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Want to Upgrade Your Home and Save Money?

Incentives and energy savings pay for improvements

If you are the owner of a small residential building in New York City, containing one to four apartments, you are eligible for financial and other assistance in making your property more energy efficient. Consuming less heating fuel, electricity and water saves you money. Air sealing and insulation makes your home less drafty and more comfortable. And a properly running heating system can solve the problem of some rooms being cold while others are hot. And reducing your energy use makes an important contribution to the environment by reducing pollution and the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.

Retrofit Basics: Learn more about how to reduce your costs for heating fuel, electricity, and water.
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Latest News

New On-Bill Recovery Program to Pay for Retrofits Available January 30

News last updated April 5, 2012

If you are a homeowner interested in lowering your energy costs and improving your home’s energy efficiency, the new On-Bill Recovery Program may be what you need to make it happen. On-Bill Recovery is a way to pay for energy efficiency improvements for your home on your Con Ed bill! Unlike traditional financing, On-Bill Recovery stays with your meter if you move so you only pay back the costs for as long as you benefit from the energy savings. In most cases, qualifying improvements will “pay for themselves” by reducing your Con Ed and heating bills by as much or more than the added charge on your utility bill, although  the amount of the reduction will depend on your energy use habits. If your home needs insulation and air sealing, a new furnace, boiler, water heater, lighting fixtures or appliances, this may be the way you can make those needed improvements.

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Get Rebates for New Energy Efficient Appliances. Act Now! - Closed

News last updated April 4, 2012

New York’s Great Appliance Swap Out, a NYSERDA program, is running out of funding quickly! Act now to get rebates on new energy efficient home appliances. You can get single rebates on ENERGY STAR refrigerators, freezers and clothes washers. In addition, there are bundle rebates to help you upgrade you home appliances.

Single Appliance Rebates:

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NYSERDA's New Green Jobs-Green New York Initiative Offers Free and Reduced-Cost Energy Audits

News last updated April 4, 2012

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority's (NYSERDA’s) new Green Jobs Green New York initiative offers free residential energy assessements to NYC homeowners with household income of $130,000 or below. NYC homeowners with household income between $130,001 to $260,000 are eligible for reduced cost audits.

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Retrofit NYC: Homeowners
How They Did It

Federal, State and City Offers Homeowner Incentives for Retrofit Projects and Solar PV

Retrofit NYC Case Study posted January 25, 2012

Gerry Singleton, Flushing

Single-Family House

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Energy Audit with NYSERDA Participating BPI Contractor

Retrofit NYC Case Study posted January 25, 2012

Apex Engineering, P.C.

Located in New York City and services all five boroughs

Mario Viscovich, a professional engineer, runs his own Engineering and Contracting company, Apex Engineering, P.C. Mario partnered with Sustainable South Bronx through the Retrofit NYC Block by Block initiative to help expand his business and work with more homeowners to lower their energy costs.

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Queens Resident Receives Free Insulation and Energy-Saving Measures

Retrofit NYC Case Study posted November 15, 2010

Leon, Southeast Queens

2-Family Home

Leon, a Queens homeowner, learned of the EmPower New York program from a flyer included in his Con Edison utility bill.

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