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Big Energy Savings For Multi-Family Buildings

The New York Energy $mart MULTIFAMILY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM (MPP) will improve the value of your building, provide residents with a comfortable and affordable living environment, and most importantly, save thousands on annual energy costs. The Program harnesses the latest in building science technology and applies it specifically to your building’s design and daily operation. Using a partner network made up of engineers, energy consultants and other industry professionals, the MPP uses a customized approach to address the specific energy and operational needs of your building. It consists of two components: New Construction and Existing Buildings.

Community Energy Services (CES) has been approved by NYSERDA as a Multifamily Performance Partner in the Existing Buildings part of its new Multifamily Performance Program. CES works as a project manager on buildings under contract with the building owner, manager or developer to achieve the building performance energy goals and access the financial incentives available through this NYSERDA program.

CES’s role as the MPP Partner is to develop, and help to implement, a scope of work that will improve the building’s energy performance by at least 20%. This performance target is determined by using NYSERDA’s Benchmarking Tool, which compares the building’s current actual energy consumption to that of other similar multifamily buildings. CES conducts an energy assessment of the building and develops an ENERGY REDUCTION PLAN that both summarizes the results of the comprehensive energy performance assessment and provides a scope of work that specifies the energy reduction measures that can be implemented to achieve the performance target.

Types of energy efficiency improvements eligible for funding:

  • Electric resistance heat replacement
  • Energy management systems installation
  • Boiler and water heater replacement
  • Efficient motors installation
  • Insulation, duct sealing and weather stripping
  • Appliance replacement
  • High efficiency lighting
  • Advanced meters and sub-metering
  • Energy efficient windows installation
  • Other measures including new technologies

To be eligible for the Multifamily Performance Program:

  • The property must consist of 5 or more units, in one or multiple buildings
  • The property must pay utility bills to National Grid or NYSEG

The program serves both market rate and affordable housing, with the NYSERDA incentives being greater for the affordable housing participants. To be eligible for the affordable housing incentives in the program, the owner must demonstrate that the property is publicly subsidized, or that at least 25% of residents receive public assistance or earn below 80% of the State median income, which would be $36,915 for two people; $28,228 for one.

If you are interested in working with CES and becoming a participant in NYSERDA’s Multifamily Performance Program, please contact Jim Britell, CES, 101 Main St., Canton, NY 13617, 315-379-9466 or jimb@ncenergy.org

For more information and step-bystep details on this NYSERDA incentives program visit Get Energy Smart!, or view incentives available to building owners (PDF)