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Program Announcement

Completion Certificate

To: EmPower, AHP, Contractors offering NYSERDA Loan
Regarding Programs:EmPower New York, Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR®, NYSERDA Loan
Summary: Completion Certificate
Contact: [email protected]

Additional details, training materials and dates will be available shortly. 

If you have any questions about the Residential Energy Audit program changes, please contact Laura Geel at [email protected] or 518-862-1090 ext. 3446.

Full Announcement:

All projects utilizing 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.

  • EmPower New York or the Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (AHP) customers using a GJGNY loan:
    • The Post Install Measures Report must be completed and submitted. The Post Install Measures Report is generated from EmPCalc, and should 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.
  • Market Rate (customers not using EmPower or AHP) customers using a GJGNY loan:

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.

NYSERDA will be Reinstating the 120-day Project Completion Goal

To: Participating AHP and EmPower Contractors
Regarding Programs: EmPower New York & Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR®
Summary: NYSERDA will be reinstating the 120-day project completion goal
Contact: [email protected] or Questions can also be address with your account manager

In March of 2020, in response to COVID-19 and the statewide work pause, NYSERDA suspended Program project deadlines. Following the return to work, contractors still faced scheduling conflicts and supply chain issues, so NYSERDA kept the completion deadline suspension in place. NYSERDA is looking to gradually reinstate project completion deadlines to ensure projects are closed out in a timely manner. Related to this, CLEAResult has been reaching out contractors to have them prioritize their work in progress projects and close out any old projects that won’t be moving forward.

Starting January 1, 2023, the Program will reinstate the 120-day project completion goal. Please review the following dates for Project completion submission:

  • Projects started before January 1, 2022, will need to be completed by January 1, 2023.
  • Projects started before January 1, 2023, will need to be completed by May 1, 2023.
  • Projects started after January 1, 2023, should be completed within the standard 120-day period.

We understand that there may be instances where a project cannot be completed within the timeframes referenced above. Contractors should document in the project notes in Uplight if a project can’t be completed within the timeframe.

For any questions, please reach out to your account manager or [email protected].

Additional translations of the Combined Residential Application

To: Participating Contractors, CEAs
Regarding Programs: EmPower and Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR®
Summary: Additional translations of the Combined Residential Application are now available. 
Contact: [email protected]

NYSERDA is pleased to announce the release of several new translations of the Combined Residential Application. Languages available are listed below: 

  • Arabic (عربى)
  • Bengali ( বাঙালি )
  • Chinese (中文)
  • Haitian-Creole (Kreyòlayisyen)
  • Italian (Italiano)
  • Russian (Русскийy)
  • Korean (한국어)
  • Polish (Polski)
  • Yiddish (יידיש)

These versions are available as PDF downloads on the Contractor Support site in Section 3.2 of the Program Manual. NYSERDA has also updated the Combined Residential Application webpage and the Apply for EmPower NY webpage with downloadable files of these translations.  

For any questions, please reach out to your account manager or [email protected]. To suggest additional language translations please email [email protected] . 

Links 

https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/ny/ahp-empower

https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/EmPower-New-York/EmPower-Application