New York had at least 117 policies or incentives that support energy renewables and efficiency, according to data made available in August 2019 in the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE).
DSIRE is maintained by the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center at North Carolina State University.
The center provides summaries of state and federal incentives, as well as those offered by U.S. territories, local governments, and electric and gas utilities.
Incentives can include tax incentives, grants, loans, rebates, industry recruitment/support, performance-based incentives, technical resources, feed-in tariffs, renewable energy credits, solar renewable energy credits and green building incentives.
DSIRE also contains information on rules, regulations and policies related to the incentives, including public benefit funds, building energy codes, appliance/equipment efficiency standards and energy standards for public buildings.
The database is limited to incentives and policies from only investor-owned utilities in the U.S., and electric cooperatives and municipal utilities with more than 30,000 customers.
New York Renewable Energy Incentives
| Program | Incentive Type |
|---|---|
| Advanced Sub-Metering Program | Rebate Program |
| Anaerobic Digester Gas-to-Electricity Rebate and Performance Incentive | Performance-Based Incentive |
| Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Standards | Appliance/Equipment Efficiency Standards |
| Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | Rebate Program |
| Building Energy Code | Building Energy Code |
| Central Hudson Gas & Electric (Electric) – Commercial Rebate Program | Rebate Program |
| Central Hudson Gas & Electric (Electric) – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program | Rebate Program |
| Central Hudson Gas & Electric (Gas) – Commercial Energy Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| Central Hudson Gas & Electric (Gas) – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program | Rebate Program |
| Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation – Commercial Services | Energy Analysis |
| CHP Acceleration Program | Grant Program |
| CHP Performance Program | Performance-Based Incentive |
| City of Riverhead – Energy Conservation Device Permitting Fees | Green Building Incentive |
| Clean Energy Fund (CEF) | Public Benefits Fund |
| Clean Energy Standard | Renewables Portfolio Standard |
| Con Ed Demand Management for Industrial and Commercial Customers | Rebate Program |
| ConEd (Electric) – Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| ConEd (Electric) – Multifamily Energy Efficiency Incentives Program | Rebate Program |
| ConEd (Electric) – Residential Energy Efficiency Incentives Program | Rebate Program |
| ConEd (Gas and Electric) – Small Business Direct Install Program | Rebate Program |
| ConEd (Gas) – Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| ConEd (Gas) – Multi-family Energy Efficiency Incentives Program | Rebate Program |
| ConEd (Gas) – Residential Energy Efficiency Incentives Program | Rebate Program |
| Consolidated Edison Co. Of New York – Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Rebates and Incentives | Other |
| EmPower New York | Grant Program |
| Energize NY Finance | PACE Financing |
| Energy Conservation Improvements Property Tax Exemption | Property Tax Incentive |
| Energy Conservation Improvements Property Tax Exemption | Property Tax Incentive |
| Energy Efficiency Resource Standard | Energy Efficiency Resource Standard |
| Energy Efficiency Standards for State Facilities | Energy Standards for Public Buildings |
| Environmental Disclosure Program | Generation Disclosure |
| Existing Facilities Performance Based Incentive Program | Performance-Based Incentive |
| Existing Facilities Rebate Program | Rebate Program |
| Ground Source Heat Pump Rebate Program | Rebate Program |
| Guidance for Local Wind Energy Ordinances | Solar/Wind Permitting Standards |
| Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | Loan Program |
| Industrial and Process Efficiency Performance Incentives | Rebate Program |
| Interconnection Standards | Interconnection |
| Jamestown Board of Public Utilities – Flex Tech Energy Audits | Energy Analysis |
| Local Option – Municipal Sustainable Energy Programs | PACE Financing |
| Local Option – Real Property Tax Exemption for Green Buildings | Property Tax Incentive |
| Local Option – Solar Sales Tax Exemption | Sales Tax Incentive |
| Local Option – Solar, Wind & Biomass Energy Systems Exemption | Property Tax Incentive |
| Low-rise Residential New Construction Program | Grant Program |
| Multifamily New Construction Program | Rebate Program |
| National Fuel (Gas) – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebates | Rebate Program |
| National Fuel (Gas) – Small Commercial Conservation Program | Rebate Program |
| National Grid – Demand Response | Energy Analysis |
| National Grid – Energy Profiler Online | Energy Analysis |
| National Grid – Energy Saving Programs | Energy Analysis |
| National Grid – Enhanced Metering | Energy Analysis |
| National Grid – Power Quality Enhancements Program | Other |
| National Grid (Electric) – Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Program (Upstate New York) | Rebate Program |
