The program directory — New York State
The free help already exists. This is the filing cabinet.
Every program below is run by a utility, the state, the federal government, or an interfaith network — not by us, and not for a commission. Each entry says who qualifies, what it pays, where to apply, and the date we last checked it.
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11 of 11 programs
01
Con Edison
Utility program
Small Business & Nonprofit Energy Efficiency
Con Edison pays most of the cost when small businesses and nonprofits upgrade to efficient lighting, HVAC, refrigeration, and heat pumps.
02
National Grid (Upstate NY)
Utility program
Small Business Weatherization & Electric Heating
A free walk-through energy assessment of your building, followed by incentives on the upgrades it recommends — insulation, windows, air sealing, heat pumps.
03
NYSEG
Utility program
Small Business Program
Rebates covering up to 60% of the cost of efficient electric equipment — HVAC, refrigeration, weatherization — for NYSEG's smaller non-residential accounts.
04
RG&E
Utility program
Small Business Program
The Rochester-area twin of NYSEG's program: rebates up to 60% on efficient electric equipment for smaller non-residential accounts.
05
PSEG Long Island
Utility program
Free Commercial Energy Assessment
A PSEG Long Island energy consultant tours your building for free, finds the savings, and walks you through the rebate paperwork.
06
NYSERDA
New York State
FlexTech — Cost-Shared Energy Studies
New York State splits the bill for a professional engineering study of your building — the deep version of the payback math, stamped by a consultant.
07
NYSERDA
New York State
Small Business & Not-for-Profit Energy Solutions
NYSERDA's front door for smaller organizations: low-interest efficiency financing, cost-shared energy studies, solar programs, and free regional advisors.
08
NYSERDA + NY's investor-owned utilities
New York State
NYS Clean Heat
The statewide heat pump rebate program — the money that makes replacing a fossil boiler with heat pumps pencil out.
09
New York Public Service Law
New York State
Residential Rate for Religious Buildings (PSL §76)
A New York law most treasurers have never heard of: a house of worship cannot be charged more than the residential rate for gas and electricity.
10
U.S. EPA
Federal
ENERGY STAR for Congregations
The EPA's free toolkit for houses of worship: benchmark the building, follow the checklist, and join as a partner — no cost, no reporting obligation.
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NYIPL (statewide interfaith nonprofit)
Interfaith
New York Interfaith Power & Light
The statewide interfaith network for congregations acting on energy and climate — assessment tools, a sustainability manual, and people who have done this before.
Programs change their terms without telling anyone — that’s half the reason this page exists. Each entry shows when it was last re-read. Lightkeeper takes no referral fees from any program, contractor, or vendor listed here; the pledge applies to this page too.
The concierge shortcut
Don’t want to read eleven program pages? That’s the service: your Payback Plan names the ones your building actually qualifies for, with the application links filled into the plan — free for congregations and nonprofits.
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