To: Participating Contractors Regarding Programs: Assisted Home Performance and EmPower Summary: Pre/Post Installation Report submission reminder Contact:Please reach out to your account manager
As a reminder for all Assisted Home Performance and EmPower New York projects, EmPCalc v 8.14+ and later generates both pre-installation and post installation measures reports, which outline the proposed and installed energy efficiency measures and energy savings for each project. Prior to the start of work, participating contractors must review the proposed measures being installed with the household and have them sign the pre-installation report. Following the completion of work, the household is required to review and sign the post-EmPower New York & Assisted Home Performance Program installation report. At the time of final project submission, the participating contractor must upload both the signed pre-installation and post installation reports.
Please reach out to your account manager with any questions on these reports or the final project submission process.
To: Contractors and Stakeholders Regarding Programs: EmPower New York & Assisted Home Performance Summary: IRA Working Group Contact:Please contact [email protected]
NYSERDA will be administering funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to help electrify and make home electrification ready. As part of this process, NYSERDA will be engaging with participating contractors on program design and outreach strategies through the IRA working group. This group with meet 4 times on a bimonthly basis starting in May. If you are interested in being considered for this group, please email Scott Oliver at [email protected] .
To: Contractors Regarding Programs: Residential Financing Program Summary: Project completion forms & Updated Fuel Rates Contact:[email protected]
Project Completion Forms:
Projects using the Green Jobs – Green New York (GJGNY) Residential Financing Loan program must submit a completion certificate signed by both the contractor and the customer. The completion certificates can be found on the Resources for Participating Contractors webpage and should be submitted directly to Slipstream.
For customers that are using the EmPower New York or the Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (AHPwES) programs in conjunction with a GJGNY loan the Post Install Measures Report should be completed and submitted. The Post Install Measures Report is also generated from EmpCalc. The EmpCalc generated report can be submitted to Slipstream as long as both the contractor and customer have signed it. Please note that the Post Install Measures Report is not the same as the Certificate of Completion – Audit & Direct Install Report. The Audit & Direct Install Report will not be accepted by Slipstream for GJGNY loans. Older completion forms will not be accepted after March 31, 2023.
On March 8, 2023, an updated version of the air source and ground source savings calculators and the residential assessment tool will be available on the Resources for Participating Contractorswebpage. This version includes updated fuel rates for calculation of loan cost effectiveness for use in the Web ProForma.
The updated fuel rates are based on a three-year average and for cost effectiveness calculations, NYSERDA uses volumetric charges including supply (commodity), transmission and distribution, and other charges applied based on the supply volume. Fixed charges included in the customer bill are not included for savings calculations because fixed charges are applied equally to each comparative use case and are therefore not a factor in the affordability analysis.
Only version 03.01.2023 will be accepted after March 8, 2023.
If you have any question, please reach out to [email protected], or contact Heather Clark, 518-862-1090 ext. 3253.Thank you for your continued support and cooperation in making GJGNY Residential Financing Program a success.
To: REA Contractors Regarding Programs: REA Program Summary: Revised REA Audit Tool (Excel File) Contact:[email protected]
A new version of the Residential Market REA Tool is available on the contractor website, updates have been made to fuel rates. We recommend all contractors use the updated version ASAP as the old version will no longer be accepted beginning March 13, 2023.
To: Contractors and Stakeholders Regarding Programs: EmPower New York & Assisted Home Performance Summary: Correction to the BPI Certifications Announcement Contact:Please contact your Account Manager
Correction to the BPI Certifications Announcement.
In the original announcement, it was stated that BA-P will replace the BPI Envelope certification, it should have stated BA-T. The announcement below has been updated to reflect the correct certification.
BPI newcertifications and Program requirements
Building Performance Institute (BPI) will be replacing the BPI Building Analyst (BA) and BPI Envelope Professional certifications with the BPI Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) and the BPI Building Analyst Professional (BA-P) in early 2023.
Due to these changes, starting January 1, 2023, NYSERDA’s Single Family Residential Programs will continue to accept the BPI BA and Envelope certifications until the certification’s expiration date. When an individual’s certifications expire, they will be required to hold one of the BPI certifications listed in the program manual to perform energy assessments and BA-T will replace BPI Envelope as the requirement for a contractor to do building shell work.
If you have any questions on certifications, please contact your account manager.