Energize NY Residential is looking for partner municipalities to promote a clean heating and cooling campaign. The campaign will build awareness and uptake of heat pumps paired with energy efficiency for select communities in Orange County, NY.

1. Orange County
Clean Heating and Cooling
Energize NY
Carolyn Cassata, Assistant Director
Energize NY Residential

2. Who is Energize NY?
ENERGIZE NY is a community-based energy efficiency program operating within
the Energy Improvement Corp (EIC), a New York State local development
corporation.
OUR MISSION: To provide energy efficiency and renewable energy benefits to
New York property owners that help them save money and reduce energy
waste in their buildings.
ENERGIZE NY COMMERCIAL PROGRAM leverages PACE financing to help
commercial and non-profit property owners undertake energy efficiency and
renewable energy projects.
ENERGIZE NY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM provides homeowners with useful
information, innovative tools and the support they need to create a more
comfortable home while using less energy.
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4. Light Bulb Question
How many tons of Greenhouse
Gas emissions does the
average US home produce
yearly?

5. 7.5 tons of Co2
Equivalent to a car driving back and forth across the USA 3 times!

6. Average New York
Home Energy Usage
Space
Heating
56%
Electricity
(appliances,
electronics,
lighting)
26%
Water
Heating
17%
Air Conditioning
1%
Almost 75% of energy
used in a typical New
York home is for
heating and cooling!
The average New York
household pays nearly
$2,500 a year in energy
bills.
Source: EIA RECS

7. Clean Heating and Cooling
Statewide Initiative
One of eight first-round campaigns will be in Orange County!

8. Technologies
Air Source Heat Pumps paired with Energy Efficiency
Geothermal with Dandelion Energy

9. The Value of Energize NY
Impact Across 16 Energized Communities
January 2011 to June 2018
Completed Energy Upgrades – 1,331
• Annual Homeowner Savings - $2,528,368
• Annual kwH Saved – 818,565
• Annual MMBTU Saved – 54,571
• GhG Reductions = Removing 444 cars
• Jobs Created – 205
• Local Economic Activity - $16,855,784

10. Benefits to Selected Community
• Education on new choices in updated technologies
• Guidance to maximize the new rebates
• Centralized, non-profit help to learn and make informed
improvements

11. Homeowner Support
• Patient, caring and supportive
interaction
• Extremely knowledgeable about
the Home Performance program,
procedures, processes and systems
• Prompt courteous responses
through all communications
channels
• The voice and advocate for
homeowners with NYSERDA and
contractors

12. Trustworthy
Resources
Energize NY
Comfort Corps List
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•Energy Coach
•Energize Comfort Corps
•Customer feedback surveys
•Robust online resources
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fvv_CkV3N0

13. Community Events
• Homeowner Recognition Events
• Energy Coach Presentations
• Tabling at Local Events
• Application Assistance

14. Current Homeowner Incentives
• FREE home energy assessments to a large majority of Orange
County households
• Many homeowners can qualify for up to $4000 up front energy
efficiency incentives
• Increased utility rebates for many products
• New heat pump rebates from NYSERDA
• Federal incentives for geothermal systems

15. Current Homeowner Incentives
Air Source Heat Pump Ground Source Heat
Pump
NYSERDA Rebate
Up to $500 credit per
system to installer
$1,500/ton
Federal Tax Credit $300 Energy Star rebate -30% (no limit)
Orange & Rockland Up to $500/unit
Central Hudson $50-500/unit

16. Goals and Timeline
• Community RFI response
• Selected Community Announcement –December 2018
• Internal preparation through January 2019
Winning community should expect
• 9 months commitment of campaign support
• Community Launch Date, late January, 2019
• Campaign runs for 7 months through September 1, 2019
• About 5-10 hours a week, depending on events and team size

17. Carolyn Cassata
CarolynC@energizeny.org
914-302-7300 ext. 8107
EnergizeNY.org
Thanks!