How to Participate
Who is Eligible?
Facility owners, management companies, and tenants with the authority to make improvements are eligible. Facilities may apply either on their own behalf or through their designated applicant. A facility is a building or structure, or campus of contiguous buildings. For electric projects, facilities must pay into the System Benefits Charge (SBC) as electricity distribution customers of one of the following utilities: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, National Grid, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., or Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation. For customers that pay the SBC or Con Edison's MAC on less than 50 percent of the total annual electric consumption (kWh) at the facility, the incentive will be prorated. For natural gas projects, facilities must contribute to Con Edison’s Monthly Rate Adjustment (MRA) or be a small commercial National Fuel Gas customer using less than 12,000 Mcf per year. Multi-family buildings are ineligible for the combined heat and power incentive and the Con Edison natural gas incentive.
Deadline and Schedule
For other than gas efficiency and steam cooling incentives, applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis through 5:00 p.m. EST June 30, 2010, or until funds are exhausted. Once an application is approved by NYSERDA, the applicant has two years to complete the project. The gas efficiency and steam cooling components expire sooner. See incentives pages for details.
Participation Process
Pre-Qualified
- Check the appropriate Pre-Qualified application to make sure that all proposed equipment meets the eligibility criteria. (Check with NYSERDA if you are not sure of equipment eligibility).
- Purchase and install equipment.
- Complete and submit the program application, and the appropriate Pre-Qualified application, along with the required documentation, including a recent utility bill, equipment specification sheets, and invoices for equipment and labor. Applications must be submitted within 90 days of project completion.
- NYSERDA will evaluate the project, and once approved, provide payment.
Performance Based
- A facility, or contractor acting on a facility’s behalf, submits an application. Applications must be submitted either before, or within 90 days after contracting for the project. Applicants should allow time for NYSERDA to conduct a site visit before the project begins.
- NYSERDA reviews the application for eligibility, and if eligible, issues a Purchase Order (PO) to the applicant. (CHP projects may not receive a PO until after an Engineering Analysis is approved; see the CHP Systems Manual for details.)
- The applicant submits an Engineering Analysis for NYSERDA approval. The Engineering Analysis includes, but is not limited to, project description, economic evaluation, energy savings calculations, and equipment specification sheets.
- Certain projects will require a Measurement and Verification (M&V) plan as part of the engineering analysis. See the appropriate incentives page for details.
- NYSERDA, or its consultant, reviews the Engineering Analysis and conducts a pre-site inspection. NYSERDA may request revisions to the Engineering Analysis as necessary. Upon approval of the Engineering Analysis and pre-site inspection, NYSERDA will notify the applicant that they can implement the project. Applicants proceeding with installation before NYSERDA approves the
Engineering Analysis and conducts a pre-site inspection do so at their own risk.
- The applicant implements the project and notifies NYSERDA or its consultant that the project is complete and ready for a post-site inspection.
- NYSERDA, or its consultant will conduct a post-site inspection and collect invoices and any other remaining items. (Demand Response projects must demonstrate participation in a demand response program; see the Demand Response Incentives page for details.)
- Upon approval of all final deliverables, including any required M&V, NYSERDA will provide payment. Those projects requiring M&V must complete it in accordance with the approved Engineering Analysis. When the M&V is completed, NYSERDA or its consultant will review the results and release any remaining funds (adjusted based on M&V results).
Note: CHP projects require certain additional steps; see the CHP Systems Manual for details.
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