NYSERDA, Con Edison to launch program to award providers for energy efficiency upgrades

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Con Edison recently announced a partnership to launch a pilot program that will reward energy efficiency service providers based on energy savings achieved.

The program, Business Energy Pro, will use Con Edison’s smart meter technology to measure energy efficiency savings at small and medium-sized businesses in Staten Island and Westchester County.

“The partnership announced today between NYSERDA and Con Edison represents another step forward in the state’s comprehensive approach to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in support of New York’s aggressive clean energy goals under Governor Cuomo’s leadership,” Janet Joseph, senior vice president of strategy and market development of NYSERDA, said. “The Business Energy Pro pilot will provide businesses with greater access to energy efficient services and solutions that will lower their costs while helping to reduce the state’s carbon footprint.”

NYSERDA and Con Edison will work with energy efficiency service providers to seek out businesses and offer energy-savings packages that could include lighting, heating, cooling, refrigeration and building control systems. Business Energy Pro will target approximately 60,000 Con Edison small and medium-sized business customers in Staten Island and Westchester County.

NYSERDA will make approximately $10 million from the Clean Energy Fund available for the program. The program will offer increased incentives for gas reductions in parts of Westchester County during the peak winter months due to the current natural gas constraint in the area.

“We support the state’s environmental goals and want to be a leader in finding new approaches to create the clean energy future those goals envision,” Matthew Ketschke, Con Edison’s senior vice president of Customer Energy Solutions, said. “This pilot will help businesses reduce their energy usage and help keep our region clean and sustainable. We think this program can help us build on the success we have had with our energy efficiency programs the last decade.”