Climate Tech Innovation
New York’s growing clean energy market requires new models for financing investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and clean energy technologies. New financing solutions are helping reduce the upfront costs of deep energy efficiency and electrification upgrades and lowering the risk for lenders to finance clean energy projects.
Explore the case studies below to learn how financial firms and lenders are increasing access to capital and growing New York’s clean energy market. Filter by case study category, search for keywords, or sort alphabetically in the table to narrow your search.
| Page | Case Study | Description | County | Category |
| Buildings & Businesses | Empire State Realty Trust: 250 West 57th Street | Mixed-use, high-rise building in Manhattan employs a phased decarbonization approach to replace its steam boilers and chiller plant with air-to-water heat pumps. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Community Solutions | City of Rochester | On-site energy manager helps city implement energy efficiency measures and achieve 977,000 kWh of electricity savings. | Monroe | Public Institution |
| Community Solutions | City of Jamestown | A public utility explores reuse options and low-carbon alternatives for its natural gas power plant and district heating system. | Chautauqua | Public Institution |
| Buildings & Businesses | Jack Resnick & Sons | Real-time energy management system optimizes building systems and controls to save $98,000 annually on energy costs in a 563,000-square-foot building. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc. | On-site energy manager identifies manufacturing facility efficiency improvements amounting to 5.5% electric savings and 10% natural gas savings. | Albany | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | NYU College of Nursing, College of Dentistry, and Bioengineering Institute | On-site energy manager helps identify energy efficiency measures and develop energy management plan for NYU’s Dental Campus. | New York | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Community Solutions | Village of Boonville [PDF] | Village earns Clean Energy Communities designation and upgrades equipment at the municipal sewage treatment plant, reducing energy costs by 15%. | Oneida. | Public Institution |
| Community Solutions | Hillsdale [PDF] | Town earns Clean Energy Communities designation through code enforcement training, municipal benchmarking, and investments in LED lighting and pubic EV charging. | Columbia | Public Institution |
| Community Solutions | City of Ithaca [PDF] | City leads successful solar campaign and launches Energy NY Finance Program to provide energy efficiency assistance to local businesses. | Tompkins | Public Institution |
| Community Solutions | City of Rochester [PDF] | City implements sustainability and clean energy initiatives to achieve its Climate Action Plan goal of 20% energy reduction in municipal operations. | Monroe | Public Institution |
| Community Solutions, Buildings & Businesses | Erie County Division of Sewerage Management | County Division of Sewerage Management engages in strategic energy management to identify upgrades and energy optimization opportunities. | Erie | Public Institution, Industrial |
| Community Solutions, Buildings & Businesses | Rochester District Heating [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps nonprofit cooperative improve energy tracking and savings tools to identify energy-saving opportunities. | Monroe | Public Institution, Industrial |
| Community Solutions, Buildings & Businesses | Spotlight on Innovation - Metro IAF | Project aims to develop an understanding of the unique challenges faced by community institutions in transitioning their buildings off fossil fuels. | Statewide | Innovative Market Strategies |
| Buildings & Businesses | Dygert Farms [PDF] | 300-acre dairy farm achieves energy savings and increased production from efficiency upgrades. | Montgomery | Agriculture |
| Buildings & Businesses | Echo Farm [PDF] | Farm develops system for producing biodiesel from animal waste to power farm equipment. | Essex | Agriculture |
| Buildings & Businesses | Ideal Dairy Farms | Efficient ventilation, lighting, and equipment enhance comfort and productivity on growing dairy farm. | Washington | Agriculture |
| Buildings & Businesses | Maple Lawn Farms [PDF] | Farm sees energy savings and reduced maintenance with efficient compressor, lighting, and water treatment system. | Putnam | Agriculture |
| Buildings & Businesses | Wheatfield Gardens | Greenhouse installs LEDs and control system, delivering major energy savings with a payback period of less than four months. | Niagara | Agriculture |
| Buildings & Businesses | Poulin Grain [PDF] | Efficiency upgrades and system improvements reduce plant's annual utility costs by 13%. | St. Lawrence | Agriculture |
| Buildings & Businesses | Byrne Dairy | On-site energy manager helps dairy processer implement 11 energy projects, resulting in $131,575 in cost savings and a simple payback of 2.5 years. | Onondaga | Agriculture |
| Buildings & Businesses | Byrne Dairy- Ice Cream Center [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps identify replicable efficiency upgrades to adopt across all facilities. | Onondaga | Agriculture |
| Buildings & Businesses | Law Firm Tenants [PDF] | Law firm implements energy efficiency upgrades across nine-floor leased space, leading to $730,000 in annual energy savings. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Gensler [PDF] | Architecture firm installs efficient lighting and equipment, resulting in nearly $120,000 annual electric savings. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Paul Hastings, LLP [PDF] | Law firm implements efficient equipment and control systems for deep energy savings with a 1.5-year payback. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Rudin Management [PDF] | Real estate firm achieves 20% energy savings by upgrading to efficient HVAC and lighting systems. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Swiss Re [PDF] | Company advances sustainability goals and energy savings with new LEED-certified office space. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | United Technologies Corporation [PDF] | Firm designs LEED Gold office that prioritizes sustainability and fosters a more collaborative working environment. | Kings | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | White & Case, LLP [PDF] | Law firm develops energy efficiency upgrades for leased office space, resulting in 39% energy savings and a one-year payback. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Boston Properties: 601 Lexington Avenue | Manhattan high-rise building installs water-to-water heat pumps to recovery waste heat and reduce district steam consumption by 30%. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority | On-site energy manager helps transportation authority identify efficiency upgrades and improve energy tracking across 18 facilities. |
