Demand Response: Demand Response programs provide opportunities for small businesses, nonprofits, and commercial (multifamily, industrial, office spaces, schools, etc) to earn cash rewards for reducing electric usage on “peak demand days,” typically during the summer when electricity usage is high. Demand response programs are run by the major utility companies in New York State. Contact the Mid Hudson Commercial Energy Advisor for more info.

On-Site Energy Manager: NYSERDA’s On-site Energy Manager (OsEM) Program offers a cost-share for industrial, commercial, and multifamily facilities or buildings to hire a dedicated full-time or part time on-site energy manager. Projects may include operations and maintenance improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, water saving improvements, and more. The energy manager can be either a new permanent hire or a contractor.

FlexTech: The FlexTech program shares the cost to produce an objective, site-specific, and targeted study on how best to implement clean energy and/or energy efficiency technologies. For Commercial, industrial, institutional, and multifamily facilities, including small businesses and not-for-profits.

Green Jobs Green New York: Available for small commercial and not-for-profits to identify and analyze opportunities to make buildings more efficient, which lowers associated energy costs. Small commercial with 100 or fewer full-time equivalent employees or not-for-profit organizations of any size are eligible for this offering, in facilities 50,000 sq ft or less.

Agricultural Energy Audit: A comprehensive assessment of a farm’s energy use to uncover opportunities to create energy efficiencies and reduce operating costs. These efforts are aimed at helping farms maintain profitability and long-term viability. Each

Utility Incentives: Depending on your property’s utility provider, there are various incentive programs for upgrades such as building envelope, heating and cooling, and energy management. These programs are administered by the major utility companies in New York State. Contact the Mid Hudson Commercial Energy Advisor for more info.

Multifamily Programs: There are many programs catered towards serving multifamily properties, such as the AMEEP and AMP UP programs for affordable housing and the Owner’s Representative Services for Multifamily Buildings. Contact the Mid Hudson Commercial Energy Advisor for more info.