I love NYC.gov

Heaps of information about programs, grants and other goodies — all hidden beneith a maze of navigation options. My familiarity with the site(s) began a few years ago after being canned right around the tech job bust. Before any of the subway signs went up advertising the free training vouchers that the city offered, NYC’s workforce 1 program was fairly well documented online. Unemployment “benefits” + $5,000 in Microsoft training for being out of work did help to ease the stress of the multi-month ordeal.

Considering I’m still without gas service, I may be jumping the gun a little looking for what NY and NYC have to offer in the way of programs, but the temptation to see what else is offered is too strong to resist… so here I goes again:

Energy $mart Home Performance Program The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program created a network of independent home improvement contractors that are accredited by the Building Performance Institute (BPI), a national resource for building science technology that sets standards for assessing and improving the energy performance of homes.

The assessment will evaluate the heating and cooling equipment, insulation levels, and air infiltration. The contractor will explain how identified problems can be fixed as well as the cost of making the improvements. During the assessment, the contractor will test the home and may do visual inspections of the attic, basement or crawl spaces. Participating Contractors may charge a fee for the CHA

Advanced (or Smart) Metering

Advanced meters allow you to take advantage of time-of-use rates, (called TOU) which fluctuate over the course of a day, rather than paying an average price. Advanced metering and energy management equipment will improve the collection, aggregation and dissemination of residential energy information.

NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development:

Housing Education Program There’s even a Landlord course given free by the city

http://www.governmentguide.com/community_and_home.adp?id=16101445

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_contractors

http://www.home-performance.org/bpca/nylist.htm http://cecenter.org

 

Additional EnergyStar Resources:

Philips EnergyStar Lighting

Energy Federation

Long Island Power Authority Special Energy Federation Pricing

9 Ways to make your home more energy efficient

http://www.greenerbuildings.com

https://www.usgbc.org/

http://www.healthybuilding.net/

http://www.energystar.gov/

http://www.theenergyguy.com

http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/

http://www.theenergyguy.com/Financing.html#TopFinancingPage

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast01nov_1.htm

http://www.coned.com/sales/innovate_tech/thermostats.asp

http://www.conedprograms.com/what/whatResidential/

http://www.conedprograms.com/index.asp

Solar Incentives from LILCO/LIPA http://www.lipower.org/cei/solar.html

 

Now, to replace roughly 32 philips 75W duramax k4 120Volts (made in poland) with 2700K Compact Flourescent bulbs (cuz hey, you gotta start somewhere).