Tag: Announcement

Program/s: EmPower+
To: Participating Contractors, Hubs
Summary: EmPower+ Application Update
Questions: Please contact Contractor Support at 1-800-284-9069.

The EmPower+ Application has been updated to include additional language in the attestation for sharing customer information with the Department of Public Service. The online application and English version of the application have already been updated and can be found at https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/EmPower-New-York-Program/EmPower-Application. The translated versions of the application are in the process of being updated and will be posted once complete. The updated version of the application can be used immediately, and Program is requesting contractors and Hubs to transition to the updated application no later than August 28.

The added language can be found below.

“Customer agrees and authorizes their utility’s sharing of the participant-customer’s information and/or project-level information with New York State Department of Public Service Staff and NYSERDA, including its agents or authorized representatives, consistent with NYSERDA’s New York State Public Service Commission and statutorily authorized responsibilities, including, but not limited to supporting market development initiatives, and other evaluation and measurement activities. (For clarity, the term project level includes the information based on the scope of the project, including, but not limited to, aggregated and anonymized whole building, building or subsets of the project.)”

If there are any questions, please contact Contractor Support at 1-800-284-9069.

Program/s: EmPower+
To: Participating Contractors
Summary: Project Photo Requirements Update
Questions: Please contact Contractor Support at 1-800-284-9069.

Effective for EmPower+ workscope submissions on or after October 1, 2024, project photos will need to be time-stamped, geo-tagged and aggregated into a single document for submission to the program. A single PDF documents for each project is required to be submitted and can be made using a commercial product such as CompanyCam or the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory  Quality Install Tool | PNNL. Alternately, a contractor can create a visible geo-tag for each photo individually and aggregate the photos into a single PDF.

EmPower+ project submission photo requirements will be covered as part of the Single-Family Residential Program webinar on September 6, 2024. To register, please click here.

Section 5.17 and 8.1 of the Program Manual have been updated to reflect these changes and can be found on the contractor support site.

If there are any questions, please contact Contractor Support at 1-800-284-9069.

Program/s: EmPower+, Residential Energy Assessments, Comfort Home
To: Participating Contractors
Summary: Monthly Contractor Update
Contact with Questions: [email protected]

NYSERDA Single Family Programs Update
Friday, September 6, 2024
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET
Webinar number: 2534 453 7832
Event Password: Energy1

All attendees must register prior to joining the event. This process will allow you to add the meeting to your calendar and provides each individual with a custom link to join the meeting. Please do not share your link with anyone. To register, please click here.

All webinars are recorded and links to the recordings are available on the Contractor Support site.