, pre-approval is required before purchase, and you must use the workbook version in force when you submit — so ask for the current version and the current VFD, motor, pool, kitchen and elevator rates rather than working from an older sheet.
Commercial Efficiency Program — Technical Assistance Rebate
Estimated benefit: Up to $5,000 for ENERGY STAR benchmarking; up to $20,000 for an engineering study, whether Tier I (an ASHRAE Level II audit, investment grade audit or ASHRAE Level III audit) or Tier II (other approved studies); $500 per LEED point up to 50 points, so up to $25,000 for LEED certification; and up to $100,000 for commissioning.
Timing: The Commercial Efficiency Program as a whole runs on an annual application cycle — 2026 applications took effect 29 December 2025 and 2025 applications stopped being accepted on 9 January 2026 at 5:00 PM — and only the workbook version in effect at the time of submittal is accepted.
“"Technical Assistance – ENERGY STAR Benchmarking | ENERGY STAR Benchmarking | Up to $5,000. Technical Assistance – Engineering Study | Tier I (ASHRAE Level II, IGA, ASHRAE III Audits) | Up to $20,000 | Tier II (Other Approved Studies) | Up to $20,000. Technical Assistance – LEED & Commissioning | LEED Certificate | $500/Point (Up to 50 Points) | Commissioning | Up to $100,000" — https://www.psegliny.com/businessandcontractorservices/businessandcommercialsavings/rebates, read 2026-10-05. Each line has its own downloadable application workbook, archived as 2026-10-05_psegli-cep-energystar-benchmarking-app.xlsx, 2026-10-05_psegli-cep-engineering-study-app.xlsx and 2026-10-05_psegli-cep-leed-commissioning-app.xlsx.”
Our energy expert: The line most people miss is LEED: $500 per LEED point up to 50 points, so up to $25,000, alongside up to $5,000 for ENERGY STAR benchmarking, up to $20,000 for an engineering study whether that is an ASHRAE Level II, investment grade or Level III audit, and up to $100,000 for commissioning. If you are pursuing LEED on a Long Island project, that is real money nobody tends to mention. One correction worth carrying: the up-to-25% Disadvantaged Community uplift that applies across PSEG Long Island's Commercial Efficiency Program explicitly excludes Technical Assistance, so a benchmarking or audit rebate does not get that increase however the general program is described to you. Each line has its own application workbook and documents checklist, only the version in effect when you submit is accepted, and the program runs on an annual cycle — so take PSEG Long Island's free commercial assessment first and buy the audit only if that points at a project large enough to need one.
Commercial Efficiency Program — Water Heating and Conservation
Estimated benefit: Per-unit rebates, with the second figure the Disadvantaged Community rate: commercial heat pump water heater $1,200 / $1,500; tankless water heater $450 / $562.50; pre-rinse spray valve $80 / $100 at 5.0 ozf or under, $64 / $80 from 5.0 to 8.0 ozf, $24 / $30 above 8.0 ozf; low-flow showerhead $14 / $17.50; low-flow faucet $6 / $7.50; salon valve $14 / $17.50; pipe insulation $10 / $12.50; commercial clothes washer $40 / $50; ENERGY STAR electric-resistance clothes dryer $50 / $62.50; most-efficient heat pump dryer $50 / $62.50. Total rebates are capped at 70% of project cost.
Timing: Per the Water Heating application Guidelines sheet, Version V1.0 effective 12.22.25: "Project must be started after 1/1/26 and completed within 180 days for existing buildings and 365 for new construction, where there is a vacant lot at time of application submittal." Total rebates capped at 70% of total project cost.
“"Product Name | Measure Code | Rebate | DAC Rebate — CEP Tankless Water Heating WHC100 450 | 562.5; CEP Heat Pump Water Heater WHC150 1200 | 1500; Low Flow Faucet WHC300 6 | 7.5; Low Flow Showerhead WHC320 14 | 17.5; Salon Valve WHC330 14 | 17.5; Pipe Insulation CW500 10 | 12.5; Pre-Rinse Spray Valve ≤ 5.0 ozf WHC200 80 | 100; Pre-Rinse Spray Valve > 5.0 & ≤ 8.0 ozf WHC210 64 | 80; Pre-Rinse Spray Valve > 8.0 ozf WHC220 24 | 30; Clothes Washer WHC400 40 | 50; ENERGY STAR Clothes Dryer - Electric Resistance WHC600 50 | 62.5; Most Efficient Dryer - Heat Pump WHC610 50 | 62.5" — PSEG Long Island, 2026 Commercial Efficiency Program, Water Heating Equipment Rebate Application, Version V1.0, effective 12.22.25, 'References' sheet rows 2-17, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: The cheap, high-count items are where a restaurant or salon actually makes money here, and they are the ones nobody mentions: pre-rinse spray valves at $80 each at 5.0 ozf or under, low-flow showerheads and salon valves at $14, low-flow faucets at $6, pipe insulation at $10 a unit. The bigger lines are a commercial heat pump water heater at $1,200 and a tankless water heater at $450, with commercial clothes washers at $40 and ENERGY STAR electric-resistance or heat pump dryers at $50 each. Every figure is 25% higher inside a Disadvantaged Community, against a cap of 70% of project cost. These rates come out of the application workbook rather than the web page, so have PSEG Long Island confirm the current figures when you request pre-approval — which is required before purchase, along with pre- and post-inspection and ENERGY STAR listing on the heat pump water heater.
Commercial Energy Assessments
Estimated benefit: No charge to the customer. A PSEG Long Island energy consultant tours the facility, discusses savings opportunities and guides the customer through the rebate application process, evaluating air compressors, electric hot water heating, geothermal heat pumps, heat pumps and VRFs, multifamily heat pumps, refrigeration systems and ventilation.
Timing: No end date was found; the assessment is requested on demand and runs alongside the annual Commercial Efficiency Program application cycle.
“"Free Energy Assessment — Have a PSEG Long Island energy consultant assess your business, provide energy-saving advice and be your guide through our rebate process. ... During the assessment, your facility will be evaluated for: Air Compressors, Electric Hot Water Heating, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Heat Pumps & VRFs, Multifamily Heat Pumps, Refrigeration Systems, Ventilation" — https://www.psegliny.com/businessandcontractorservices/businessandcommercialsavings/EnergyAssessments, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Free, with no co-pay and no rebate attached, and it is the right first move rather than the last: a PSEG Long Island energy consultant tours your facility, discusses where the savings actually are, and walks you through the rebate applications. Do not confuse it with the Technical Assistance Rebate in the same program, which pays up to $20,000 toward an ASHRAE Level II or III audit you commission yourself — take the free assessment first and buy the audit only if it points at a project large enough to justify one. The published evaluation scope covers air compressors, electric hot water heating, geothermal heat pumps, heat pumps and VRFs, multifamily heat pumps, refrigeration systems and ventilation. That list leaves out weatherization even though it carries its own rebates, so name it explicitly when you book if your building has envelope problems.
Fleet Make Ready Program
Estimated benefit: Utility-side make-ready plus customer-side make-ready, by fleet type. Public transportation: $100,000 utility-side plus $50,000 customer-side outside a Disadvantaged Community or $100,000 inside one — up to $150,000 in total, more in a DAC. Public fleets: $100,000 utility-side plus $20,000 customer-side, or $30,000 in a DAC — up to $120,000. Private fleets: $50,000 utility-side plus $20,000 customer-side — up to $70,000.
Timing: No closing date was found for Fleet Make Ready and, unlike the EV Make Ready DCFC line, no funding hold has been announced. Pre-approval is valid for one year: "After an application is submitted, the EV team will review and issue a conditional pre-approval if all requirements are met. This pre-approval is valid for a year."
“"The program provides infrastructure incentives that can cover up to $150,000 for public transportation, $120,000 for public fleets and $70,000 for private fleets." with the breakdown "Eligibility Customer | USMR | CSMR (NON-DAC) | CSMR (DAC) — Public Fleets $100,000 | $20,000 | $30,000; Public Transportation $100,000 | $50,000 | $100,000; Private Fleets $50,000 | $20,000" — https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/GreenEnergy/EV/FleetOwners/FleetMR, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Read the headline as utility-side plus customer-side rather than two separate offers, because that is how the structure works: public transportation gets $100,000 utility-side plus $50,000 customer-side outside a Disadvantaged Community or $100,000 inside one, public fleets including school districts and municipalities get $100,000 plus $20,000 or $30,000 in a DAC, and private fleets get $50,000 plus $20,000. For a Long Island school district or municipality that makes this the most valuable single PSEG Long Island commercial incentive on offer. Pre-approval is valid for a year once issued, you may hold both Fleet Make Ready and EV Make Ready if you qualify for both and the projects are not tied to each other, and external programs stack provided they do not cover the same infrastructure cost. One caution given what happened next door: EV Make Ready's DC fast charger line ran out of 2026 budget in April, so ask PSEG Long Island to confirm Fleet funding is still open before you commit a capital plan — and take the complimentary Fleet Advisory Service first.
System Relief Program
Estimated benefit: An annual payment for committing to cut your electric demand by a stated number of kilowatts on a handful of occasions a year, plus a payment for each event you actually perform in. The $/kW is set between you and your load aggregator; an individual customer can bypass an aggregator by pledging 50 kW or more of load relief directly.
Timing: No application deadline was found on the program page. Events are called in advance and typically run less than four hours. Enrollment is continuous through a participating load aggregator.
“"You can receive an annual payment simply for committing to temporarily reduce your electric demand by a certain level of kilowatts (kW), no more than a few times per year. Residential and commercial customers work with third-parties, known as 'aggregators' ... During such an event, you'd receive payment for your participation. ... You can apply through an aggregator who will directly enroll and oversee multiple customers, or an individual customer who can pledge ≥ 50 kW of Load Relief." — https://www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney/GreenEnergy/PeakLoad/CSRP, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Two facts here are solid, and both are decisions rather than numbers. First, if you can pledge 50 kW or more of load relief you may enroll directly rather than through a load aggregator, which means keeping whatever the aggregator would have taken. Second, you cannot be in this and Smart Savers Thermostat Rewards at the same time, so a site has to choose between a thermostat program and a demand commitment. What you are paid is an annual amount for committing a stated block of kilowatts plus a payment for each event you perform in, and the $/kW is set between you and your aggregator rather than published by PSEG Long Island — so the rate is a negotiation, and getting two aggregator quotes is the sensible move. Events are called in advance and typically run under four hours, with enrollment continuous.
Multi-Family Program
Estimated benefit: In-unit space heating heat pumps: $4,000 per dwelling where you decommission the existing fossil-fuel system, rising to $5,000 per dwelling in a Disadvantaged Community; $500 per dwelling for new construction, an electric-resistance replacement, or where the fossil-fuel system is left in place; geothermal $4,000 per dwelling ($5,000 DAC) in both existing buildings and new construction. Common area heat pumps are paid per ton on the same bands as the commercial program — $1,500 / $1,200 / $500 per ton where fossil fuel is decommissioned and $500 per ton flat for new construction, with geothermal at $3,000 / $2,400 / $2,000 per ton. In-unit ENERGY STAR heat pump water heaters pay $1,200 per unit ($1,500 DAC). Total rebates will not exceed 70% of the combined in-unit, common area and in-unit heat pump water heater project costs, or $500,000 per project.
Timing: Per the Multi-Family application Guidelines sheet, Version 2.0 effective 5.18.26: "For New Construction: Project must be started after 1/1/2026 and completed (and closing documents submitted to PSEG Long Island) by the Permit Expiration Date as reflected on the submitted Building Permit. For Existing Building: Project must be started after 1/1/2026 and completed (and closing documents submitted to PSEG Long Island) within 365 days of pre-approval."
