To: Participating Comfort Home Contractors Regarding Programs: Comfort Home Pilot Program Summary: NO July Contractor Webinar Contact:comforthome@nyserda.ny.gov
The Comfort Home team will NOT be hosting a monthly contractor webinar for the month of July and will resume again in August for the August 28th webinar. A registration link for the August webinar will be distributed next month.
To: Participating Comfort Home Contractors Regarding Programs: Comfort Home Pilot Program Summary: Update to Blower Door Requirement Contact:comforthome@nyserda.ny.gov
All Load Reduction Installs with an On-Site Installation Date AND Assessment Date of 6/15/23 or later will REQUIRE both a Blower Door Test In and Out to be completed. If the Assessment Date is before 6/15/23 and the On-Site Installation Date is on or after 6/15/23 we will only require the Blower Door Test Out to be completed.
Scenario 1: Assessment Date: before 6/15/23 |Install Date: on or after 6/15/23
Pre Blower Door Test – optional
Post Blower Door Test – required
Scenario 2: Assessment Date: on or after 6/15/23 |Install Date: on or after 6/15/23
To: Participating Contractors Regarding Programs: EmPower New York, Assisted Home Performance and Residential Energy Assessment Program (REA) Summary: NY HEP Live Environment URL Contact: support.residential@nyserda.ny.gov
For contractors participating in EmPower New York and Assisted Home Performance, soon to be EmPower+, and the Residential Energy Assessment Program, the New York Home Energy Portal (NYHEP) can be accessed at https://homeportal.nyserda.ny.gov/, starting Monday, July 10.
To: Participating Contractors Regarding Programs: Residential Energy Assessment Program (REA) Summary: REA Website Updates Contact:homeaudits@nyserda.ny.gov
In coordination with the launch of the NY Home Energy Portal (NYHEP), all REA contractors are encouraged to review the new documents available July 10, 2023 on the REA Contractor Website including:
Program Manual – updated to reflect NYHEP adjustments.
REA Workflow User Guide – Full NYHEP walkthroughs and links to Knowledge Base.
Customer Report Mapping – Identifies data modeled in NYHEP used to populate the Customer Report.
REA Photo Template – Opportunity to provide a photo report to customers.
To: Participating Contractors and Stakeholders Regarding Programs: Residential Energy Assessment Program (REA) and EmPower+ Summary: Energy Assessment Cost Change Contact:homeaudits@nyserda.ny.gov or Account Managers
With the launch of the NY Home Energy Portal, the Residential Energy Assessment and EmPower+ Programs have aligned the home energy assessment data collection process and report output. To go along with this alignment in processes, NYSERDA is announcing the following changes to the cost fee for energy assessments, effective for assessments submitted July 10, 2023 or later:
The Residential Energy Assessment cost will change from $150 to $200. Energy Assessments must follow the protocols listed in the Program Manual.
The EmPower+ Energy Assessment cost will change from $250 to $200. The cost to complete a blower door will change from $50 to $100. Therefore, contractors who are completing energy assessments with blower door tests will not see any change in the total cost the energy assessment. Energy Assessments must follow the protocols listed in the Program Manual.
If you have any questions about this change, please contact homeaudits@nyserda.ny.gov (REA) or your Account Manager (EmPower+).