New York Solar Power Financial Incentives
Financial Incentives
Corporate Tax Credit
Green Building Incentive
Industry Recruitment/Support
- NYSERDA - Clean Energy Business Growth and Development
- NYSERDA - Energy Star Home Builders
- NYSERDA - Renewable, Clean Energy, and Energy Efficient Product Manufacturing Incentive Program
Local Rebate Program
Personal Tax Credit
- Green Building Tax Credit Program (Personal)
- Refundable Clean Heating Fuel Tax Credit
- Solar and Fuel Cell Tax Credit
Production Incentive
Property Tax Assessment
Property Tax Exemption
- Energy Conservation Improvements Property Tax Exemption
- Local Option - Solar, Wind & Biomass Energy Systems Exemption
Sales Tax Exemption
State Grant Program
- NYSERDA - Assisted Home Performance Grants
- NYSERDA - Distributed Generation as Combined Heat and Power (DG-CHP)
- NYSERDA - EmPower New York
State Loan Program
State Rebate Program
- NYSERDA - Energy $mart Multifamily Performance Program
- NYSERDA - Energy $mart New Construction Program
- NYSERDA - Existing Facilities Program
- NYSERDA - Fuel Cell Rebate and Performance Incentive
- NYSERDA - On-Site Small Wind Incentive Program
- NYSERDA - PV Incentive Program
Utility Rebate Program
- Long Island Power Authority - Energy Efficient Commercial Construction Rebate Program
- Long Island Power Authority - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Long Island Power Authority - Solar Rebate Program
- Long Island Power Authority - Wind Energy Rebate Program
- National Grid - Commercial (Electric) Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs
- National Grid – Commercial (Gas) Energy Efficiency Programs
- National Grid - Residential (Gas) Energy Efficiency Programs
- National Grid - Small/Mid-Sized Business Energy Efficiency Program
- National Grid - Solar Thermal Rebate Program (Long Island and metro New York)
Rules, Regulations & Policies
Appliance/Equipment Efficiency Standards
Building Energy Code
Energy Standards for Public Buildings
- New York - Energy Efficiency Standards for State Facilities
- New York City - Green Building Requirements for Municipal Buildings
Generation Disclosure
Green Power Purchasing/Aggregation
Interconnection
Net Metering
Public Benefits Fund
Renewables Portfolio Standard
Solar Access Law/Guideline
Related Programs & Initiatives
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
The U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC) provides a wide range of information and resources to enable the use of alternative fuels and other petroleum-reduction options, such as advanced vehicles, fuel blends, idle reduction and fuel economy. The AFDC site offers a database of state and federal laws and incentives related to alternative fuels and vehicles, air quality, fuel efficiency, and other transportation-related topics.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Green Power Network provides news and information on green power markets and activities, including opportunities to buy green power. This site provides state-by-state information on green power marketing and utility green power programs. In addition, the site lists marketers of renewable energy credits (RECs), also known as green tags or renewable energy certificates, which represent the environmental attributes of the power produced from renewable energy projects.
Weatherization Assistance Program
The U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) enables low-income families to reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy-efficient. Through this program, weatherization service providers install energy-efficiency measures in the homes of qualifying homeowners free of charge. The WAP program web site offers a state-by-state map of opportunities, projects and activities.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America site provides state-by-state information on wind projects and activities, including wind working groups, validated wind maps, anemometer loan programs, small wind guides, state-specific news, wind for schools, workshops and web casts.