“"Multi-Family Space Heating In-Unit Heat Pumps — Project Type | Rebate/Dwelling | Disadvantaged Community Rebate/Dwelling*: New Construction / Electric Resistance / Fossil Fuel Left in Place $500/Dwelling | $500/Dwelling; Decommisioned Fossil Fuel System** $4,000/Dwelling | $5,000/Dwelling; Geothermal (Existing Building & New Construction) $4,000/Dwelling | $5,000/Dwelling" and "Multi-Family In-Unit Heat Pump Water Heater* — ENERGY STAR Heat Pump Water Heater ≤ 55 Gallons $1,200/Unit | $1,500/Unit" and "Total rebates for Multi-Family Projects will not exceed 70% of total in-unit, common area, and in-unit heat pump water heater total project costs or $500,000 per project cap." — PSEG Long Island, 2026 Multi-Family Program Eligibility Table, Multi-Family Rebate Application Version 2.0, effective 5.18.26, 'Multi-Family Heat Pumps' sheet rows 5-12 and 117-120, and 'Guidelines' sheet row 7, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: One decision moves the money eightfold: decommissioning the existing fossil-fuel system pays $4,000 per dwelling for in-unit space heating heat pumps, rising to $5,000 in a Disadvantaged Community, where leaving it in place, replacing electric resistance or building new pays $500. Geothermal pays $4,000 per dwelling, or $5,000 in a DAC, either way. Common area heat pumps are paid per ton on the commercial bands — $1,500, $1,200 and $500 per ton with decommissioning, $500 flat otherwise, geothermal at $3,000, $2,400 and $2,000 — and in-unit ENERGY STAR heat pump water heaters pay $1,200 per unit or $1,500 in a DAC. Two ceilings to model against: total rebates will not exceed 70% of combined project costs or $500,000 per project, and that cap came down from $1,000,000 for 2026, so a developer working from last year's figure is out by half a million. Buildings of five or more units belong here while four or fewer go through the residential Home Comfort route, every project needs pre-approval and post-inspection, and an existing building has 365 days from pre-approval to complete.
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) 8 programs
Building Electrification Program (small-to-medium business and C&I)
Estimated benefit: Small-to-medium businesses get fixed amounts: a full-load NEEP-listed air-source heat pump is $6,000, or $10,000 in a disadvantaged community; air-source heat pump plus fossil-fuel decommissioning $15,000 or $20,000; full-load ground-source heat pump $25,000 or $30,000; ground-source in new construction $15,000 or $20,000; a heat pump water heater $1,250 or $1,650; desuperheaters with a ground-source system $100 or $125 per unit; and a weatherization bonus of $1,000 or $1,250 per project. Larger C&I sites are paid on calculated savings instead: $70 per annual MMBtu saved for full-load space or water heating, rising to $80 with the weatherization bonus.
Timing: "Prescriptive incentive applications must be submitted to the Online Intake Tool within 60 days of system installation and operation." The catalog is the 2026 edition (GHPC003 04/26).
“"Table 1. Small-to-medium business incentives — Full Load NEEP-listed ASHP $6,000 / $10,000; ASHP + Fossil Fuel Decommissioning $15,000 / $20,000; Full Load GSHP $25,000 / $30,000; HPWH $1,250 / $1,650" and "Table 2. C&I incentives — Full Load Space Heating $70/annual MMBtu saved; Space Heating + Weatherization Bonus $80/annual MMBtu saved" — NYSEG/RG&E 2026 Building Electrification Rebate Catalog, document code GHPC003 04/26, Table 1 printed p. 2 and Table 2 printed p. 3, https://www.nyseg.com/documents/d/global/building-electrification-rebate-catalog-pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05 and checked against rendered page images.”
Our energy expert: Your account size decides which pricing you get, and the two structures are not comparable: at an average monthly demand of 110 kW or less you take fixed amounts — $6,000 for a full-load air-source heat pump, $10,000 in a disadvantaged community, $15,000 or $20,000 with fossil fuel decommissioning, $25,000 or $30,000 for full-load ground source — while above 110 kW you are paid $70 per annual MMBtu of calculated savings, rising to $80 with the weatherization bonus. There is a trap in between, because a small-business customer installing more than 300,000 Btu/h of total heat pump capacity can be moved onto the commercial and industrial levels, so have a program representative confirm your pricing before anyone quotes a figure. This is also where commercial heat pumps live now that Clean Heat no longer covers them from 2026, so do not let a contractor hunt for them under the Clean Heat banner. Prescriptive applications must reach the Online Intake Tool within 60 days of the system being installed and operating, and energy or heat recovery ventilators have to go through the custom route.
Commercial & Industrial Rebate Program
Estimated benefit: Fixed rebates per measure, set in the 2026 catalog — roof insulation $150 and wall insulation $250 per 1,000 square feet, kitchen demand-controlled ventilation $750 per exhaust-fan horsepower, demand-controlled ventilation $150 per ton of cooling, and boiler economizers at $2 per MBH of boiler input for conventional units or $4 per MBH for condensing units. Custom projects are calculated from engineered savings and capped at 90% of incremental cost for end-of-life replacements, or 50% of total project cost for early replacements and add-ons.
Timing: The catalog is the 2026 edition. "All Custom applications require pre-approval before construction can begin", and pre-approval is also required for any project with an estimated rebate over $50,000.
“"Roof insulation $150 / Wall insulation $250" (Rebate Rate per 1,000 SQFT); "KDCV Control with Sensors $750 per Exhaust Fan HP"; "The total rebate cannot exceed 90% of the incremental cost for End of Life Replacement projects and cannot exceed 50% of the total project cost for Early Replacement or Additional Equipment projects." — NYSEG/RG&E Commercial & Industrial 2026 Rebate Catalog, document code GCIC020 12/25 / 100-3101-05-032026, pp. 7, 10 and 25, https://www.nyseg.com/documents/d/nyseg/nyseg-rge-ci-rebates-catalog, retrieved 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: The ceiling depends on why you are replacing the equipment, and this is the most commonly misread rule here: a genuine end-of-life replacement can be covered up to 90% of incremental cost, while an early replacement or an add-on is capped at 50% of total project cost. Much of the catalog is not a percentage at all but a fixed amount — roof insulation $150 and wall insulation $250 per 1,000 square feet, kitchen demand-controlled ventilation $750 per exhaust-fan horsepower, demand-controlled ventilation $150 per ton of cooling, boiler economizers at $2 per MBH of input or $4 for condensing units. Gas measures are still in the 2026 catalog despite reports that gas incentives ended, including some that require a NYSEG or RG&E gas account number, so ask rather than assuming your gas work is out. Every custom project needs written pre-approval before construction and so does any project with an estimated rebate over $50,000 — and because the rebate can move if cost or savings shift between pre-approval and final approval, keep the engineering current.
Commercial Instant Discount Program
Estimated benefit: The discount comes off at the distributor's till, with no application. Published amounts: high-speed barn fans $350 with variable-speed control or $150 without; dairy vacuum pump VSD $50 per motor horsepower; a new milk pre-cooler $15 per milking cow, $20 with VSD pumping, and a new VSD for the milking pump $5 per milking cow; energy-efficient livestock waterers $50 each and energy-free waterers $75 each; VSD air compressors $150 per horsepower; compressed air flow controllers $1,000 each; low pressure drop filters $500 each; engineered nozzles $40 each; zero-loss condensate drains $120 each; and refrigerated compressed air dryers $4 per CFM.
Timing: No application window applies, because there is no application — the discount is taken at the point of sale while the distributor stocks the qualifying product. To confirm the offer is current, ask the participating distributor or the implementer, Franklin Energy (888.316.8023, midstream-nyseg-rge@franklinenergy.com, per the flyer).
“"High speed barn fans — Fans with variable-speed control: $350 / Fans without variable speed control: $150; Dairy vacuum pump VSD $50/motor HP; New milk pre-cooler $15/milking cow; Compressed air flow controller $1000/controller; Refrigerated compressed air dryer $4/CFM" — NYSEG/RG&E Commercial Instant Discount Program flyer (form code 100-3103-05-032026 / GCIC021 04/26 printed on p. 1), p. 2, https://www.nyseg.com/documents/d/nyseg/nyseg-rge-cid-program-flyer-pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05. The flyer is an image-only PDF; I read the table off a rendered page image and confirmed it against OCR.”
Our energy expert: There is no form here and no rebate cheque — the discount comes off the price at your distributor's till, so the only practical question is whether your supplier is on NYSEG's participating distributor list. Dairy and livestock operators get the schedule that matters most: $350 on a high-speed barn fan with variable-speed control against $150 without, $50 per motor horsepower on a dairy vacuum pump VSD, $15 per milking cow on a new milk pre-cooler rising to $20 with VSD pumping, and $50 or $75 per livestock waterer by type. Any workshop or plant can use the compressed-air half — $150 per horsepower on VSD air compressors, $1,000 per flow controller, $500 per low pressure drop filter, $120 per zero-loss condensate drain, $4 per CFM on refrigerated dryers. One honest caveat: the flyer carries no revision date, so have your distributor confirm the current amount before you order on the strength of a figure here.
Commercial System Relief Program (CSRP) and Dynamic Load Management
Estimated benefit: CSRP pays a reservation payment of $4.10 per kW per month for committing load, plus a performance payment of $0.50 per kWh actually curtailed, with no penalty for poor performance. The Term-DLM and Auto-DLM programs pay the same $0.50 per kWh for all events but set their reservation payments through a competitive request for proposals rather than a published rate, and do carry aggregator penalties.
Timing: "For the 2026 Summer Capability Period, CSRP and Term-DLM Events will occur on weekdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. from May 1st to September 30th." Requests for proposals for the 2027 Demand Response Capability Period were due by March 2026.
“"Reservation payments $4.10 per month, per kW" and "Performance payments $0.50 per kWh" for CSRP, against "Refer to RFP" for Term-DLM reservation payments — NYSEG Dynamic Load Management (DLM) program guide, document code NCIC002, p. 1, https://www.nyseg.com/smartenergy/businesssolutions/cidemandresponse, retrieved 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: The attraction of CSRP is that it carries no penalty for poor performance — you are paid $4.10 per kW per month for committing load plus $0.50 per kWh actually curtailed, and a bad event costs you the performance payment rather than a charge, which makes it a reasonable first demand response program for a site unsure how much it can shed. Events run weekday afternoons from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. between 1 May and 30 September with 21 hours' notice, called when the day-ahead forecast reaches 92% of the forecast summer peak, plus one one-hour test event. The Term-DLM and Auto-DLM variants pay the same $0.50 per kWh but set reservation payments through a competitive request for proposals and do carry aggregator penalties; Auto-DLM, with ten minutes' notice seven days a week, suits battery storage rather than a process load. Most customers participate through an aggregator, and the $4.10 comes from the 2025 program guide, so confirm it against the current guide before you commit.
Energy Management Partnership (EMP) Program
Estimated benefit: Delivered as a service at no cost to the customer rather than as a cash incentive: a dedicated EMP coach, a series of virtual and in-person workshops run as a peer cohort, on-site treasure hunts, employee engagement support, and a baseline energy savings model whose results are presented back over a 12-month period. There is no incentive cap because no incentive dollars are paid — the filed plan states the program provides engagement only.
Timing: Enrollment runs continuously against an initial 12-month engagement, after which customers may choose to stay in with the savings model re-normalized to zero. No filing deadline applies.
“"In collaboration with NYSERDA SEM, this program offers training workshops, on-site treasure hunts and peer-to-peer sessions to improve energy management at no cost." — https://www.nyseg.com/business-rebates-and-programs, read 2026-10-05. The filed plan confirms the structure: "Incentive/Project caps: This program provides EMP engagement only; no additional caps are applicable." — NYSEG and RG&E Updated Implementation Plan, Non-Low-to-Moderate Income EE/BE 2026 through 2030, Case 25-M-0248, filed 27 February 2026, p. 38.”