Erie | Public Institution |
| Buildings & Businesses | Brookfield Properties: 660 Fifth Avenue | 41-story building installs energy recovery and heat pump systems in pursuit of full decarbonization by 2035. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Empire State Realty Trust: 350 Fifth Avenue | Empire State Building installs efficiency upgrades, heat pumps, and energy recovery systems to reduce emissions by 14.5%. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Hudson Square Properties: 345 Hudson Street | 17-story building demonstrates thermal networking approach to recover, store, and share heat to minimize waste. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | LeFrak Commercial: 59-17 Junction Boulevard | 20-story building reduces energy use by over 35% by replacing fuel-fired chillers and installing heat recovery systems. | Queens | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Tishman Speyer: 520 Madison Avenue [PDF] | 43-story building installs ground source heat pump system and heat exchangers to support decarbonization by 2035. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Vornado Realty Trust: PENN 1 | 57-story building installs system to recapture heat from condenser loops and use for space heating and thermal storage. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Tishman Speyer: 520 Madison Avenue [PDF] | Study evaluates indoor air quality upgrades for preventing the risk of COVID-19 in combination with energy efficiency packages. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | 55 Water Street Corporation [PDF] | Indoor air quality study identifies efficient upgrades for preventing the risk of COVID-19 in high-rise building. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Real Estate Trust Company: Building #1 [PDF] | Study evaluates energy use associated with HVAC improvements to improve indoor air quality and the risk of COVID-19. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Real Estate Trust Company: Building #2 [PDF] | Study evaluates energy use and feasibility of efficient HVAC upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Real Estate Trust Company: Building #3 [PDF] | Study evaluates the energy use of ventilation and monitoring equipment aimed at reducing the risk of COVID-19. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Manhattan Commercial Office Tenant [PDF] | Study assesses the energy use and feasibility of ceiling air scrubbers and UVGI for reducing the risk of COVID-19. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Rudin Management Company: 3 Times Square [PDF] | Study evaluates feasibility of energy efficiency package upgrades for outdoor air change and ventilation measures. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Rudin Management Company: 345 Park Ave [PDF] | Study assesses the energy efficiency of several ventilation and air handling upgrades aimed at reducing the risk of COVID-19. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Rudin Management Company: 80 Pine [PDF] | Study evaluates the feasibility and energy efficiency of multiple operational changes and technologies to improve air quality. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Westchester Commercial Office [PDF] | Study investigates the feasibility and efficiency of HVAC-related upgrades to prevent the risk of COVID-19 in commercial office. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | The Mark Hotel [PDF] | Study assess energy use and feasibility of HVAC-related upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 at NYC hotel. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Daylight Savings Company [PDF] | Company completes energy study to identify and implement operational improvements, reducing utility expenses by 12%. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Vornado Realty Trust: 350 Park Avenue [PDF] | Firm completes energy study to discover energy-saving opportunities amounting to $580,000 in annual cost savings. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Spotlight on Innovation: JB&B Consulting | Study aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a benchmarking platform that collects hourly occupancy data in NYC commercial buildings. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings, Innovative Market Strategies |
| Buildings & Businesses | 55 Water Street Corporation | On-site energy manager helps Manhattan's largest office building achieve 14.7% energy savings. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Savanna Fund | On-site energy manager helps implement efficiency upgrades across 13-building portfolio with a payback of fewer than three years. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | ATCO: 555 Fifth Avenue [PDF] | Company integrates real-time energy management solution to optimize building systems, resulting in $42,938 annual cost savings. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Edison Properties [PDF] | Self-storage company installs HVAC monitoring and control system to optimize energy use, resulting in $85,000 cost savings. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | Rudin Management [PDF] | Real-time energy management system delivers $5 million in energy savings across commercial portfolio. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses | SL Green [PDF] | Commercial office collects energy use data to quantify HVAC costs and inform system optimization for energy and cost savings. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Buildings & Businesses, Renewables & Transportation | GHP Office Realty [PDF] | Office building installs battery storage to more efficiently manage electricity loads and reduce utility costs. | Westchester | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings, Energy Storage |
