The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has $10 million of incentives available to support decarbonization project portfolios for large Commercial and Industrial customers across New York State. All projects must demonstrate greenhouse gas emissions savings and be installed within a 3-year implementation period. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, energy efficiency improvements, retrofits, clean heating and cooling, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), industrial process emission reduction, and on-site renewable energy systems.
The Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Carbon Challenge provides incentives for projects at eligible New York State commercial, industrial, and institutional entities on a competitive basis. Applicants are required to identify a carbon savings goal and the projects they will complete to meet that target. The carbon savings goal must be at least 25,000 mtCO2e. Available awards range from $500,000 to $3.75 million. Award amounts are determined by the size of the carbon savings goal.
NYSERDA is especially interested in maximizing the impact of the available funding by coordinating with federal funding programs that support greenhouse gas reduction. Applicants who are currently receiving or have applied for federal support for greenhouse gas reduction projects are strongly encouraged to apply.
At least 30% of the applicant’s greenhouse gas savings come from utilization of low-carbon fuels, onsite CCUS, industrial process emission reduction, and/or beneficial electrification projects
• Beneficial electrification is defined for the purposes of this program as the utilization of electricity for activities that would otherwise consume fossil fuels.
• Industrial process emissions are those generated from physical or chemical changes to materials in the manufacturing process, unrelated to the consumption of energy
Applicants will indicate on Attachment B whether a particular project falls into one the four required project categories, but the ultimate determination of whether a project fits this designation is at NYSERDA’s sole discretion.
Proposals may qualify under one of the two following categories:
Category A – Applications submitted by a commercial or industrial entity for projects at a single site or multiple sites in New York State.
Category B – Applications submitted by a service or solutions provider that will implement greenhouse gas reduction projects at their customer’s commercial or industrial sites in New York State. Category B applicants can propose a single greenhouse gas reduction solution or a diverse range of solutions. Scoring consideration will be given to the administrative and technical effort required to manage the portfolio of projects if selected for an award as described in the Selection Criteria, Category B, Project Plan.
If selected for an award, funding associated with a Category B proposal will be administered directly to the service or solutions provider.
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