Energy Efficiency Policy in New York

New York was one of the first states to establish a statewide systems benefits charge to support energy efficiency and other public benefits energy programs. Programs are administered in a combination of ways - through New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and through its electric and natural gas utility companies.

New York has a goal of "15 by 15," or achieving a fifteen percent reduction in total state energy use by the year 2015. The utilities have been instructed to treat efficiency as a resource, and to secure as much as possible to meet the state's energy demands. Electric efficiency programs run by are funded through a Systems Benefit Charge (SBC) of 1.7 mills/kWh and an incremental charge to fund Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) programs. Natural gas efficiency programs are funded through a separate SBC.

The New York Department of State recently updated its residential energy code to IECC 2009 and its commercial code to ASHRAE 90.1-2007. More about the update is available here.

Promoting Energy Efficiency in New York

NEEP Comments- EEPS Utility Shareholder Incentive Mechanism (1/10/2012)

NEEP Comments in Support of PACE-NRDC Petition Regarding the Total Resource Cost Test (12/8/2011)

NEEP Comments on NY PSC Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) White Paper (8/22/11)

NEEP Comments on NYSERDA Proposed  Operating Plan for Technology and Market Development Programs-2012-20216 (7/25/11) To read NYSERDA's Operating Plan for Technology and Market Development Programs in full, click here.

NEEP-PACE Comments on NY's Draft Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Operating Plan for 2011 (5/27/11)

NEEP Comments on the NYSERDA's Technology and Market Development Portfolio for SBC IV, 2011-2016 (3/31/11)

To read NYSERDA's briefing paper on the Technology and Market Development Portfolio, click here.

NEEP Comments on the New York State Interim Climate Action Plan (2/7/2010)

NEEP Comments to Governor Andrew Cuomo on Energy Efficiency Policy (12/28/2010)

NEEP provided comments to new New York Governor Cuomo on how best to tap the potential of energy efficiency resources in New York.

NYSERDA Submits Vision for System Benefit Charge (SBC) IV, 2011-2016

Read NEEP's comments on the plan here.

State Offices

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
Public Service Commission

Program Administrators

Central Hudson
Con Edison
NYSEG
National Grid
Orange & Rockland
RG&E

Key Policies

Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard Order
Energy Efficient Building Code Standard of 2010
Executive Order 111: Green and Clean State Buildings

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