Our energy expert: Nothing is installed and no cheque is written — what you get is a coach, a peer cohort, on-site treasure hunts, employee engagement support and a baseline savings model reported back across twelve months, at no cost to you. That is a different kind of value from a rebate, and it pays off only if you have an executive sponsor and an internal team willing to treat energy management as an ongoing practice rather than a one-off project. The historic entry bar was annual consumption above 2,000,000 kWh for a commercial building or 3,000,000 kWh for an industrial plant, and NYSEG may relax it, so ask even if you fall under. If you were working with or considering NYSERDA's Strategic Energy Management program, note it is winding down and new enquiries in this territory are being pointed here instead.
Small Business Rebate Program
Estimated benefit: Fixed rebates per measure, set in the 2026 catalog — roof insulation $250 and wall insulation $300 per 1,000 square feet, kitchen demand-controlled ventilation $1,000 per exhaust-fan horsepower, demand-controlled ventilation $180 per ton of cooling, refrigerated case doors $95 per linear foot, evaporator and condenser fan motors $24 each. Custom projects are calculated from engineered savings and capped at 90% of incremental cost for end-of-life replacements, or 50% of total project cost for early replacements and add-ons. The program page separately frames the offer as up to 60% of equipment cost.
Timing: "Submit your completed application within 90 days of the project's completion." Pre-approval is required for any custom application and for any project with an estimated rebate over $50,000. The catalog is the 2026 edition.
“"Roof insulation $250 / Wall insulation $300" (Rebate rate per 1,000 sq ft); "KDCV Control with Sensors $1,000 per Exhaust Fan HP"; "The total rebate cannot exceed 90% of the incremental cost for end of life replacements and cannot exceed 50% of the total project cost for early replacements or additional equipment projects." — NYSEG/RG&E Small Business 2026 Rebate Catalog, document code GCIC020 12/25 / 100-3100-12-032026, pp. 7, 10 and 23, https://www.nyseg.com/documents/d/nyseg/nyseg-rge-small-business-catalog, retrieved 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Use 250 kW as the demand threshold rather than 110 kW — NYSEG's own page carries both numbers, the 2026 catalog says 250 kW twice, and the lower figure in the page's FAQ is stale and has been turning away businesses that qualify. Three routes in: electricity and gas with average monthly demand of 250 kW or less on the primary electric account, electricity only on the same threshold, or gas only under 5,000 therms a year, in which case you can claim the HVAC measures. The catalog pays fixed amounts — roof insulation $250 and wall insulation $300 per 1,000 square feet, kitchen demand-controlled ventilation $1,000 per exhaust-fan horsepower, refrigerated case doors $95 per linear foot, evaporator and condenser fan motors $24 each — with custom work at up to 90% of incremental cost on an end-of-life replacement or 50% of total cost on an early one. Unusually there are no contractor or product restrictions, so you can use your own contractor or self-install, and you have 90 days from completion to file, with pre-approval needed for custom applications or any rebate over $50,000.
Building Electrification Program (market-rate multifamily)
Estimated benefit: Buildings of 5 to 100 units are paid per dwelling unit: $1,700 for space heating, or $2,000 in a disadvantaged community; $1,800 with an envelope upgrade, or $2,100; centralised hot water $400 or $500; prescriptive water heating $900 or $1,000 per piece of equipment. Buildings of 101+ units and mixed-use are paid on calculated savings at $70 per MMBtu, $80 with an envelope upgrade, and $80 or $90 respectively in a disadvantaged community; prescriptive hot water heating in those buildings is $450 or $550 per dwelling unit.
Timing: Prescriptive applications must reach the Online Intake Tool within 60 days of installation and operation. The catalog is the 2026 edition (GHPC003 04/26).
“"Table 3. Multifamily incentives — 5-100 Units: Space Heating $1,700 per dwelling unit / $2,000 per dwelling unit; 5-100 Units: Space Heating + Envelope $1,800 / $2,100; 101+ Units: Custom Space Heating $70/MMBtu / $80/MMBtu; 5-100 Units: Centralized Hot Water $400 per dwelling unit / $500 per dwelling unit" — NYSEG/RG&E 2026 Building Electrification Rebate Catalog, document code GHPC003 04/26, Table 3, printed p. 3, https://www.nyseg.com/documents/d/global/building-electrification-rebate-catalog-pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05 and read off a rendered image of that page.”
Our energy expert: If you own a building of 5 to 100 units, the payment is per dwelling unit and that is the figure to plan against: $1,700 for space heating, $2,000 in a disadvantaged community, $1,800 with an envelope upgrade or $2,100 inside one, with centralised hot water at $400 or $500 and prescriptive water heating at $900 or $1,000 per piece of equipment. Cross 100 units, or have mixed use, and the structure changes entirely to calculated savings at $70 to $90 per MMBtu — so a 95-unit and a 105-unit building are priced on different logic and should be modelled differently. Only market-rate buildings qualify for these amounts; income-restricted and affordable buildings go through the separate low-to-moderate income portfolio instead. A higher tier is available if the building has also taken part in NYSEG's Small Business Program, its Commercial and Industrial Rebates or its Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program, and that participation has to be documented when you apply within 60 days of installation.
Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program
Estimated benefit: A no-cost building walkthrough and no-cost smart thermostat installation, plus incentives covering up to 75% of the cost of eligible efficiency measures — air sealing, insulation, window replacement, weather stripping, hot water and steam pipe insulation, central domestic hot water controls, duct sealing and insulation, energy management systems, energy and heat recovery ventilators, networked interior lighting controls and boiler economizers. The utility cites one property, Crimson Heights Apartments, as earning over $40,000.
Timing: We found no application cutoff; the program runs continuously and work is scheduled through the implementation contractor rather than against a filing deadline.
“"Eligible buildings may receive incentives up to 75% for installing energy efficiency measures" and "FREE building walkthrough to evaluate energy usage and identify opportunities to increase efficiency; FREE installation of Smart thermostats" — https://www.nyseg.com/smartenergy/businesssolutions/multifamily, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: This starts the way the good ones do: a no-cost building walkthrough that sets the scope, plus no-cost smart thermostat installation, before any money is discussed. From there incentives cover up to 75% of eligible measure costs across air sealing, insulation, window replacement, pipe insulation, central domestic hot water controls, duct sealing, energy management systems, ventilators, networked lighting controls and boiler economizers. That 75% comes from the program page rather than a measure table, so ask RISE Group or call 800.444.5668 for the measure-level figures before you build a budget — and note installation runs through the program's vetted installers rather than a contractor you pick. You need 5 or more units under one roof with active NYSEG electric or gas service, and if you also own one-to-four unit properties in NYSEG territory, the residential Home Insulation and Air Sealing Program is a separate live route for those, so ask about both at once.
Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) 8 programs
Building Electrification Program (small-to-medium business and C&I)
Estimated benefit: Small-to-medium businesses get fixed amounts: a full-load NEEP-listed air-source heat pump is $6,000, or $10,000 in a disadvantaged community; air-source heat pump plus fossil-fuel decommissioning $15,000 or $20,000; full-load ground-source heat pump $25,000 or $30,000; ground-source in new construction $15,000 or $20,000; a heat pump water heater $1,250 or $1,650; desuperheaters with a ground-source system $100 or $125 per unit; and a weatherization bonus of $1,000 or $1,250 per project. Larger C&I sites are paid on calculated savings instead: $70 per annual MMBtu saved for full-load space or water heating, rising to $80 with the weatherization bonus.
Timing: "Prescriptive incentive applications must be submitted to the Online Intake Tool within 60 days of system installation and operation." The catalog is the 2026 edition (GHPC003 04/26).
“"Table 1. Small-to-medium business incentives — Full Load NEEP-listed ASHP $6,000 / $10,000; ASHP + Fossil Fuel Decommissioning $15,000 / $20,000; Full Load GSHP $25,000 / $30,000; HPWH $1,250 / $1,650" and "Table 2. C&I incentives — Full Load Space Heating $70/annual MMBtu saved; Space Heating + Weatherization Bonus $80/annual MMBtu saved" — NYSEG/RG&E 2026 Building Electrification Rebate Catalog, document code GHPC003 04/26, Table 1 printed p. 2 and Table 2 printed p. 3, https://www.rge.com/documents/d/global/building-electrification-rebate-catalog-pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05 and checked against rendered page images.”
Our energy expert: Your 12-month average demand decides which of two completely different pricing structures applies to you. At 110 kW or less you take fixed amounts — $6,000 for a full-load air-source heat pump, $10,000 in a disadvantaged community, $15,000 or $20,000 with fossil-fuel decommissioning, $25,000 or $30,000 for full-load ground source, $1,250 or $1,650 for a heat pump water heater, plus a $1,000 or $1,250 weatherization bonus — while above 110 kW you are paid $70 per annual MMBtu of calculated savings, or $80 with the weatherization bonus. There is a catch between the two, because installing more than 300,000 Btu/h of total heat pump capacity can bump a small-business customer onto the commercial and industrial levels, so get your pricing confirmed before anyone quotes you a figure. Commercial heat pumps live here now rather than under Clean Heat, prescriptive applications must reach the Online Intake Tool within 60 days of the system being installed and operating, and the catalog is shared with NYSEG, so the amounts do not differ between the two utilities.
Commercial & Industrial Rebate Program
Estimated benefit: Fixed rebates per measure, set in the 2026 catalog — roof insulation $150 and wall insulation $250 per 1,000 square feet, kitchen demand-controlled ventilation $750 per exhaust-fan horsepower, demand-controlled ventilation $150 per ton of cooling, and boiler economizers at $2 per MBH of boiler input for conventional units or $4 per MBH for condensing units. Custom projects are calculated from engineered savings and capped at 90% of incremental cost for end-of-life replacements, or 50% of total project cost for early replacements and add-ons.
Timing: The catalog is the 2026 edition. "All Custom applications require pre-approval before construction can begin", and pre-approval is also required for any project with an estimated rebate over $50,000.
“"Roof insulation $150 / Wall insulation $250" (Rebate Rate per 1,000 SQFT); "KDCV Control with Sensors $750 per Exhaust Fan HP"; "The total rebate cannot exceed 90% of the incremental cost for End of Life Replacement projects and cannot exceed 50% of the total project cost for Early Replacement or Additional Equipment projects." — NYSEG/RG&E Commercial & Industrial 2026 Rebate Catalog, document code GCIC020 12/25 / 100-3101-05-032026, pp. 7, 10 and 25, https://www.rge.com/documents/d/nyseg/nyseg-rge-ci-rebates-catalog, retrieved 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Why you are replacing the equipment sets your ceiling, and most people have this backwards: a genuine end-of-life replacement can be covered up to 90% of incremental cost, while an early replacement or an add-on is capped at 50% of total project cost. Much of the catalog is fixed per measure rather than a percentage at all — roof insulation $150 and wall insulation $250 per 1,000 square feet, kitchen demand-controlled ventilation $750 per exhaust-fan horsepower, demand-controlled ventilation $150 per ton of cooling, boiler economizers $2 per MBH of input or $4 for condensing units. Gas measures are still in the 2026 catalog despite reports that gas incentives ended, including some that require a NYSEG or RG&E gas account number, so ask before you write your gas work off. Every custom project needs pre-approval before construction and so does any project with an estimated rebate over $50,000 — and if you fail the Small Business thresholds you can apply here through the same portal.
Commercial Instant Discount Program
Estimated benefit: The discount comes off at the distributor's till, with no application. Published amounts: high-speed barn fans $350 with variable-speed control or $150 without; dairy vacuum pump VSD $50 per motor horsepower; a new milk pre-cooler $15 per milking cow, $20 with VSD pumping, and a new VSD for the milking pump $5 per milking cow; energy-efficient livestock waterers $50 each and energy-free waterers $75 each; VSD air compressors $150 per horsepower; compressed air flow controllers $1,000 each; low pressure drop filters $500 each; engineered nozzles $40 each; zero-loss condensate drains $120 each; and refrigerated compressed air dryers $4 per CFM.
Timing: No application window applies, because there is no application — the discount is taken at the point of sale while the distributor stocks the qualifying product. To confirm the offer is current, ask the participating distributor or the implementer, Franklin Energy (888.316.8023, midstream-nyseg-rge@franklinenergy.com, per the flyer).
