Energy Assistance and Incentives
For more information on any program, contact EDC Warren County at 518.761.6007.
ReCharge NY
Eligible Entity: Large Power Users – Business and Not-for-Profit Corporations
Details: Statewide economic development power program established in 2011 as the replacement for Power for Jobs program. Low cost power allocations are available for the retention and creation of jobs along with a capital investment.
NY Main Street
Eligible Entity: Small Business – Property Owner/Developer
Details: National Grid offers grants to projects located in an under-utilized central business district/commercial area with a vacancy rate of at least 50%. Development of pre-construction documents advancing an existing community accepted design plan, site prep & construction of commercial & industrial adaptive re-use projects and renovation and rehab of commercial, industrial or mixed-use buildings fewer than 100K sq ft.
Capital Investment Incentive Program
Eligible Entity: Manufacturing, wholesale trade, regional warehousing, professional scientific or tech services, administrative or support services
Details: National Grid offers grants to projects to fund electric & natural gas improvements on National Grid owned or required natural gas & electric infrastructure that involve major capital investment in plant & equipment.
Industrial Redevelopment Program
Eligible Entity: Manufacturing, wholesale trade, regional warehousing, professional scientific or tech services, R&D, back office operations
Details: National Grid offers grants to projects involved in the retrofit of the interior electric & gas infrastructure required to convert buildings to multi-tenant industrial use.
Brownfield Redevelopment Program
Eligible Entity: Owner, developer or a municipality and/or an authorized development corporation working with the municipality (EDO,LDC).
Details: National Grid offers grants to projects with utility related infrastructure improvements and other costs that are necessary to progress the redevelopment of a brownfield site ore vacation building.
Three Phase Power Program
Eligible Entity: Manufacturing, wholesale trade, regional warehousing, professional scientific or tech services, administrative or support services, agri-business
Details: National Grid offers grants of up to $50,000 to projects looking for the extension of 3-phase electric service to Nation Grid customers.
Special Electric Pricing Discount (SC-12)
Eligible Entity: Manufacturing., wholesale trade, regional warehousing, professional scientific or tech services, administrative or support services.
Details: SC-12 is an umbrella program that covers the full range of competitive situations, including business attraction, business expansion and customer retention.
Renewable Energy Program
Eligible Entity: Collaborative projects that involve an Upstate research institution, one or more renewable energy technology partners, and a regional economic development sponsor.
Details: Program will fund a limited number of projects in the National Grid service territory that demonstrate alternative generation technologies while producing significant economic development benefits for the region.
Power Quality Enhancement Program
Eligible Entity: National Grid customers in manufacturing, research & development, and/or health care sectors.
Details: Program offers financial incentives to qualified customers for the installation of power quality mitigation equipment and controls. Qualifying applicants must demonstrate their facility has a power quality problem that results in production, operational, or quality constraints, including but not limited to downtime and outage costs.
Existing Facilities Program (Small)
Eligible Entity: Small Businesses with simple equipment change outs
Details: NYSERDA’s Existing Facilities Program offers a portfolio of incentive opportunities to offset the cost of energy improvements in existing commercial and industrial facilities across New York State.
Existing Facilities Program (Large)
Eligible Entity: Large Business with custom improvements
Details: NYSERDA’s Existing Facilities Program offers a portfolio of incentive opportunities to offset the cost of energy improvements in existing commercial and industrial facilities across New York State.
New Construction Program
Eligible Entity: Building owner of the property or a tenant- leaseholder with at least five years remaining on the lease. NYS electricity or gas customers of a participating utility who pay into the System Benefits Charge.
Details: The New Construction Program (NCP) can provide assistance when incorporating energy-efficiency measures into the design, construction, and operation of new and substantially renovated buildings. Incentives are available for the purchase and installation of energy-efficient equipment that reduces electric energy consumption in new and substantially renovated buildings.
Flex Tech Program
Eligible Entity: NYS industrial and commercial facilities, state and local governments, not-for-profit and private institutions, public and private K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and health care facilities. Facilities must pay into the electric or gas System Benefits Charge (SBC).
Details: NYSERDA’s FlexTech Program provides New York State commercial, industrial, institutional, government, and not-for-profit sectors with customized information to make energy decisions. FlexTech’s goal is to increase productivity and economic competitiveness of participating facilities by identifying and encouraging the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency, carbon reduction measures, peak-load curtailment, and combined heat & power (CHP) and renewable generation projects.