Program Announcement

To: All Residential Contractors
Regarding Programs: NYSERDA Residential Programs
Summary: The Heat Pump Planner is now a digital interactive tool

A new interactive version of the Heat Pump Planner has launched. The new version guides customers through a three question quiz to show them the heat pump system configuration that may work best for their home. Customers can compare systems, and explore an interactive “plan” of a system they are interested in learning more about. The interactive plan showcases hot spot callouts focused on the key benefits and important considerations.

Many contractors find these heat pump plans a valuable sales tool they use to educate customers before a sales visit or at the kitchen table with their customers.

Visit: cleanheat.ny.gov/planner to explore the Heat Pump Planner.

To: Participating Contractors
Regarding Programs: GJGNY Residential Financing Program
Summary: Launch of Web ProForma Plus

NYSERDA has launched our new web-based ProForma, to support the Green Jobs – Green New York (GJGNY) Residential Financing Program. The new platform, called Web ProForma Plus, will replace the current Excel ProFormas. You can access the Web ProForma Plus online.

A step-by-step Web ProForma Plus User Manual and a pre-recorded training video are posted on the Resources for Participating Contractors page.

The Excel version ProFormas will continue to be accepted until October 17, 2022.

If you have any questions about these changes, please reach out to residential.financing@nyserda.ny.gov, 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.

Sincerely, 
The Residential Financing Team

To: REA Contractors and contractors initiating GJGNY loans
Regarding Programs: Residential Market REA Program and GJGNY Loan Program
Summary: Revised REA Audit Tool (Excel File)
Contact: homeaudits@nyserda.ny.gov

A new version of the Residential Market REA Tool is available on the contractor website with an update to fuel rates affecting natural gas savings. We recommend all contractors use the updated version as the old version will no longer be accepted beginning November 1, 2022.

The latest copy of the REA tool and documentation is available at:

Become a Participating Audit Documentation

Please contact us at homeaudits@nyserda.ny.gov for any questions or concerns.

To: Participating Contractors, Participating Appliance Vendors
Regarding Programs: EmPower New York and Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR®
Summary: New Participation Agreement Effective October 2022
Contact: Questions can be addressed with your account manager or submitted through hpwes@nyserda.ny.gov.

As announced previously, the Participation Agreement for the EmPower NY (EmPower) and Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (AHP) Programs and the EmPower New York Appliance Vendor Agreement expired on September 30, 2022. For Contractors and Appliance Vendors who did not submit updated agreements, you can close out any projects approved prior to October 1, 2022; however, your accounts have been disabled and you cannot submit any new projects to the Program for consideration.

If you did not submit an updated agreement or if you are a new contractor looking to join the NY Residential Programs, you can still do so using the below links.

For AHP/EmPower New York:

For both new contractors and contractors looking to renew participation – you should review the Program Manual, complete the Participation Agreement and Contractor Application and return both via email to residential.programs@nyserda.ny.gov.

For EmPower New York Appliance Vendors:

Appliance Vendors looking to provide services as an EmPower New York Appliance Vendor, must review and complete the 2022 EmPower New York Appliance Vendor Agreement and return it via email to hpwes@nyserda.ny.gov.

• For Appliance Vendors who provided services under the previous agreement, please indicate in your submission if you want NYSERDA to continue with your previously approved appliance models and pricing. Otherwise, please complete and submit and an updated EmPower Appliance List and return with your submission.
• For new Appliance Vendors, please review and sign the 2022 EmPower New York Appliance Vendor Agreement, complete the EmPower Appliance List, and submit to hpwes@nyserda.ny.gov.

Thank you for your continued support of the AHP and EmPower New York Programs. You can reference previous Program Announcements online. If you have any questions regarding any program policies or procedures, please contact your Account Manager or email NYSERDA directly at hpwes@nyserda.ny.gov.