New York State (NYSERDA)

NYSERDA's Appliance Upgrade Program covers heat pump clothes dryers (up to $840) plus accompanying electrical upgrades (panel up to $4,000) for income-eligible NY households.

NYSERDA's Comfort Home pays $2,500 or $3,000 for insulation and air sealing packages. No income limit. Windows add-on available for $2,000 more.

An income-qualified track within NYSERDA's Drive Clean EV rebate framework. Standalone program documentation is pending verification. See Drive Clean Rebate for the active universal version.

NYSERDA's Drive Clean Rebate pays up to $2,000 at the dealer when you buy or lease an eligible new electric vehicle in New York. Not income-limited. Tiered by EV range.

EmPower+ provides free or low-cost energy upgrades for income-qualified NY households. It also delivers the federal HEAR rebates (up to $14,000) in New York.

GJGNY is the NY state law that funds NYSERDA's free home energy audits and the financing that pairs with them. Available to all 1-4 family homeowners with no income test for the basic assessment.

NY Green Bank is NYSERDA's wholesale clean-energy lender. It finances developers, multifamily owners, and other lenders — not individual homeowners directly. Homeowner loans run through NYSERDA Residential Financing.

New York's 50% Alternative Fuels and EV Recharging Property Credit is business-only — homeowners do NOT qualify. Capped at $5,000. Form IT-637. Sunsets after the 2025 tax year.

New York's Geothermal Energy System Credit pays 25% of qualified geothermal install costs against state income tax. Cap is $10,000 for systems placed in service on or after July 1, 2025. Form IT-267.

New York's Solar Energy System Equipment Credit pays 25% of solar install costs against state income tax, capped at $5,000. Stacks with NY-Sun. Claimed on Form IT-255.

NY-Sun is New York's main upfront solar incentive. Rebate amounts vary by utility territory. The state 25% solar tax credit (up to $5,000) stacks on top.

NY-Sun community solar lets renters and homeowners without suitable roofs subscribe to a local solar array and get bill credits each month. Six investor-owned utility territories supported.

NYS Clean Heat pays up to $35,000 for geothermal and $10,000 for air-source heat pumps in Con Edison territory. Rebate amounts vary by utility. Contractor must be certified.

NYSERDA's residential loan family — On-Bill Recovery, Smart Energy Loan, and Companion Loan — covers $1,500 to $25,000+ for heat pumps, solar, and insulation. Loans pair with NYSERDA rebates.

Statewide Solar for All delivers community-solar bill credits automatically to NY households enrolled in Energy Affordability Programs. No enrollment cost. Launched December 1, 2025. Funded by a $249.8M EPA grant.