“"High speed barn fans — Fans with variable-speed control: $350 / Fans without variable speed control: $150; Dairy vacuum pump VSD $50/motor HP; New milk pre-cooler $15/milking cow; Compressed air flow controller $1000/controller; Refrigerated compressed air dryer $4/CFM" — NYSEG/RG&E Commercial Instant Discount Program flyer (form code 100-3103-05-032026 / GCIC021 04/26 printed on p. 1), p. 2, https://www.rge.com/documents/d/nyseg/nyseg-rge-cid-program-flyer-pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05. The flyer is an image-only PDF; I read the table off a rendered page image and confirmed it against OCR.”
Our energy expert: Nothing to file and no cheque to wait for — the discount comes off at the distributor's till, which makes the only real question whether your supplier is on RG&E's participating distributor list. For most RG&E-territory businesses the compressed-air half of the list is the relevant one: $150 per horsepower on VSD air compressors, $1,000 per flow controller, $500 per low pressure drop filter, $40 per engineered nozzle, $120 per zero-loss condensate drain and $4 per CFM on refrigerated dryers. The dairy and livestock items are there too — $350 on a high-speed barn fan with variable-speed control against $150 without, $50 per motor horsepower on a dairy vacuum pump VSD, $15 per milking cow on a milk pre-cooler — though RG&E serves a smaller farm population than its sister utility. The flyer carries no revision date, so have your distributor confirm the current amount at the counter rather than ordering on the strength of a figure here.
Commercial System Relief Program (CSRP) and Dynamic Load Management
Estimated benefit: CSRP pays a reservation payment of $4.10 per kW per month for committing load, plus a performance payment of $0.50 per kWh actually curtailed, with no penalty for poor performance. The Term-DLM and Auto-DLM programs pay the same $0.50 per kWh for all events but set their reservation payments through a competitive request for proposals rather than a published rate, and do carry aggregator penalties.
Timing: "For the 2026 Summer Capability Period, CSRP and Term-DLM Events will occur on weekdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. from May 1st to September 30th." Requests for proposals for the 2027 Demand Response Capability Period were due by March 2026.
“"Reservation payments $4.10 per month, per kW" and "Performance payments $0.50 per kWh" for CSRP, against "Refer to RFP" for Term-DLM reservation payments — RG&E Dynamic Load Management (DLM) program guide, document code RCIC002, p. 1, https://www.rge.com/smartenergy/businesssolutions/cidr, retrieved 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: The money matches NYSEG's but you will be called less often, and that difference is worth knowing: RG&E calls CSRP events when the day-ahead peak load forecast reaches 94% of the forecast summer system peak where NYSEG uses 92%, for the same $4.10 per kW per month reservation payment plus $0.50 per kWh curtailed. CSRP also carries no penalty for poor performance, so a bad event costs you the performance payment rather than a charge, which makes it a reasonable first demand response program for a site unsure of its own flexibility. Events run weekday afternoons from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. between 1 May and 30 September with 21 hours' notice, plus one one-hour test. Term-DLM and Auto-DLM pay the same $0.50 per kWh but set reservation payments by competitive request for proposals and do carry aggregator penalties, with Auto-DLM's ten minutes' notice seven days a week suiting battery storage rather than a process load — and the $4.10 comes from a 2025 guide, so confirm it before committing.
Energy Management Partnership (EMP) Program
Estimated benefit: Delivered as a service at no cost to the customer rather than as a cash incentive: a dedicated EMP coach, a series of virtual and in-person workshops run as a peer cohort, on-site treasure hunts, employee engagement support, and a baseline energy savings model whose results are presented back over a 12-month period. There is no incentive cap because no incentive dollars are paid — the filed plan states the program provides engagement only.
Timing: Enrollment runs continuously against an initial 12-month engagement, after which customers may choose to stay in with the savings model re-normalized to zero. No filing deadline applies.
“"In collaboration with NYSERDA SEM, this program offers training workshops, on-site treasure hunts and peer-to-peer sessions to improve energy management at no cost." — https://www.rge.com/business-rebates-and-programs, read 2026-10-05. The filed plan confirms the structure: "Incentive/Project caps: This program provides EMP engagement only; no additional caps are applicable." — NYSEG and RG&E Updated Implementation Plan, Non-Low-to-Moderate Income EE/BE 2026 through 2030, Case 25-M-0248, filed 27 February 2026, p. 38.”
Our energy expert: No cheque is written and nothing is installed — what you get is a coach, a peer cohort, on-site treasure hunts, employee engagement support and a baseline savings model reported back across twelve months, at no cost to you. That is worth having only if you have an executive sponsor and a team willing to treat energy management as a continuing practice rather than a one-off project. Ask even if you think you are too small, because the filed threshold is over 2,000,000 kWh a year for a commercial site and 3,000,000 for an industrial one, RG&E's customer base is smaller than its sister utility's, and the plan says the requirement may be relaxed now that NYSERDA's Strategic Energy Management program is winding down. Gas-only accounts are out, since the program runs on electric budgets, and existing SEM participants in RG&E territory are being offered a transfer into this instead.
Small Business Rebate Program
Estimated benefit: Fixed rebates per measure, set in the 2026 catalog — roof insulation $250 and wall insulation $300 per 1,000 square feet, kitchen demand-controlled ventilation $1,000 per exhaust-fan horsepower, demand-controlled ventilation $180 per ton of cooling, refrigerated case doors $95 per linear foot, evaporator and condenser fan motors $24 each. Custom projects are calculated from engineered savings and capped at 90% of incremental cost for end-of-life replacements, or 50% of total project cost for early replacements and add-ons. The program page separately frames the offer as up to 60% of equipment cost.
Timing: "Submit your completed application within 90 days of the project's completion." Pre-approval is required for any custom application and for any project with an estimated rebate over $50,000. The catalog is the 2026 edition.
“"Roof insulation $250 / Wall insulation $300" (Rebate rate per 1,000 sq ft); "KDCV Control with Sensors $1,000 per Exhaust Fan HP"; "The total rebate cannot exceed 90% of the incremental cost for end of life replacements and cannot exceed 50% of the total project cost for early replacements or additional equipment projects." — NYSEG/RG&E Small Business 2026 Rebate Catalog, document code GCIC020 12/25 / 100-3100-12-032026, pp. 7, 10 and 23, https://www.rge.com/documents/d/nyseg/nyseg-rge-small-business-catalog, retrieved 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: Use 250 kW rather than 110 kW — RG&E's page carries both figures and the 2026 catalog says 250 kW twice, so the lower number in the page's FAQ is stale and has been turning away businesses that qualify. Three ways in: electricity and gas from RG&E or NYSEG with average monthly demand at or below 250 kW on the primary electric account, electricity only on the same threshold, or gas only at 5,000 therms a year or less, which limits you to the HVAC measures. The catalog pays fixed amounts — roof insulation $250 and wall insulation $300 per 1,000 square feet, kitchen demand-controlled ventilation $1,000 per exhaust-fan horsepower, demand-controlled ventilation $180 per ton of cooling, refrigerated case doors $95 per linear foot, evaporator and condenser fan motors $24 each — with custom work at up to 90% of incremental cost on an end-of-life replacement or 50% on an early one. You need six months of account history, the project must not push you over the threshold, and you have 90 days from completion to file, with pre-approval needed for custom applications or any rebate over $50,000.
Building Electrification Program (market-rate multifamily)
Estimated benefit: Buildings of 5 to 100 units are paid per dwelling unit: $1,700 for space heating, or $2,000 in a disadvantaged community; $1,800 with an envelope upgrade, or $2,100; centralised hot water $400 or $500; prescriptive water heating $900 or $1,000 per piece of equipment. Buildings of 101+ units and mixed-use are paid on calculated savings at $70 per MMBtu, $80 with an envelope upgrade, and $80 or $90 respectively in a disadvantaged community; prescriptive hot water heating in those buildings is $450 or $550 per dwelling unit.
Timing: Prescriptive applications must reach the Online Intake Tool within 60 days of installation and operation. The catalog is the 2026 edition (GHPC003 04/26).
“"Table 3. Multifamily incentives — 5-100 Units: Space Heating $1,700 per dwelling unit / $2,000 per dwelling unit; 5-100 Units: Space Heating + Envelope $1,800 / $2,100; 101+ Units: Custom Space Heating $70/MMBtu / $80/MMBtu; 5-100 Units: Centralized Hot Water $400 per dwelling unit / $500 per dwelling unit" — NYSEG/RG&E 2026 Building Electrification Rebate Catalog, document code GHPC003 04/26, Table 3, printed p. 3, https://www.rge.com/documents/d/global/building-electrification-rebate-catalog-pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05 and read off a rendered image of that page.”
Our energy expert: Up to 100 dwelling units the payment is per unit, and that is the number to build a budget on: $1,700 for space heating, $2,000 in a disadvantaged community, $1,800 with an envelope upgrade or $2,100 inside one, with centralised hot water at $400 or $500 and prescriptive water heating at $900 or $1,000 per piece of equipment. At 101 units or above, or with mixed use, the structure changes to calculated savings at $70 to $90 per MMBtu — different logic, so model it separately rather than scaling the per-unit figure. Only market-rate buildings qualify, with income-restricted buildings going to the low-to-moderate income portfolio instead and the definitions set in the catalog's Appendix 2. One reassurance, because the closure next door invites the wrong inference: RG&E's residential insulation program being closed does not block the bonus tier here — the qualifying routes are RG&E's Small Business Program, its Commercial and Industrial Rebates and its Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program, all three of which it still runs, and you document that participation when you apply within 60 days of installation.
Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program
Estimated benefit: A no-cost building walkthrough and no-cost smart thermostat installation, plus incentives covering up to 75% of the cost of eligible efficiency measures — air sealing, insulation, window replacement, weather stripping, hot water and steam pipe insulation, central domestic hot water controls, duct sealing and insulation, energy management systems, energy and heat recovery ventilators, networked interior lighting controls and boiler economizers. The utility cites one property, Crimson Heights Apartments, as earning over $40,000.
Timing: We found no application cutoff; the program runs continuously and work is scheduled through the implementation contractor rather than against a filing deadline.
“"Eligible buildings may receive incentives up to 75% for installing energy efficiency measures" and "FREE building walkthrough to evaluate energy usage and identify opportunities to increase efficiency; FREE installation of Smart thermostats" — https://www.rge.com/smartenergy/businesssolutions/multifamily, read 2026-10-05.”
Our energy expert: With RG&E's residential insulation program now closed, this is the only utility-run envelope route an RG&E property owner can actually start today — which raises the stakes on getting the numbers in writing. It opens the way a good program should: a no-cost building walkthrough that scopes the work, plus free smart thermostat installation, before any money is discussed. From there incentives cover up to 75% of eligible measure costs across air sealing, insulation, window replacement, pipe insulation, central domestic hot water controls, duct sealing, energy management systems, ventilators, networked lighting controls and boiler economizers. That 75% comes from the program page rather than a measure table, so ask RG&E or its implementation partner for the measure-level figures before you build a budget, and note installation runs through the program's vetted installers rather than a contractor you pick. You need 5 or more units under one roof with active RG&E electric or gas service, and if your building type is not on the list, call and ask about the free assessment anyway.
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation 7 programs
Farm / Agriculture
Estimated benefit: Delivered through the Custom and Prescriptive Program: agricultural efficiency measures are paid at $9 per lifetime MMBTU saved, capped at 75% of incremental cost or $100,000. Qualifying agricultural measures named on the rebate form include pumps, fans, heat recovery, livestock waterers, milk pre-coolers, scroll compressors and refrigeration heat recovery.
Timing: Follows the Custom and Prescriptive Program window: equipment and services installed and invoiced between Jan. 1, 2026 and Dec. 31, 2026, with pre-approval required above $10,000.
