Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

Existing Facilities Performance Based Incentive Program

Program Overview

Category:: Financial Incentive
Program Type:: Performance-Based Incentive
Implementing Sector:: State
State:: New York
Eligible Storage Technologies:: Clothes Washers, Equipment Insulation, Lighting, Lighting Controls/Sensors, Chillers, Furnaces, Boilers, Heat pumps, Air conditioners, Steam-system upgrades, Programmable Thermostats, Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls, Motors, Motor VFDs, Processing and Manufacturing Equipment, Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building, Custom/Others pending approval, Other EE, Food Service Equipment, Data Center Equipment, Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Website:: http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Programs/Existing-Facilities-Program
Incentive Amount:: Minimum award size $30,000
Varies based on location and incentive category
Maximum Incentive:: Up to 50% of the project cost or,
$500,000 (electric), $60,000 (gas) per account
Equipment Requirements:: Varies by measure
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits:: NYSERDA
Administrator:: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Applicable Sectors:: Commercial, Industrial, Local Government, Nonprofit, Schools, State Government, Federal Government, Installers/Contractors, Agricultural, Institutional
Budget :: Electric: $107 million (2012 - 2015)<br>Gas: $4.9 million (2013 - 2015)
Expiration Date:: 12/31/2015
Utility:: Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp, Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc, New York State Elec & Gas Corp, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Orange & Rockland Utils Inc, Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Last Updated:: 09/28/2015
Funding Source: Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS)

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility	Sectors	Technologies
min $/Unit30000.0000	Commercial Industrial Installers/Contractors
max $999999.9999	Commercial Industrial Installers/Contractors

Summary

NOTE: Beginning September 21, 2015, NYSERDA is modifying the incentives available through the Existing Facilities Program for the rest of the program year 2015. The changes include i) eliminating the prescriptive incentives and ii) transition of performance based incentive from fixed incentive per kWh saved by geographic region by tiered incentive based on level of kWh saved. For more information, please see the notification filed by NYSERDA to the Department of Public Service.

The NYSERDA Existing Facilities program merges the former Peak Load Reduction and Enhanced Commercial and Industrial Performance programs. The new program offers a broad array of different incentives to electricity and natural gas customers within the state that pay the System Benefits Charge (SBC). Energy service companies (ESCOs) that implement efficiency measures for eligible customers are likewise eligible. Both pre-qualified equipment rebates and performance based rebates are offered under this program. This summary is provided for performance-based incentive for the program, please visit Existing Building rebate program site for summary on rebate component of the program.

Projects with a simple payback greater than 18 years, or less than 1 year (or 6 months for manufacturing and data center projects) are not eligible for incentives.

Performance-based Incentives

This category of incentives is generally oriented towards large improvement projects. Performance incentives are available for electric efficiency, natural gas efficiency, energy storage, demand response, monitoring-based commissioning, and industrial and process efficiency (Industrial and Process Efficiency Program details).

Performance based incentives are awarded as one-time payment based on expected first year savings offered by the particular improvement. Beginning September 2015, the incentives are offered as in a tiered approach modifying the previous incentive calculation based on different incentives based on geographic region. Under the new approach, the incentives are calculated by determining total percentage of energy savings and multiplying that by the incentive rate for that tier. Summary of incentives is provided in the table below:

Tier	Description	Incentive Rate
1	Electric efficiency improvements cause annual kwh reduction less than or equal to 30% of current annual usage	$0.10/kWh
2	Electric efficiency improvements cause annual kwh reduction greater than 30% but less than or equal to 50% of current annual usage	$0.12/kWh
3	Electric efficiency improvement cause annual kwh reductions greater than 50% of the current annual usage.	$0.15/kWh
Natural Gas Incentive	National Fuel Gas customer only	$15/MMBtu saved annually

Incentives are capped at maximum of 50% of the project cost or $500,000 for electric and $60,000 for gas projects per account. Energy efficiency incentives are offered to offset capital cost of energy efficiency projects that reduce electric consumption at eligible facilities. Natural gas incentive are offered to offset cost of projects that reduce natural gas consumption at eligible projects.

The general deadline for applications under this program is December 31, 2015, or until program funding is exhausted. Please consult the program website for additional rules and application information or see Program Opportunity Notice (PON) 1219 for additional program contacts.