Tag: Geo-eligibility

To: EmPower+ Contractors
Regarding Programs: EmPower+
Summary: EmPower+ Geo-eligibility Ending
Contact: Additional information will be provided in upcoming Program Announcements and on the February 2nd Contractor Webinar.

Effective February 1, 2024, geo-eligibility is no longer an option for determining EmPower+ income
eligibility. Certain funding sources that support EmPower+ do not allow for geo-eligibility as an option
for income verification. Below are estimated dates for the transition away from geo-eligibility:

• February 1, 2024- geo-eligibility was shut down in the online application and on the
  EmPower+ Application web page. References to geo-eligibility were removed from EmPower+
  web pages and program documentation.
  − Households that have been determined to be geo-eligible prior to the shut off will have
  until April 15, 2024, to have work completed. After the shut off of geo-eligibility,
  contractors were given a list of customers who qualified with geo-eligibility.
• April 15, 2024- Any EmPower+ project where the household was determined eligible by geoeligibility will need to be completed and closed out. Projects that are not completed at this time
  will be closed by CLEAResult. When the customer reapplies, a new enrollment will be created for
  them. Contractors can enter the information from the previous enrollment into the new
  enrollment.

Households determined to be eligible for EmPower+ through geo-eligibility were sent an email and
letter from NYSERDA. They were informed that their project must be completed no later than
April 15, 2024, or they will need to reapply to the program.

This change is only applicable to geo-eligibility in EmPower+; it does not impact the geo-eligibility
determination for interest rates through NYSERDA’s Residential Loan Fund.

Additional information will be provided in upcoming Program Announcements and found in the February 2nd Contractor recording here.