“"Agricultural Efficiency $9 ... Includes pumps, fans, heat recovery, and livestock waterers." — HIGH EFFICIENCY COMMERCIAL Custom and Prescriptive Program rebate form, 2026 edition, p. 3 measure table, https://www.cenhud.com/globalassets/pdf/forms/ch_custom_prescriptive_rebate_form.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: The farm page and the Custom and Prescriptive Program are the same money, so do not go looking for a separate farm rebate. Agricultural measures are paid at $9 per lifetime MMBTU saved, capped at 75% of incremental cost or $100,000, which means what you install matters more than what you spend: milk pre-coolers, livestock waterers, refrigeration heat recovery, ventilation and irrigation pumps each carry their own savings figure. Anything over $10,000 needs Central Hudson's pre-approval before work starts, and equipment has to be installed and invoiced inside the 2026 calendar year. Take the free farm meeting first, then have your contractor price the measures against the rebate form.
Commercial and Industrial Custom and Prescriptive Program
Estimated benefit: $7 or $9 per lifetime MMBTU saved depending on the measure — $9 for process efficiency, agricultural efficiency, economizers and energy recovery ventilators, $7 for refrigeration, compressed air, cooling and custom measures — capped at 75% of incremental cost or $100,000, whichever comes first.
Timing: This form applies to projects that are completed and invoiced between Jan. 1, 2026, and Dec. 31, 2026. Projects over $10,000 require Central Hudson pre-approval before work begins; funds are reserved at pre-approval.
“"Incentive is capped at 75% of incremental cost or $100,000." — HIGH EFFICIENCY COMMERCIAL Custom and Prescriptive Program rebate form, 2026 edition (form states equipment must be installed between Jan. 1, 2026 and Dec. 31, 2026), p. 3, https://www.cenhud.com/globalassets/pdf/forms/ch_custom_prescriptive_rebate_form.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Which measure you choose sets the rate: $9 per lifetime MMBTU for process efficiency, agricultural work, economizers and energy recovery ventilators, and $7 for refrigeration, compressed air, cooling and anything custom, with a ceiling of 75% of incremental cost or $100,000, whichever comes first. Funds are reserved at pre-approval rather than at completion, so on a project over $10,000 the approval is what actually secures your money. Like-for-like replacements required by code earn nothing here, and the equipment has to be new. You will need a participating Central Hudson Trade Ally, or written self-install approval from a program manager, lined up before work begins.
Heat Pumps (commercial heat pump incentives)
Estimated benefit: Air-source heat pump, whole building over 1,000 sq ft and under 150,000 BTUh: $8,000 if the old fossil heating source or oil tank is removed, $5,000 if not. Whole building under 1,000 sq ft: $5,000 with removal, $3,000 without. Ground-source: $18,000 full-load retrofit or $8,000 new construction over 1,000 sq ft; $8,000 retrofit or $4,000 new construction under 1,000 sq ft. Up to $250 of the total incentive may be allocated to the contractor.
Timing: No end date is printed on the page. The page says heat pump water heater rebates are available "while they last", and directs large industrial and 5-or-more-unit multifamily projects to the Central Hudson Rebate Catalog for eligibility.
“"$8,000 if removing your oil tank or previous fossil fuel heating source." — Heat Pump Commercial Incentives page, https://www.cenhud.com/en/my-energy/save-energy-money/business-incentives/heat-pumps-commercial/, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Removing the old fossil heating source or oil tank is what moves the number: $8,000 against $5,000 on a whole-building air-source project over 1,000 square feet, and ground-source splits harder still at $18,000 for a full-load retrofit against $8,000 for new construction. Settle the removal question before you place the equipment order, because it is the largest single variable in this program. Buildings of five or more units and large industrial sites are routed to Central Hudson's non-residential heat pump rebate catalog instead of this page, and that catalog is the document that governs. Have your heat pump contractor confirm your figure against the catalog rather than the web page before you sign anything.
Commercial System Relief Program (CSRP)
Estimated benefit: Reservation Payment Option: $1.23 per kW per month, rising to $1.54 per kW per month from the month of the fifth called event through the end of September, plus $0.11 per kWh reduced during planned events and $0.21 per kWh during unplanned events. Voluntary Payment Option: no monthly reservation payment, $0.11 per kWh during planned events and $0.35 per kWh during unplanned events.
Timing: Reservation Payment Option 1: enroll by May 1 for a June 1 start, season ends September 30. Option 2: enroll by June 1 for a July 1 start, season ends September 30. Voluntary Payment Option: open enrollment, starting the 1st of the desired commencement month through September 30.
“"If 5 or more events are called in any control season, the Reservation Payment is increased to $1.54 / kW / month" — Commercial and Industrial Demand Response page, https://www.cenhud.com/en/my-energy/save-energy-money/commercial-demand-response/, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Two ways in, and the choice comes down to how much flexibility you can actually promise. The Reservation option pays $1.23 per kW per month, rising to $1.54 from the month of the fifth called event, plus $0.11 per kWh on planned events and $0.21 on unplanned ones, but commits you to hold a reduction for up to four hours on a weekday call. The Voluntary option pays nothing monthly and $0.35 per kWh on unplanned events, which fits a site that can sometimes drop load but cannot guarantee it. Enrollment closes 1 May for a June start and 1 June for a July start, an interval meter is required, and enrolling here rules you out of Targeted Demand Response.
Comprehensive Energy Efficiency Upgrades (Comprehensive Efficiency Program)
Estimated benefit: $12 per lifetime MMBTU saved for Building Envelope+ and Energy Management System+ projects, and $1 per lifetime MMBTU saved for Hard-to-Electrify Gas+ projects, capped at 75% of incremental cost or a $100,000 maximum, whichever is reached first.
Timing: No program-year end date is printed on the page. The sibling Custom and Prescriptive form runs on a calendar-2026 installation window, so ask Central Hudson whether the Comprehensive program year closes the same way.
“"$12 per lifetime MMBTU (LMMBTU) saved" and "$1 per Lifetime MMBTU (LMMBTU) saved for Hard-to-Electrify Gas+" — Comprehensive Efficiency Program page, https://www.cenhud.com/en/my-energy/save-energy-money/business-incentives/commercial-comprehensive/, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This is the whole-building track, and the category you land in is a twelve-to-one difference: $12 per lifetime MMBTU for Building Envelope+ and Energy Management System+ projects against $1 for Hard-to-Electrify Gas+. That Gas+ category exists for buildings where electrification genuinely is not feasible yet, is described as reserved for exceptional cases, and has to be opened by email rather than through the standard application. Envelope work only counts here when it is paired with HVAC distribution improvements, so a single measure will not earn a comprehensive incentive. The cap is 75% of incremental cost or $100,000, and because no program-year close is printed, ask Central Hudson whether this follows the same calendar-2026 window as the sibling Custom and Prescriptive form.
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Make-Ready Pilot Program
Estimated benefit: Up to 90% of utility-side costs in every eligible case. Customer-side costs: up to 90% at sites inside a Disadvantaged Community; up to 50% at sites within two miles of a Disadvantaged Community, and at sites elsewhere that are publicly accessible or run as a shared charging hub; no customer-side funding at other sites.
Timing: The pilot has been extended beyond Dec. 31, 2025.
“"up to 90% of utility-side costs and 90% of customer-side costs" for sites in a Disadvantaged Community — Medium-Duty/Heavy-Duty Make-Ready Pilot page, https://www.cenhud.com/en/my-energy/electric-vehicles/EV-make-ready-program/medium-dutyheavy-duty-make-ready-pilot/, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: The only Central Hudson make-ready track still open to new applications, and location decides the customer-side share: up to 90% inside a Disadvantaged Community, up to 50% within two miles of one or at a site that is publicly accessible or run as a shared hub, and nothing at all anywhere else. Utility-side costs are covered up to 90% in every eligible case. The exclusion that takes large depots out of the money entirely is the transformer threshold, because a new service needing more than 750 kVA gets no utility-side funding at all, so get that load calculation done before you commit to a site. Incentives are first-come, first-served against remaining funding, and no replacement end date has been published since the pilot was extended past 31 December 2025.
Targeted Demand Response (TDR) Program
Estimated benefit: $6.82 per kW of committed load reduction for each month of participation, June through September.
Timing: Runs June through September. The page gives no separate TDR enrollment deadline; the CSRP deadlines on the same page are May 1 and June 1, so ask Central Hudson what the TDR cutoff is for the coming season.
“"get paid $6.82 per kW of load reduction each month of participation (June through September)" — Commercial and Industrial Demand Response page, https://www.cenhud.com/en/my-energy/save-energy-money/commercial-demand-response/, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: At $6.82 per kW of committed reduction for every month from June through September, this pays more than five times the CSRP reservation rate, and it is the better deal for any site that can qualify. The catch is geography: it is limited to specific energy-constrained areas, and the only reliable way to know whether your address is in one is to ask Central Hudson. Call with your service address and get two answers, whether your site sits in an eligible area and what the TDR enrollment cutoff is for the coming season, and do not assume it matches the May 1 and June 1 CSRP dates on the same page. Enrolling here rules you out of CSRP, so get the eligibility answer before you commit to either.
Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. 5 programs
Custom Rebate Program
Estimated benefit: 15 cents per kWh saved for electric measures and $1.50 per therm saved for gas measures, each capped at 25% of total project cost, with at least a one-year payback required.
Timing: No end date was found on the program page. All custom projects require pre-approval, an engineering analysis demonstrating savings, and a pre-inspection before they are eligible.
“"15 cents per kWh saved and capped at 25% of the total project cost with at least one year payback" — Custom Rebate Program page incentive table, https://www.oru.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-credits/new-york-customers/incentives-for-business-customers-ny/custom-incentive-program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Fifteen cents per kWh saved on electric measures and $1.50 per therm on gas, each capped at 25% of total project cost with at least a one-year payback required — which makes the engineering analysis, not the equipment invoice, what determines your payment. If your project is a heat pump retrofit, ask which schedule applies before you model anything: O&R's own air-source heat pump page quotes commercial heat pump work at $70 or $80 per annual MMBtu saved under this same Custom Rebate Program, a different unit entirely from the per-kWh and per-therm rates published here. Both are O&R pages, and they need reconciling for your specific project rather than averaging. Every custom project needs pre-approval, an engineering analysis demonstrating savings and a pre-inspection before it is eligible, and rebates are paid to O&R's customer of record unless a signed Letter of Authorization directs them elsewhere.
Market Rate Multifamily and Non-Residential Building Electrification Program (Small-to-Medium Business and C&I)
Estimated benefit: Small-to-medium business (heating capacity at or below 150,000 Btu/h) is paid prescriptively per project. Outside a disadvantaged community, over 1,000 sq ft: cold-climate air-source heat pump full load heating $5,000, or $9,000 with decommissioning; ground-source retrofit $14,000, new construction $7,000; heat pump water heater $1,250. Under 1,000 sq ft: $3,000 / $5,500 / $6,000 / $3,500 / $1,250. Inside a disadvantaged community the same rows read $6,000 / $10,000 / $15,000 / $8,000 / $1,250 over 1,000 sq ft, and $4,000 / $6,500 / $7,000 / $4,500 / $1,250 under 1,000 sq ft. Commercial and industrial projects above 150,000 Btu/h are paid through a custom process: $70 per annual MMBtu saved for full load space heating, $80 per annual MMBtu with the weatherization bonus, and $70 per annual MMBtu for full load water heating.
Timing: 2026 program year. Prescriptive incentive applications must be submitted to the Online Intake Tool within 60 days of the system being installed and operational. Incentives are first-come, first-served, and the catalog states rejection or modification of an application is at O&R's sole discretion.
