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NYS Clean Heat

Resources

NYSERDA and the NYS Electric Utilities have compiled a wide variety of resources to assist the NYS Clean Heat Participating Contractor Network. The clean heating and cooling solutions offered through NYS Clean Heat will help residents, small businesses, and commercial and multifamily building owners reduce their energy usage and cost.

Training and Workforce Development

Training resources and opportunities will be added to this section as they become available.

Assistance from NYSERDA is available for helping to develop and retain a workforce to perform jobs in the heat pump market.

Green Jobs — Green NY (GJGNY) Financing

The ability to provide access to GJGNY Loans Funds, administered by NYSERDA, for customers to finance heat pump installations is reserved exclusively for Participating Contractors.

Visit NYSERDA’s website for information on becoming a GJGNY loan-offering contractor.

Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP)

  • Ground Source Heat Pump Project Completion Form (National Grid / RG&E / NYSEG)
  • International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) – Residential and Light Commercial Design and Installation Manual — this manual is the latest and most comprehensive textbook available for the design and installation of residential and light commercial GSHP systems. Numerous illustrations, charts, diagrams, and tables support and expand the informative text. The manual is available for purchase on the IGSHPA website.
  • ENERGY STAR Specification and Product Finder — utility incentives require the installation of models that have earned the ENERGY STAR label. The ENERGY STAR website offers a searchable database for finding and comparing products.
  • Best Practices Guide — NYSERDA’s best practice guide recommends methods and steps to implement energy-efficient, cost-effective, and reliable geothermal heating and cooling systems.
  • Setback Requirements — projects must meet all setback requirements by the local jurisdiction having authority or those requirements specified in the ANSI/CSA/IGSHPA C448 Series-16 Standard—whichever is stricter.
  • Large Project Completion Form — an example of the type of attestment form required at the completion of each large GSHP project that is completed by both the participating contractor and customer; this form will be updated for the NYS Clean Heat Program. 
  • Small Project Completion Form — an example of the type of attestment form required at the completion of each small GSHP project that is completed by both the participating contractor and customer; this form will be updated for the NYS Clean Heat Program. 

Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)

Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH)

Program Development, Approvals and Process Documents

Standards and Quality Assurance

Submit Your Incentive Applications

Note: You must be a Participating Contractor prior to submitting any incentive applications. Failure to do so, will delay the review and payment of these applications. Please ensure you have completed both Steps 1 and 2 to Become a Participation Contractor.

  • Central Hudson Gas & Electric: Submit your incentive applications through the online application site.
  • Con Edison:
    • Residential, Multifamily, and Small-to-Medium Business Projects: Submit project incentive applications directly into the online intake tool. Send an email stating that you have project(s) ready for pre-approval/submittal. Con Edison, or its associated implementation contractors, will follow up with login credentials for the online intake tool.
    • Commercial and Industrial (C&I) and Large Custom Projects: Email CleanHeatCommercial@coned.com, stating that you have project(s) that are ready for 1) submittal of projects requesting prescriptive incentives or 2) requesting review of a project for custom incentive eligibility. Con Edison, or its associated implementation contractors, will follow up regarding project data requests, project eligibility, and/or pre-approval decisions.
    • Please note only projects from eligible Participating Contractors will be accepted for review. For custom incentive projects, Con Edison, or its associated implementation contractors, will follow up regarding project eligibility and pre-approval decision.
    • Con Edison is working to finalize a heat pump contractor incentive process and will communicate the finalized process shortly. For any general inquiries, please also reach out to CleanHeat@ConEd.com.
  • National Grid: Complete the incentive application and follow the instructions at the top of the application.
  • New York State Electric and Gas Corporation: Complete the incentive application and follow the instructions at the top of the application
  • Orange & Rockland:
    • For all Orange and Rockland Projects: Submit project incentive applications directly into the online intake tool. Email info@OandRresidential.com, stating that you have project(s) ready for submittal. Orange and Rockland, or its associated implementation contractors, will follow up with login credentials for the online intake tool.
    • Please note only projects from eligible Participating Contractors will be accepted for review. For custom incentive projects, Orange and Rockland, or its associated implementation contractors, will follow up regarding project eligibility and pre-approval decision.
  • Rochester Gas & Electric: Complete the incentive application and follow the instructions at the top of the application.