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Contractor Incentives
Incentives are available for contractors who install heat pumps.
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| Category | Technology | Incentives | Contractor Reward |
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ccASHP – Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump GSHP – Ground Source Heat Pump BTUH – British Thermal Units per Hour MMBTU – One million British Thermal Units HPWH – Heat Pump Water Heaters Desuperheater – A desuperheater is known as a secondary heat exchanger device that transfers heat efficiently from the earth in the winter season and from your house in the summer, into your domestic hot water tank. |
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| 1 | ccASHP: Partial Load Heating | $500 / outdoor condenser unit | $100 / outdoor condensor unit |
| 2 | ccASHP: Full Load Heating | $1,000 / 10,000 BTUH of full load heating capacity NEEP 5° F | $500 / project |
| 3 | GSHP: Full Load Heating | $1,500 / 10,000 BTUH of full load heating capacity as certified by AHRI | $500 / project |
| 4 | Custom Incentive | $80 / MMBTU of annual energy savings | N/A |
| 5 | HPWH (< 120 Gallons of tank capacity) | $700 / unit | N/A |
| 6 | Commercial HPWH (> 120 Gallons of tank capacity) | $80 / MMBTU of annual energy savings | N/A |
| 7 | GSHP Desuperheater | $100 / unit | N/A |
| 8 | Dedicated domestic hot water (DHW) Water-to-Water Heat Pump (WWHP) | $900 / unit | N/A |
| 9 | Simultaneous Installation of Space Heating & Water Heating | $250 / additional bonus per combination installation | $250 / project |
Request for Proposals
PUSH Buffalo is releasing this request for proposals (“RFP”) for installers of home energy efficiency, weatherization, and clean heating and cooling technologies to provide installation services to homes and businesses in Erie County as part of the PUSH for Clean Heat Campaign. PUSH for Clean Heat is a project of PUSH Buffalo.
PUSH for Clean Heat is a community-based outreach, and education campaign to encourage the installation of Clean Heat technologies in homes across Erie County, led by PUSH Buffalo that will encourage the adoption of home energy efficiency and envelope improvements measures, heat pump water heaters (“HPWHs”), air-source heat pumps (“ASHP”), and ground-source heat pumps (“GSHP”).
Over the course of 1 year, PUSH for Clean Heat will seek to greatly increase the number of homes and businesses in Erie County that are heating and cooling with clean heating and cooling technologies.
PUSH for Clean Heat is seeking 1-2 installers per technology – ASHPs, GSHPs and envelope improvements- to work closely with the PUSH for Clean Heat and PUSH Green to serve as trusted campaign partners to serve campaign participants, install home weatherization and relevant clean heating and cooling technologies, and expand awareness of these technologies over the course of the program.
The goals of PUSH for Clean Heat include:
- Increase customer awareness of energy efficient and clean heating and cooling technologies through community-based marketing, outreach, and education activities.
- Enroll a minimum of 50 home and business owners in the program, complete a minimum of 25 home energy audits, support the installation of weatherization/efficiency measures and air- and ground-source heat pumps in a minimum of 20 homes
- Build long-term interest and demand for energy efficient and clean heating and cooling technologies after the conclusion of the 1 year. Encourage residents to think of heat pumps as the next option when it is time to replace current heating and hot water heating systems.
- Act as an advocate for residents and businesses in Erie County throughout the process of education, pricing, installation, and operation.
- Share knowledge around the goals of the Climate Leadership and Protection Act (CLCPA), namely 100% carbon free electricity by 2040 and equitable reinvestment in disadvantaged communities.
- Create good green jobs and career pathways for disadvantaged workers and priority populations, including low income, unemployed, and underemployed residents; women; returning citizens; immigrants and refugees; and people of color.
PUSH for Clean Heat invites proposals from businesses (“Installers”) who can design, install, and perform regular maintenance home energy efficiency and weatherization measures, ASHP, and/or GSHP. PUSH for Clean Heat will select 1-2 Installers per technology and will accept joint proposals from multiple Installers applying as a single team.
The selected Installer(s) will work collaboratively with the PUSH for Clean Heat to design and implement a 1 year community marketing and outreach campaign, which is expected to begin in February 2021. The selected Installer(s) will be the sole recipients of customer leads from PUSH for Clean Heat and will be actively promoted by the community as PUSH for Clean Heat’s competitively selected Installers. Installers will receive qualified leads from PUSH for Clean Heat and will be included in marketing done by PUSH for Clean Heat.
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Clean Energy Internship Program
NYSERDA’s Clean Energy Internship Program is partially funding the salary of skilled interns for eligible clean energy businesses. Funding is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and the amount is dependent on your business size:
- Percent covered for employers with 2 – 100 employees: 90%
- Percent covered for employers with 100 or more employees: 75%
On-the-Job Training for Energy Efficiency and Clean Technology Program
- If you have 100 employees or less, funding can cover 50% of the wages of a new hire for 16 weeks. If the employee is from a priority population, 50% of wages will be paid for 24 weeks.
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For a list of approved contractors, please visit the Our Partners page.