“"Full Load Space Heating $70/Annual MMBtu saved ... Space Heating + Weatherization Bonus $80/Annual MMBtu saved" — 2026 Non-Residential Building Electrification Rebate Catalog: Small-to-Medium Business, C&I, and Multifamily Incentives (Orange & Rockland), Table 2, p. 3, https://www.oru.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-credits/new-york-customers/incentives-for-business-customers-ny/clean-heating-and-cooling-with-heat-pumps/resources, retrieved 2026-10-05 Table 1 verified visually from a rendered image of p. 2”
Our energy expert: A heating capacity of 150,000 Btu/h is the line that decides everything here. At or below it you take prescriptive amounts per project — outside a disadvantaged community and over 1,000 square feet, $5,000 for a full-load cold-climate air-source heat pump rising to $9,000 with decommissioning, $14,000 for a ground-source retrofit, $7,000 for ground-source new construction and $1,250 for a heat pump water heater — with the same rows running about $1,000 to $1,500 higher inside a disadvantaged community and lower under 1,000 square feet. Above 150,000 Btu/h you move to a custom process at $70 per annual MMBtu saved for full load space heating, $80 with the weatherization bonus and $70 for full load water heating, so a system near that threshold should be priced both ways. Three rules exclude more projects than the sizing does: the work must cover the full design day heating load for the entire building at 100% or more, no new fossil fuel space or water heating equipment may go in alongside, and like-for-like replacements do not qualify at all. The program page is not linked from O&R's main business incentives page, so you may have to ask for it by name, and prescriptive applications must reach the Online Intake Tool within 60 days of the system being installed and operating.
POWERREADY Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Program
Estimated benefit: Offsets up to 90% of the electric infrastructure cost of installing light-duty chargers. Under the Level 2 structure effective 24 February 2025, the first 450 plugs receive the lesser of $5,000 per plug or the applicable percentage tier, and subsequent plugs receive the lesser of $3,000 per plug or the applicable percentage tier.
Timing: No closing date was found. The per-plug structure is dated effective 24 February 2025, and the plug counts are cumulative across the program, so the $5,000 tier runs out once 450 plugs are committed.
“"The first 450 plugs receive the lesser of either $5,000 per plug or the applicable percentage tier" — POWERREADY Electric Vehicle Program page, https://www.oru.com/en/our-energy-future/electric-vehicles/new-york/commercial-ev-drivers/power-ready-program, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Up to 90% of your electric infrastructure cost is the headline, but the figure that actually binds is not on the page: the incentive is the lesser of a per-plug cap or an applicable percentage tier, and those tiers sit in the Participant Guide and the Make-Ready Program Customer Guide rather than the summary. No project-specific number can be quoted until someone reads them for your site, so ask O&R which tier applies to you before you price anything. On the Level 2 structure effective 24 February 2025 the first 450 plugs across the whole program receive the lesser of $5,000 per plug or the tier, and plugs after that the lesser of $3,000 or the tier — and those counts are cumulative, so the better rate runs out rather than resetting each year. With O&R's separate DC fast charging per-plug incentive now closed, a DCFC project depends on this infrastructure money alone, and customer-side construction has to be done by an approved contractor.
Smart Usage Rewards
Estimated benefit: Two program options. Pre-Planned Peak Demand Events pay $3 per kW per month. Unplanned Grid Reliability Events pay $3 to $5 per kW per month depending on location. On top of that, two payment options: Monthly Payments pays monthly plus $0.50 per kWh reduced during events and requires an annual test; Flexible Payments pays event payments only at $1.00 per kWh, with the $1.00 rate applying when an event lasts at least four hours, and lets you choose when to take part.
Timing: Applications open at the beginning of March. Two event periods with separate enrollment deadlines: enroll by 1 April for events from 1 May to 30 September, or by 1 May for events from 1 June to 30 September.
“"Monthly Payment: $3/kW per month" for Pre-Planned Peak Demand Events, against "$3–$5/kW per month depending on location" for Unplanned Grid Reliability Events — Smart Usage Rewards page, https://www.oru.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-credits/ny/smart-usage-rewards, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Two things are being chosen here and blurring them costs money: the event type sets your monthly rate, and the payment option sets how you are paid. Pre-Planned Peak Demand Events pay a flat $3 per kW per month, while Unplanned Grid Reliability Events pay $3 to $5 per kW per month depending on your location. On top of that, Monthly Payments pays monthly plus $0.50 per kWh reduced during events and requires an annual test, while Flexible Payments pays nothing monthly and $1.00 per kWh — but that $1.00 rate applies when an event lasts at least four hours, which is worth testing against your own ability to sustain a reduction that long. If you can shed more than 50 kW you may enroll directly with O&R, and under that you go through an approved Smart Usage Partner; enroll by 1 April for events from 1 May or by 1 May for events from 1 June, with pre-planned events giving up to 21 hours' notice on weekdays and unplanned events as little as two hours on any day.
Market Rate Multifamily Building Electrification Incentives
Estimated benefit: Buildings of 5 to 100 dwelling units are paid per unit: $3,000 per dwelling unit for space heating, $3,250 per dwelling unit for space heating plus envelope, and $1,250 per dwelling unit for domestic water heating. Buildings of 101 or more units, and mixed-use buildings, are paid on calculated savings: $70 per MMBtu for custom space heating, $80 per MMBtu for custom space heating plus envelope, and $70 per MMBtu for domestic hot water.
Timing: 2026 program year, first-come first-served while funding lasts. Prescriptive applications go to the Online Intake Tool within 60 days of installation and operation.
“"5–100 Units: Space Heating + Envelope $3,250/dwelling unit" — 2026 Non-Residential Building Electrification Rebate Catalog: Small-to-Medium Business, C&I, and Multifamily Incentives (Orange & Rockland), Table 3, p. 3, https://www.oru.com/en/save-money/rebates-incentives-credits/new-york-customers/incentives-for-business-customers-ny/clean-heating-and-cooling-with-heat-pumps/resources, retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: If your building has 5 to 100 dwelling units the payment is per unit and that is the figure to plan against: $3,000 per dwelling unit for space heating, $3,250 with an envelope upgrade, and $1,250 for domestic water heating. Cross 101 units, or have mixed use, and the structure changes to calculated savings at $70 per MMBtu for custom space heating, $80 with envelope and $70 for domestic hot water — so a 95-unit and a 105-unit building are priced on different logic and should be modelled separately. Only market rate buildings are eligible, with market rate versus low- and moderate-income defined in the catalog's Appendix 2, so an affordable building is routed elsewhere and should not be told these numbers apply to it. The project must cover the full design day heating load for the entire scope with no new fossil fuel space or water heating alongside, it is first-come first-served while funding lasts, and prescriptive applications go in within 60 days of installation.
The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (KEDNY) and KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (KEDLI) 3 programs
Commercial Gas Weatherization Program (Total Building Comfort)
Estimated benefit: Building envelope incentives of up to $4 per therm for pipe insulation, up to $6 per linear foot for air sealing, up to $8 per square foot for window replacement, up to $3.50 per square foot for window inserts, up to $2 per square foot for roof and wall insulation, up to $17 per square foot for exterior door replacement, $20 per unit for radiator radiant barriers and up to $3,000 per unit for air curtains. Storm windows, floor insulation and duct sealing are paid through the custom route, and higher rates apply in disadvantaged communities.
Timing: No program year or closing date is printed on the flyer, which carries revision CM11021 NY (4/26); it refers readers to the Program Application for detailed eligibility.
“"Pipe Insulation Up to $4/therm | Air Sealing Up to $6/linear ft | Window Replacement Up to $8/sq ft | Window Inserts Up to $3.50/sq ft | Roof/Wall Insulation Up to $2/sq ft | Exterior Door Replacement Up to $17/sq ft | Radiator Radiant Barriers $20/unit | Air Curtains Up to $3,000/unit" — Explore the benefits of our Commercial Gas Weatherization Program flyer, CM11021 NY (4/26), p. 1, https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/uny-and-dny-gas-wx-sales-flyer.pdf , retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: The envelope rates here are among the better commercial gas weatherization numbers in the state: up to $8 per square foot for window replacement, up to $17 per square foot for exterior door replacement, up to $6 per linear foot for air sealing, up to $4 per therm for pipe insulation, up to $2 per square foot for roof and wall insulation, $3.50 per square foot for window inserts, $20 per unit for radiator radiant barriers and up to $3,000 per unit for air curtains. Storm windows, floor insulation and duct sealing go through the custom route instead, and a disadvantaged community project pays more. You have to be on a qualifying commercial gas rate code paying the System Benefits Charge, and detailed product eligibility sits in the Program Application rather than the flyer, so read that before you specify anything. If your business uses under 50,000 therms a year, check the Small Business gas weatherization route as well — it has its own measure sheet and its own cost caps, and you may qualify under either.
Small Business Gas Weatherization — NYC & Long Island
Estimated benefit: Prescriptive rates with a higher Disadvantaged Community rate in brackets: air curtains $3,000 ($3,500) per unit; wall and roof insulation $0.15 ($1.15) per sq ft at R-4 to R-10 rising to $2.00 ($3.00) at R-41+; window replacement $5.50 ($6.50) per sq ft at U-0.28-0.38 and $8.00 ($9.00) at U≤0.27; window inserts $3.50 ($4.50) per sq ft; door replacement $17.00 ($18.00) per sq ft; hot water and steam pipe insulation $4.50 ($5.50) per linear foot; air sealing $6.00 ($7.00) per linear foot; radiator radiant barrier $20.00 ($25.00) per unit. Custom measures (storm windows, duct sealing in unconditioned space, floor insulation, pipe component insulation) pay $17.00 ($18.00) per therm. Capped at 85% of project cost or $50,000, whichever comes first (90% or $50,000 in a Disadvantaged Community). A limited-time offer adds $0.70 per square foot on qualifying roof, wall and window replacement work completed by December 15, 2026.
Timing: The $0.70 per square foot adder requires qualifying roof, wall or window replacement work to be completed by December 15, 2026. The base prescriptive rates carry no printed end date.
“"LIMITED TIME OFFER: Complete a qualifying roof, wall, or window replacement project by December 15, 2026 and receive an additional $0.70 per square foot on top of the existing incentive rate shown at left" and "Standard Cap: 85% of project cost or $50,000 whichever is met first. Disadvantage Community (DAC) Cap: 90% of project cost or $50,000 whichever is met first." — NYC & Long Island, New York Small Business Gas Weatherization Energy-Efficiency Measures (file dated 041026, © 2026 National Grid USA Service Company), pp. 1-2, https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/dny/041026_ngrid_downstate_small-business-measures_v8.pdf , retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: There is a dated bonus worth moving for: an extra $0.70 per square foot on qualifying roof, wall and window replacement work completed by 15 December 2026, on top of base rates that already run $5.50 to $8.00 per square foot on windows by U-factor, $17.00 per square foot on doors, $6.00 per linear foot on air sealing, $4.50 per linear foot on pipe insulation, $0.15 to $2.00 per square foot on wall and roof insulation by R-value, $3,000 per air curtain and $20 per radiator radiant barrier. Disadvantaged community rates are higher on every line, and the cap is 85% of project cost or $50,000, rising to 90% in a disadvantaged community. You qualify as a National Grid gas non-residential customer in New York City or on Long Island using under 50,000 therms a year, paying the System Benefits Charge, who has not taken a NYSERDA incentive for the same measure — retrofit only, with no new construction. It starts with a no-cost Willdan energy assessment and you may use your own contractor, so book the assessment now if you want the December adder.
Multifamily Gas Weatherization Program — New York City and Long Island
Estimated benefit: Air sealing $4 per therm; attic cavity insulation up to $5 per square foot; above-deck roof insulation up to $10 per square foot; wall cavity insulation $200 per MMBtu; window replacement up to $8 per square foot. Capped at up to 70% of project cost or $150,000 per project, with measure-level caps of $25,000 per gas account for attic and attic cavity insulation and $45,000 per gas account for roof insulation. New York City buildings can add supplemental measures — air curtains at $3,000 per unit and hot water and steam pipe insulation at $5 per linear foot — capped at 70% of project cost or $75,000 per project.
Timing: No application deadline is printed on the flyer or the program page; the flyer carries revision EE11023 (8/26) and directs readers to the program website for current incentives, caps and requirements.
