Use Incentives and Assistance Funding to Lower Energy Use and Save Utility Costs

If you own a Residential or Commercial property or are responsible for the utility costs of a residential or commercial property, you can take advantage of the many funding opportunities to improve your properties' energy efficiency, switch to alternative renewable energy, and lower your utility costs in a significant way!

We have researched and bring together by New York State localities all of the Federal, State and Local funding opportunities available for each locality in one convenient web site. Find your locality (Town, City or County) on the New York State map below and follow the link to explore what's available in your community.

New York State Green Municipalities

Many New York State municipalities are paying attention to controlling energy and utility costs and are adopting sustainable practices in their governmental operations.

Additionally, many municipalities are also helping residents, businesses and non-profits in their community with access to incentives and assistance programs to lower utility costs while improving the comfort of homes and productivity of workplaces.

This is happening all over our State, community by community, locality by locality.

Learn more about the incentives programs and check out the many innovative local energy conservation projects by clicking on a location on the New York State map. You will be linked to a community specific website, developed as a public-private partnership between the locality's Municipal Government or Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and Blue Springs Energy. Please place your mouse cursor over the symbol

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or over the coming soon locations to identify the locality.

Renew My Community Programs

Here is a list of localities that are planning to launch or have already launched a "Renew My Community" website - a one-stop resource to find Federal, State and Local incentives and assistance for energy conservation and renewable energy improvements.

(Updated: July 22, 2011)

Counties

www.GreenAlbanyCounty.org www.RenewBroomeCounty.org www.RenewChautauquaCounty.org www.GreenGeneseeCounty.org

www.RenewLivingstonCounty.org

www.GreenMonroe.org

www.RenewOntarioCounty.org

www.RenewOnondagaCounty.org www.SustainableOrangeCounty.org www.RenewOswegoCounty.org www.RenewRockland.org www.RenewSLC.org www.GoGreenSchenectadyCounty.org

www.RenewSenecaCounty.org

www.RenewSullivanCounty.org

www.SustainableUlster.org

www.RenewWayneCounty.org

www.RenewWestchesterCounty.org

Cities & Towns

www.RenewAmherst.org www.RenewCortlandt.org www.RenewGreenburgh.org www.RenewHenrietta.org

www.RenewHudson.org

www.RenewIrondequoit.org

www.RenewNorwich.org www.RenewPenfield.org www.RenewWebster.org www.RomEnergyNY.org www.RenewTonawanda.org

Federal and Statewide Incentives

Federal Incentives

Business/Commercial: Energy Efficiency Improvement of Commercial Buildings Tax Deductions Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit Business Energy Investment Tax Credit Energy-Efficient New Homes Tax Credit for Home Builders

Personal: Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit

Statewide Incentives

Commercial, Industrial, Institution and Governments: Free or Cost Shared Energy Audit Program FlexTech Energy Study Program Manufacturing Incentive Program

Single and Multi-Family Residential:
Home Energy Assistance
Home Weatherization Assistance
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Home Performance w/ENERGY STAR^®
Compare Income Eligibility

Free or Reduced Cost Energy Assessment

Renewable Energy Systems:
Solar Photovoltaic Incentives Wind Generation Incentives Solar Thermal Water Heating Incentives Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Program

Locality and Utilities Incentives

Local and Utility Incentives

New York State Utility companies are offering many incentive programs to help their residential and non-residential customers improve energy efficiency.

The utility incentives programs differs by utility and locality. For customers of , , , , , and , please select a "Renew My Community" locality for specific programs available to each locality.

Setup a "Renew My Community" Program

"Renew My Community" Programs are Public-Private Partnerships between a locality's Municipal Government or Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and .

Each "Renew My Community" program combines locality specific listing of incentives and assistance programs to support energy improvement upgrades and lowering of utility costs, with a showcase of the community's green and sustainability projects.

By showcasing the community's own innovative projects and initiatives, they provide examples to other residents, businesses and non-profits in the community to undertake their own projects and initiatives.

Do you want to setup a "Renew My Communioty" Program for your community? Have a Municipal or IDA official contact Blue Springs Energy by calling 866-495-2959 or send an email to .