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Residential Energy Audit Program Changes

To: Participating Contractors in the Residential Energy Assessment Program
Regarding Programs: Residential Energy Assessment Program
Summary: Residential Energy Audit Program Changes
Contact: Laura Geel at [email protected] or 518-862-1090 ext. 3446

Residential Energy Audit Program Changes

Audit Tool Updates:

  • Fossil fuel space and water heating equipment will no longer be a recommended upgrade
  • Fuel switching to natural gas will no longer be a recommended upgrade
  • Additional supplemental information will be available to homeowners to explain options to upgrading to heat pump technologies

An updated Assessment tool will be available on August 31.  Additional details and training materials will be sent next week.

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

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.

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