“"Air Sealing $4/therm ... Wall Cavity Insulation $200/MMBtu ... Incentives are capped at up to 70% of projects cost up to $150,000 per project." and "Measure level caps: Attic and attic cavity insulation project incentives will be capped at $25,000 per gas account. Roof insulation project incentives will be capped at $45,000 per gas account." — New York City and Long Island Multifamily Gas Weatherization Program flyer, EE11023 (8/26), p. 1, https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/bus-ways-to-save/ee11023-nyc_li-multifamily-weatherization-flyer.pdf , retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: The caps that will catch an owner out are the measure-level ones, and they sit on the flyer rather than the web page: $25,000 per gas account for attic and attic cavity insulation and $45,000 per gas account for roof insulation, inside an overall ceiling of 70% of project cost or $150,000 per project. An owner planning a roof job against the $150,000 project ceiling alone will be out by a long way, so model against the measure cap first. The rates are air sealing $4 per therm, attic cavity insulation up to $5 per square foot, above-deck roof insulation up to $10, wall cavity insulation $200 per MMBtu and window replacement up to $8 per square foot — and because the flyer and the web page disagree on how attic insulation and windows are split by building type and U-factor, get your own figure confirmed in writing before you contract. New York City buildings can add air curtains at $3,000 per unit and hot water and steam pipe insulation at $5 per linear foot, capped at 70% of cost or $75,000, and those two supplemental measures are New York City only. You need a qualifying multifamily gas rate code paying the System Benefits Charge in a building of five or more dwelling units.
Massena Electric Department 2 programs
Commercial Energy Makeover Credit Application
Estimated benefit: The same lesser-of-material-cost-or-five-year-electrical-savings formula, per improvement, but with a far larger ceiling: the maximum is the GREATER of $5,000 or 10% of the demand and energy billed on the account over the preceding 12 months. Anything above $5,000 is at the sole discretion of the Massena Electric Utility Board and must be approved before the work is done, and the Board may spread the credit over up to three years. Municipal, governmental and economic-development entities may be paid by direct payment instead of a bill credit, at the Board's discretion. Re-apply 60 months after a maximum credit.
Timing: The posted application reads "This credit incentive program covers materials purchased and installed prior to December 31, 2024" — a date already 21 months past as at 2026-10-05. The residential and landlord twins on the same page were updated to 31 December 2026 and this one was not. A business should confirm the live date with Massena Electric before starting work.
“"The credit will be the lesser of the material cost or 5-year electrical savings for each improvement. The maximum credit per commercial customer is the greater of $5,000 or 10% of the demand and energy billed during the preceding 12-months. Credits greater than $5,000 are at the sole discretion of the MEUB and must be approved by the MEUB prior to implementation. MEUB approval may include applying the credit over a period of up to three (3) years." — "Commercial Energy Makeover Credit Application", Massena Electric Department, p. 2 (CREDIT paragraph); worksheet cap at p. 1, "not to exceed $5,000". https://irp.cdn-website.com/b1789b31/files/uploaded/Commercial_EnergyMakeover_CreditApplication.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: The ceiling here is unusual and far larger than the residential version: the greater of $5,000 or 10% of the demand and energy billed on your account over the preceding twelve months, which for a St. Lawrence County manufacturer or institution can be a serious number. Anything above $5,000 needs the Massena Electric Utility Board's approval before the work is done, and the Board may spread the credit across as much as three years, so a large project cannot be built first and claimed afterwards. Call Massena Electric on 315-764-0253 before committing any spend, because the posted commercial application still carries a 31 December 2024 cut-off while the residential and landlord versions on the same page were updated to 31 December 2026 — whether your window is open is the first question and the document cannot answer it. The credit itself is the lesser of material cost or five years of electrical savings per improvement, so the Energy Answers audit sets your figure; municipalities and economic-development entities can ask to be paid directly rather than by bill credit.
Energy Makeover Credit Application — Apartment/Rental Dwelling
Estimated benefit: The lesser of material cost or five-year electrical savings for each improvement, capped at $2,500 per metered account and $10,000 per premise. Above those, the Massena Electric Utility Board must approve before the work is done. A further $50 credit goes toward the initial audit fee if all Tier 1 improvements are made. Re-apply 60 months after a maximum credit.
Timing: "This credit incentive program covers materials purchased and installed prior to December 31, 2026. Details of this program, including credit levels, are subject to change without notice." Both purchase and installation must fall before that date, with two Energy Answers audits inside the window.
“"The credit will be the lesser of the material cost or 5-year electrical savings for each improvement. The maximum credit per metered account is $2,500 and $10,000 per premise. Credits greater than $2,500 per metered account and $10,000 per premise are at the sole discretion of the Massena Electric Utility Board and must be approved prior to implementation. Landlord may also receive a $50.00 credit towards [the initial audit fee]" — "Energy Makeover Credit Application — Apartment/Rental Dwelling", Massena Electric Department, p. 2, https://irp.cdn-website.com/b1789b31/files/uploaded/Landlord_EnergyMakeover_CreditApplication-0130161a.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Landlords get their own version with a per-premise ceiling four times the residential one: the lesser of material cost or five years of electrical savings per improvement, capped at $2,500 per metered account and $10,000 per premise, with Board approval needed above that. The condition that will catch you is scheduling rather than money — only one follow-up audit is allowed per landlord account, and both you and your tenant have to be present for it, which on a multi-unit building is a problem to solve before you book rather than after. The electric-heat exclusions carry over: no credit where electric heating went in within the prior 24 months, and the credit can be clawed back if electric heat is installed within 12 months of the award. Materials must be bought and installed before 31 December 2026 with two Energy Answers audits fitting inside that window, so get the first audit on the calendar early.
New York Power Authority (NYPA) 2 programs
Grant Services
Estimated benefit: A grant-support service, not a payment. For eligible NYPA customers, NYPA identifies and prioritizes the state and federal funding a clean energy project could reach, gives 1:1 project feedback and support for grant writing, and provides NYPA-issued letters of support; the grants themselves come from other agencies (NYSERDA, DEC, IIJA, EPA, DOE, DOT, USDA and others). Ask your NYPA Key Account Manager whether the service carries any cost for your organization, and for a copy of NYPA's Grant Compliance Playbook.
Timing: No round or deadline of its own — the deadlines are those of the underlying NYSERDA, DEC, DOE, EPA, DOT or USDA programs it helps the customer apply to. Requests go through the customer's NYPA Key Account Manager.
“"Our team can help strengthen your application with a compelling project narrative that better positions your submission in a competitive program environment." — https://services.nypa.gov/Services/Incentives/Grant-Services-and-Programs, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: NYPA is not the funder here — this is help getting someone else's money. The service identifies and ranks the state and federal funding your project could reach, gives one-to-one feedback on the application and issues NYPA letters of support, which on a competitive NYSERDA, DEC, DOE, EPA, DOT or USDA application is real leverage. The eligibility list is unusually broad for a public-sector reader: local governments, New York City and State agencies, higher education, K-12 schools, municipal electric utilities and rural cooperatives, healthcare organizations, and NYPA's economic development customers. The deadlines that bind you are the underlying programs', not this service's, so go through your NYPA Key Account Manager early — and ask whether the service carries a fee for your customer class, because the page does not say either way.
Municipal Electric Utilities & Rural Electric Cooperatives (including the Industrial Economic Development Program)
Estimated benefit: Approximately 765 megawatts of low-cost Niagara hydropower is set aside by statute for New York's 47 municipal electric utilities and 4 rural electric cooperatives, who pass it through to roughly 183,000 end-use customers in their own rates. On top of that, the Industrial Economic Development Program lets a participating municipal or co-op system offer low-cost power to a new or expanding business in its territory.
Timing: No application round for the statutory allocation — it is an ongoing supply arrangement. IEDP awards are made case by case through the customer's municipal utility or cooperative.
“"NYPA's long-standing relationship with Municipal Electric Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperative customers began with the Niagara Power Project in 1961, when approximately 765 megawatts (MW) of low-cost Niagara hydropower were legislatively mandated for their use." — https://services.nypa.gov/Services/Clean-Resilient-Economic-Power-Supply-Options/Municipal-Electric-Utilities-and-Rural-Cooperatives, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: If you are served by one of New York's 47 municipal electric utilities or four rural electric cooperatives, you are already receiving this and there is nothing to apply for: roughly 765 megawatts of low-cost Niagara hydropower is set aside by statute for those systems and passed through to about 183,000 end-use customers in their own rates. That is worth knowing, because customers of small municipal systems are routinely told they have no programs when the largest benefit is already inside their bill. For a business, the piece to chase is the Industrial Economic Development Program, which lets a participating municipal or co-op system offer low-cost power to a new or expanding business in its territory. There is no central application for it and each of the 51 systems publishes its own rates, so start with your own municipal utility or cooperative rather than with NYPA.
Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2 programs
Farm Efficiency Program
Estimated benefit: A 75% rebate up to $4,500 on ENERGY STAR or DesignLights Consortium LED lighting for barns and shops, variable speed milk transfer pumps, variable speed compressors, tunnel ventilation construction, and precooling systems and heat exchangers (plate or shell and tube). Limited to $4,500 per member per year, which corresponds to $6,000 of total investment. Equipment purchased after 1 June 2019.
Timing: No closing date or program year. The constraint is an annual cap that resets — $4,500 per member per year — and a backward-looking purchase floor of 1 June 2019.
“"75% rebate up to $4,500" on LED lighting for barns and shops, variable speed milk transfer pumps, variable speed compressors, tunnel ventilation construction and precooling systems / heat exchangers, "Limited to $4,500 per member per year ($6,000 total investment)" — Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Farm Efficiency Program page, https://steubenrec.coop/farm-efficiency-program, read 2026-10-05. Eligibility conditions corroborated in the application”
Our energy expert: This measure list is specifically dairy, and nothing comparable exists from any investor-owned New York utility: 75% back up to $4,500 on variable speed milk transfer pumps, variable speed compressors, precooling systems and plate or shell-and-tube heat exchangers, tunnel ventilation construction, and ENERGY STAR or DLC LED lighting for barns and shops. The annual cap is the planning constraint rather than the percentage — $4,500 per member per year means a tunnel ventilation build and a precooler should be staged across two program years rather than claimed together. Equipment must have been bought after 1 June 2019, you need itemised receipts showing purchase and installation dates, the old equipment has to come out of service and be responsibly disposed of with proof if asked, and the co-op may inspect. Applications go by mail or in person to the Bath District Office, and because the percentage and cap are published on the co-op's program page rather than the application form, confirm both before you order equipment.
Commercial LED Rebate Program
Estimated benefit: A 75% rebate on ENERGY STAR or DesignLights Consortium certified LED lighting, capped at $5,000 of incentive. Open to commercial members on the Large Commercial rate tariff.
Timing: No closing date or program year. The application sets a backward-looking purchase floor: materials must have been purchased after 20 February 2021. There is no annual cap on this program, unlike weatherization and farm efficiency — the $5,000 is the maximum incentive.
“"75% rebate" on ENERGY STAR or DLC Certified LED lighting with a "Maximum incentive $5,000", for commercial members on the Large Commercial rate tariff — Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Commercial LED Rebate Program page, https://steubenrec.coop/commercial-led-rebate-program, read 2026-10-05. The application (archived as) carries the eligibility conditions, including a purchase-date floor of 20 February 2021”
Our energy expert: Seventy-five per cent is the highest LED rebate percentage in this whole collection and it is worth up to $5,000 — but check one thing first, because it is restricted to members on the Large Commercial rate tariff, and if you are not on that tariff none of it reaches you. Unlike the co-op's weatherization and farm programs there is no annual cap here; the $5,000 is the maximum incentive outright. Lighting must be ENERGY STAR or DesignLights Consortium certified and bought after 20 February 2021, which is the floor the application sets even though the web page gives none and the co-op's other programs use a 2019 date — work from the application and raise the discrepancy with the co-op. You will need itemised receipts showing purchase and installation dates and the old fixtures removed from service and responsibly disposed of, and there is no online submission, so plan on mail or a visit to the Bath District Office.