| National Grid (Electric) – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs (Upstate New York) | Rebate Program |
| National Grid (Gas) – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs (Metro New York) | Rebate Program |
| National Grid (Gas) – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs (Upstate New York) | Rebate Program |
| National Grid (Gas) – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs (Metro New York) | Rebate Program |
| National Grid (Gas) – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs (Upstate New York) | Rebate Program |
| Net Metering | Net Metering |
| New Construction Program | Rebate Program |
| New York City – Energy Conservation Requirements for Existing Buildings | Building Energy Code |
| New York City – Green Building Requirements for Municipal Buildings | Energy Standards for Public Buildings |
| New York City – Property Tax Abatement for Photovoltaic (PV) and Energy Storage equipment | Property Tax Incentive |
| New York City – Residential Solar Sales Tax Exemption | Sales Tax Incentive |
| New York Industrial Retential Network – RenewableNY Program | Energy Analysis |
| New York Power Authority – Energy Services Programs for Public Entities | Rebate Program |
| New York State Electric and Gas – Energy Profiler | Energy Analysis |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority – Clean Energy Business Partners Program | Energy Analysis |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority – Commercial New Construction Program | Energy Analysis |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority – FlexTech Program | Energy Analysis |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority – PON 2701 Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Performance Program | Energy Analysis |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority – Small Commercial Energy Assessments | Energy Analysis |
| Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships – EM&V Forum | Training and Information |
| NY Green Bank | Other Incentive |
| NY-Sun Commercial and Industrial Incentive Program | Grant Program |
| NY-Sun Loan Program | Loan Program |
| NY-Sun PV Incentive Program (Residential, Low-Income, and Small Business) | Rebate Program |
| NYISO – Demand-Side Ancillary Services Program | Other |
| NYSEG (Electric) – Commercial and Industrial Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| NYSEG (Electric) – Residential Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| NYSEG (Electric) – Small Business Lighting Retrofit Program | Rebate Program |
| NYSEG (Gas) – Commercial and Industrial Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| NYSEG (Gas) – Residential Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| NYSERDA Bulk Energy Storage Incentive Program | Rebate Program |
| NYSERDA Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program | Rebate Program |
| On-Site Wind Incentive Program | Rebate Program |
| Orange and Rockland Utilities (Electric) – Commercial Efficiency Programs | Rebate Program |
| Orange and Rockland Utilities (Electric) – Energy Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| Orange and Rockland Utilities (Gas) – Residential Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| PSEG Long Island – Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program | Rebate Program |
| PSEG Long Island – Commercial Solar PV Feed-in Tariff | Feed-in Tariff |
| PSEG Long Island – Fuel Cell Resource Feed-in Tariff | Feed-in Tariff |
| PSEG Long Island – Net Metering | Net Metering |
| PSEG Long Island – Renewable Electricity Goal | Renewables Portfolio Standard |
| PSEG Long Island – Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program | Rebate Program |
| Refundable Clean Heating Fuel Tax Credit (Corporate) | Corporate Tax Credit |
| Refundable Clean Heating Fuel Tax Credit (Personal) | Personal Tax Credit |
| Renewable Heat NY | Rebate Program |
| Residential Solar Tax Credit | Personal Tax Credit |
| Residential Wood Heating Fuel Exemption | Sales Tax Incentive |
| REVitalize – NYSERDA | Grant Program |
| RG&E (Electric) – Commercial and Industrial Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| RG&E (Electric) – Residential Efficiency Programs | Rebate Program |
| RG&E (Electric) – Small Business Lighting Retrofit Program | Rebate Program |
| RG&E (Gas) – Commercial and Industrial Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| RG&E (Gas) – Residential Efficiency Program | Rebate Program |
| Rochester Gas & Electric – CA$H Back | Other |
| Rochester Gas & Electric – Energy Profiler Online | Energy Analysis |
| Rochester Gas & Electric – Hourly Pricing Program | Energy Analysis |
| Solar Easements & Local Option Solar Rights Laws | Solar/Wind Access Policy |
| Solar Sales Tax Exemption | Sales Tax Incentive |
| Solar Thermal Incentive Program | Rebate Program |
| Suffolk County – LEED Program for County Construction | Energy Standards for Public Buildings |
| System Benefits Charge | Public Benefits Fund |
| The BOC – Building Operator Certification Program | Training and Information |
| Town of Babylon – Long Island Green Homes Program | PACE Financing |
| U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Assessment Center (IAC): Syracuse University | Energy Analysis |
Source: North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center
