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Livingston County

County or city: Livingston County, NY Utility territory: RG&E (Rochester Gas and Electric) in the eastern half closer to Rochester, and National Grid in the western half; gas service is mixed and many rural parcels are off the gas main Verified: May 27, 2026 Source quality: Mixed — utility framing is well-sourced; county-specific residential energy programming is sparse in primary sources, and the utility line between RG&E and National Grid varies by parcel.

What programs apply here

Livingston County sits south of Rochester, with Geneseo as the county seat and home to SUNY Geneseo. The county runs from the Genesee River valley west toward Letchworth State Park. The utility picture is unusually split for a Western New York county: RG&E covers the eastern half closer to the Rochester metro, while National Grid covers the western towns. A single address sits with one or the other, not both, so confirming utility account type is the first step before choosing a rebate path. From a Geneseo, Avon, Mount Morris, Dansville, or Caledonia address you can apply for:

  • NY-Sun: the state's upfront solar incentive. Livingston County is in the upstate block.
  • NY-Sun Community Solar: subscriptions for renters or homes whose roofs or sites do not work. Bill credits appear on whichever utility serves the address.
  • NY State Solar Tax Credit: 25% state income tax credit on solar system cost.
  • NY State Geothermal Credit: 25% state income tax credit on ground-source heat pump installs. Many Livingston County parcels are large enough for a horizontal loop field.
  • NYS Clean Heat: heat pump rebates delivered through your utility — RG&E or National Grid, depending on address.
  • Comfort Home: flat per-measure insulation and air sealing incentives through NYSERDA-certified contractors.
  • EmPower+: income-qualified weatherization and electrification; the primary delivery channel for federal HEAR rebates in New York.
  • Solar for All: monthly bill credit for income-eligible customers on a participating community solar subscription.
  • RG&E Rebates: for Livingston addresses served by RG&E electric — the eastern half of the county.
  • National Grid Rebates: for Livingston addresses served by National Grid electric — the western half.

Gas service is split similarly. RG&E serves gas in parts of the eastern county. National Fuel Gas serves parts of the central and western county. Many rural parcels are off the gas main entirely, running on propane or fuel oil. Confirm the gas account on a recent bill before applying for gas-side rebates.

What stacks at this address

  • RG&E or National Grid Clean Heat + Comfort Home (envelope-first sequencing). Tightening the envelope before sizing a heat pump is the standard order of operations. Comfort Home pays per-measure for the envelope work; Clean Heat then pays for the heat pump sized against the post-improvement load.
  • NY-Sun + NY State Solar Tax Credit. Standard upstate solar stack. The tax credit is computed on net cost after the NY-Sun rebate.
  • Geothermal Clean Heat + state geothermal credit. Ground-source installs qualify for both. Air-source installs do not qualify for the geothermal credit.
  • Clean Heat highest tier + Comfort Home (off-gas homes). For propane or fuel-oil parcels, whole-home electrification triggers the Clean Heat fossil-fuel-removal tier, which is the largest the program pays.
  • EmPower+ + HEAR. Income-qualified Livingston County households apply once through EmPower+ and the same intake routes federal HEAR funding where eligible.

County or city programs unique to here

Livingston County does not run a county-administered cash rebate program for residential energy upgrades. Several local-layer resources do exist:

  • SUNY Geneseo Sustainability Office. Has at times coordinated community-facing energy outreach in Geneseo and surrounding towns. Useful as a referral resource for residents in the immediate Geneseo area.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension of Livingston County. Runs agricultural and residential energy outreach across the county. The relevant first contact for farm-property questions.
  • Livingston County Planning Department. County-level coordination for permitting, land use, and program integration with state energy initiatives.

Several Livingston County municipalities have engaged with the NYSERDA Clean Energy Communities program at varying levels. Certification status is municipality-specific.

Who to call locally

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension of Livingston County: (585) 658-3250. Useful for farm-property and rural residential energy questions.
  • Livingston County Planning Department: (585) 243-7550. County-level planning and coordination.
  • RG&E residential customer service (eastern county): the Clean Heat rebate finder returns address-specific heat pump amounts. Other RG&E rebate tracks run through the utility directly.
  • National Grid residential customer service (western county): Clean Heat finder again resolves the address-specific heat pump amount; other tracks run through National Grid directly.
  • National Fuel Gas residential rebates: fuelingtomorrowtoday.com runs the Conservation Incentive Program intake for NFG-served gas addresses.

Climate Smart Communities status

Livingston County is not currently listed as a certified Climate Smart Community at the county level. Individual municipalities may be registered participants; status is municipality-specific. Verify your town's current status with the NYS DEC Climate Smart Communities list before citing it in dated material.

Important local dates

  • RG&E and National Grid Clean Heat amounts and rebate tracks are reset on each utility's energy efficiency program cycle filed with the New York Public Service Commission. Mid-year budget exhaustion has happened in prior years on both utilities.
  • National Fuel Gas Conservation Incentive Program: 2026 program-year applications are due March 31, 2027.
  • Comfort Home per-measure amounts are adjusted on NYSERDA's program cycle; no fixed end date for Livingston County participation as of May 27, 2026.

Source

NYSERB.com is an independent research site. It is not affiliated with Livingston County, NYSERDA, the State of New York, or any utility. Verify all program details and incentive amounts directly with the relevant program administrator before making any financial decision.

Verified against www.livingstoncounty.us, www.rge.com, www.nationalgridus.com on May 27, 2026.

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