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation 1 program
Energy-Efficiency Rebate Program — Pre-Qualified (fixed) Incentives
Estimated benefit: Fixed incentives by measure code: condensing hot water boilers $1,000 (≤300 MBtu/h) rising to $4,500 (>1,700 MBtu/h); steam boilers $2/MBtu/h (≤300) or $1/MBtu/h above that; natural gas air furnaces $5/MBtu/h at ≥95% AFUE; infrared unit heaters $2.50/MBtu/h and air unit heaters $2.00/MBtu/h; air curtains $2,500 per doorway; demand-control ventilation $200 per sensor; duct sealing and insulation $7.25 per foot; pipe insulation $2.00 per foot; connected or ENERGY STAR smart thermostat $200. Capped at $50,000 per project for Conditional Neutral measures and $100,000 for Strategic measures, not to exceed $150,000 per project year.
Timing: The live application is headed '2026 Non-Residential Pre-Qualified Rebate Application' and the page says to use it to get 2026 rebates; caps are stated per project year. No separate closing date is printed on the application form.
“"Natural Gas Condensing Hot Water Boiler Incentive Table ... CB-1 $1,000.00 ≤ 300 ≥ 90% AFUE ... CB-5 $4,500.00 > 1,700 ≥ 90% Eₜ" and "Rebate cap of $50,000 per project for Conditional Neutral Measures and $100,000 per project for Strategic Measures, not to exceed $150,000 per project year." — https://www.nationalfuel.com/utility/energy-efficiency-rebate-program/get-your-rebates-ny-business/pre-qualified-application/ , read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This is the route where the amount is settled in advance: condensing hot water boilers pay $1,000 at 300 MBtu/h or under rising to $4,500 above 1,700, gas air furnaces $5 per MBtu/h at 95% AFUE or better, infrared unit heaters $2.50 and air unit heaters $2.00 per MBtu/h, air curtains $2,500 a doorway, demand-control ventilation $200 a sensor, duct sealing and insulation $7.25 a foot, pipe insulation $2.00 a foot, and a connected or ENERGY STAR smart thermostat $200. The gap you will run into is the cap, because the form sets $50,000 per project for Conditional Neutral measures and $100,000 for Strategic ones without saying which measure code falls in which class — you cannot tell from the paperwork which ceiling applies to your boiler. Ask National Fuel to classify your measure before you file, and ask at the same time whether the performance-based route would pay more, since a project with strong measured savings can beat a fixed amount. Everything must be installed by a contractor, and both you and the contractor need a Federal ID number and a certificate of insurance or business certificate.
Rockville Centre Electric Department 1 program
Rockville Centre Peak Savers Appliance Rebate Program — commercial measures
Estimated benefit: $250 for an automatic door closer on a walk-in cooler or freezer, and $150 for cooler and freezer door strip curtains. The rebate cannot exceed what you paid for the equipment.
Timing: No calendar deadline. "Rebate availability subject to program funding and available on a first come, first served basis", with up to six weeks for processing. Commercial applicants must also supply a W-9.
“"COMMERCIAL APPLIANCES — AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSER FOR WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER: REBATE $250. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: THE AUTO CLOSER MUST FIRMLY CLOSE THE DOOR WHEN IT IS WITHIN ONE INCH OF FULL CLOSURE (SOURCE: NYS TRM V9). COOLER AND FREEZER DOOR: REBATE $150. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: THE EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT IS A STRIP CURTAIN AT LEAST 0.06 INCHES THICK ADDED TO A WALK IN COOLER OR FREEZER. THE NEW STRIP CURTAIN MUST COVER THE ENTIRE AREA OF THE DOORWAY WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED (SOURCE: IL TRM V10)" — "Rockville Centre Peak Savers Appliance Rebate Program" application, v5 3-11-2026, p. 2, https://www.rvcny.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif4946/f/uploads/ps_application_rebuild_v5_3-11-2026.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-05. Page rendered at 150 dpi and read visually.”
Our energy expert: Narrow but worth taking if you run a cooler: $250 for an automatic door closer on a walk-in cooler or freezer and $150 for cooler and freezer door strip curtains, with the rebate never exceeding what you paid for the equipment. That is the whole commercial list on this form — if a vendor tells you Rockville Centre has a broader commercial measure schedule, it does not. The spec matters as much as the measure: the door closer has to firmly close the door from within an inch of full closure, and the strip curtain has to be at least 0.06 inches thick and cover the whole doorway when open. There is no deadline but there is a funding gate, first come first served subject to program funding, so file early with the signed application, proof of purchase, an itemised final invoice and a W-9 — and note that being in Nassau County does not make you a PSEG Long Island customer, so PSEG Long Island commercial offers do not apply to your account.
Other administrators 3 programs
Free Technical Assistance — NYC Accelerator (NYC Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice)
Estimated benefit: Free. A case manager works through project planning, Local Law 97 compliance, incentive and financing identification, proposal solicitation through the Momentum platform, and referrals to vetted service providers; there is no fee to the building owner.
Timing: The deadlines that matter are the building-law ones it helps with (LL97 annual reports, LL84 benchmarking, LL32 No. 4 oil).
“"NYC Accelerator offers building owners and property managers free support with energy efficiency and clean energy upgrades as well as local law compliance." — https://accelerator.nyc/technical-assistance, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: Free, and for a New York City building owner facing Local Law 97 this is the sensible first call rather than the last: a case manager works through project planning, compliance, finding incentives and financing, soliciting proposals and referring you to vetted service providers, at no cost to you. There is no square-footage floor stated on the technical assistance page and the Accelerator runs a separate Small Building Resources track, so an owner who was once told their building was too small should ask again. The deadlines that matter are not this program's — they are the LL97 annual report, LL84 benchmarking and LL32 No. 4 oil dates, and helping you hit those is what the case manager is for. Start here before you commission any engineering, because it costs nothing and it will tell you which incentives your project can actually reach.
Resilient & Equitable Decarbonization Initiative: Existing Buildings (REDi: EB) — New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), in partnership with NYSERDA
Estimated benefit: Up to $35,000 per unit, built from three scopes: $3,000/unit for 2+ bedroom, $2,500/unit for 1-bedroom and $2,000/unit for studios and SROs to electrify domestic hot water; up to $24,000 / $20,000 / $16,000 per unit on the same size bands to electrify space heating, plus up to $4,000/unit for the wiring and service upgrades that go with it; and up to $4,000 / $3,340 / $2,670 per unit for advanced envelope and ventilation. Scopes 2 and 3 together may not exceed $28,000/unit. Capped at $2.5 million per building, $5 million for a multi-building project, and up to $8 million for a Mitchell-Lama project. Projects reducing greenhouse gas beyond the scopes can receive $268 per ton of GHG reduction.
Timing: No application round. "REDi funds will be provided on a first come, first served basis until funds are exhausted." Applications go to HPD sustainability by email before the Design Consultation, as early as possible in scoping.
“"Scope 2: Electrification of Space Heating — Up to $24,000/ unit for 2+ BR units, $20,000/ unit for 1-BR units, and $16,000/ studios & SROs." — HPD, Resilient & Equitable Decarbonization Initiative: Existing Buildings (REDi: EB) term sheet, Updated October 2025, p. 3”
Our energy expert: Up to $35,000 per unit, but it is three stacked scopes rather than one number, and the arithmetic is worth doing before you set a scope: domestic hot water electrification pays $2,000 to $3,000 a unit by bedroom count, space heating electrification up to $16,000 to $24,000 with a further $4,000 for the wiring and service upgrades that go with it, and advanced envelope and ventilation up to $2,670 to $4,000. Scopes 2 and 3 together cannot exceed $28,000 a unit, building ceilings are $2.5 million, $5 million for a multi-building project and up to $8 million for Mitchell-Lama, and projects cutting greenhouse gas beyond those scopes can earn a further $268 per ton. Two things to settle early: funds are first-come, first-served until exhausted, with the application going in before the Design Consultation, and you cannot take both REDi and HCR's Clean Energy Initiative, because HCR lists REDi as a duplicative source. Pick the one that fits your capital stack before either application goes in, and confirm the per-unit figures are current, since the term sheet dates from October 2025.
Clean Energy Initiative (CEI) — New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), in partnership with NYSERDA
Estimated benefit: Gap financing for all-electric retrofits of existing affordable housing, up to $21,500 per unit on the Moderate Rehab term sheet. It is built from goals: $13,500 per unit scaled by the share of heating load electrified, $4,000 per unit for domestic hot water, an optional $4,000 per unit enabling-upgrades adder, or a $15,000 per unit maximum under the Stretch Energy Goal. Up to $1,000 per unit of the award may go to soft costs. The award is capped at $2,250,000 for a Moderate Rehab Level 1 project and $7,950,000 for Level 2. A Technical Assistance Provider is assigned at no additional cost.
Timing: No stand-alone application and no CEI round. The application is folded into HCR's own financing cycles — the HTFC/DHCR 9% LIHTC RFP, HFA 4% tax-exempt bond financing, or HCR Subsidy Financing — so the live deadline is whichever of those the project is applying under. "CEI awards are subject to availability of funding."
“"Up to $21,500/unit for projects that comply with all Existing Building "EB" Sustainability Guidelines Baseline Requirements" — HCR, Clean Energy Initiative Program: Existing Buildings Moderate Rehab Term Sheet, June 2026, p. 2”
Our energy expert: Be careful how this gets described to you: HCR calls it both an award and gap financing, and whether any part of it is repayable sits in the regulatory agreement rather than the term sheet — so do not treat it as money that definitely never has to be paid back until your counsel has read that agreement. On the Moderate Rehab term sheet it reaches up to $21,500 per unit, built from $13,500 per unit scaled by the share of heating load electrified, $4,000 per unit for domestic hot water and an optional $4,000 per unit enabling-upgrades adder, or a $15,000 per unit maximum under the Stretch Energy Goal, with up to $1,000 per unit for soft costs and project caps of $2,250,000 at Moderate Rehab Level 1 and $7,950,000 at Level 2. The stacking rule is what to settle before you build a capital stack, because a CEI-awarded project cannot also take NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence, Multifamily Performance Program, Low-Carbon Pathways, RetrofitNY or AMP Up, Con Edison AMEEP, NYS Clean Heat or HPD REDi, and HCR and NYSERDA may name further programs duplicative at their discretion. There is no separate CEI round — it folds into whichever HCR financing you are applying under, the site must be in a System Benefits Charge territory, and on the 9% LIHTC path CEI can only be permanent rather than construction financing.
Programs for homes & businesses
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) 1 program
Regional Clean Energy Hubs
Estimated benefit: Navigation help rather than a payment. NYSERDA says a Hub can discuss a home energy assessment, help someone retrieve their free Home Energy Plan, show what energy incentives a person or business may qualify for, find a qualified contractor, and help residents and businesses sign up for community solar. Ask your Hub whether any of its own services carries a cost.
Timing: Hubs are standing regional organizations rather than a funding round; find yours on NYSERDA's Find Your Clean Energy Hub page.
“"Hubs help and provide information to individuals, small businesses, and affordable housing owners about the benefits of the clean energy economy, ways to reduce energy use and costs, and how to make more informed energy decisions." — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Regional-Clean-Energy-Hubs, read 2026-10-05”
Our energy expert: This is free help rather than money, and it is the answer for anyone who has bounced off the paperwork. A Hub will walk you through a home energy assessment, retrieve your Home Energy Plan, work out which incentives you actually qualify for, find you a qualified contractor and sign you up for community solar — at no cost, and open to any New York individual, small business or affordable-housing owner. If you started an EmPower+ application and gave up, this is where EmPower+ itself sends people, so it is worth a call before you decide nothing applies to you. Hubs are standing regional organizations rather than a funding round, and which one you use depends on where you live; find yours and start there rather than trying to assemble the programs on your own.
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