EmPower+ Program Manual Updates
Program/s: EmPower+
To: Participating Contractors
Summary: EmPower+ Program Manual Updates
Questions: For project related questions, please contact contractor support at 1-800-284-9069.
EmPower+ Program Manual Updates
Along with the launch of the IRA Hear incentives comes an important policy change with heat pumps. Effective June 24, 2024, and in alignment with New York’s priority to ensure energy affordability for low-income households, homes that heat with delivered fuels and electric resistance heating will be prioritized for funding in the initial rollout of IRA HEAR Rebates as they present the most advantageous economic case for conversion to heat pumps. As a result, IRA HEAR heat pump incentives will not initially be available for homes with natural gas as the primary existing heating fuel. NYSERDA will continue to assess this policy and provide updates as indicated by evolving market conditions.
The program team reviewed the updated heat pump rules along with the heat pump submission process during the June 21 Single Family Residential Program webinar. A recording of the webinar and Q&A document will be posted here once available. These changes have been captured as part of Section 5.10 of the Program Manual.
If there are any questions, please contact contractor support at 1-800-284-9069 or submit a case to [email protected].