| Buildings & Businesses, Renewables & Transportation | New Water Street Corporation [PDF] | 53-floor office building installs ice thermal storage system to reduce peak electric demand, resulting in $2.5 million in annual savings. | New York | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings, Energy Storage |
| Buildings & Businesses | Huron Real Estate Associates, LLC [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps firm develop energy management plan and implement a large portfolio of clean energy and efficiency projects. | Broome | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings, Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Clarkson University [PDF] | Pilot project uses real-time energy data and motivation workshops to encourage students to reduce campus energy and water use. | St. Lawrence | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lighting Research Center [PDF] | Pilot study investigates strategies to encourage employees at SUNY office building to reduce interior lighting during daylight hours. | Rensselaer | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | SUNY Plattsburgh and Ithaca College [PDF] | Pilot studies test effectiveness of using norms to influence students to turn off computer lab devices after use on two campuses. | Clinton, Tompkins | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Finger Lakes Community College [PDF] | Study evaluates the feasibility and efficiency of HVAC-related upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 on college campus. | Ontario | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | St. John Fisher College [PDF] | Study evaluates the feasibility and efficiency of HVAC-related upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 on college campus. | Monroe | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Daylight Savings Company [PDF] | University campus energy study identifies equipment controls and optimization solutions to reduce energy use by 10%. | Nassau, Suffolk | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Fordham University [PDF] | Geothermal feasibility study of a three-building campus indicates life cycle cost savings of $2.9 million. | Bronx | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Icahn School of Medicine [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps medical school reduce electricity and natural gas use by 15% and 42%, respectively. | New York | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Jefferson Community College [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps college campus achieve 14.8% annual energy savings via conservation upgrades and capital improvements. | Jefferson | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps 25-building art campus identify improvements to reduce electricity and natural gas use by 30% and 3%. | Oneida | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Wells College [PDF] | College uses real-time energy management to run campus equipment and systems more efficiently, resulting in $229,000 in annual savings. | Cayuga | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Cazenovia College [PDF] | College launches community engagement and sustainability projects to support climate action plan goals. | Madison | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Colgate University [PDF] | College achieves carbon neutrality, with 75% of heating and hot water provided by geothermal, solar thermal, and biomass. | Madison | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Cooper Union [PDF] | College engages students and staff in implementing more than 20 campus energy conservation upgrades to meet emissions reduction target. | New York | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Jefferson Community College | College implements energy efficiency upgrades and clean energy projects, meeting campus GHG emission reduction target five years early. | Jefferson | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Kingsborough Community College | College implements campus sustainability initiatives, including energy efficiency upgrades, water conservation, and clean transportation. | Kings | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | LaGuardia Community College [PDF] | College develops load shedding system to automatically respond to energy load increases and safely curtail power use. | Queens | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | Onondaga Community College [PDF] | College develops energy master plan to guide capital improvements and operational energy conservation upgrades. | Onondaga | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | St. John's University [PDF] | College executes energy master plan to meet Local Law 87 requirements and achieve 50% reduction in emission by 2030. | Queens | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | SUNY Empire State College [PDF] | College implements extensive retrocommissioning, building system optimization, and heat pump installation to reduce energy use. | Statewide | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | State University of New York at Purchase [PDF] | College achieves energy reduction through building management system and combined heat and power and energy storage demonstration project. | Westchester | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses | University of Rochester [PDF] | College PV system helps achieve 38.6% reduction in GHG emission and provide educational opportunities for students. | Monroe | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Businesses, Green Careers & Training | Weill Cornell Medicine [PDF] | College maintenance team creates peer trainings and learning lab to train staff on building management systems and other energy topics. | Albany, New York | Education - Colleges and Universities, Workforce Development |
| Buildings & Businesses | The Harley School [PDF] | Study assesses feasibility and efficiency of HVAC-related upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 in school facilities. | Monroe | Education - Pre-K-12 |
| Buildings & Businesses | Horace Mann School [PDF] | Study evaluates ventilation and HVAC upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 in school facilities. | New York | Education - Pre-K-12 |
| Buildings & Businesses | School District in Western NY [PDF] | Study examines HVAC, water system, and lighting improvements to reduce the risk of COVID-19 and save energy at school facilities. | Western NY | Education - Pre-K-12 |
| Buildings & Businesses | Williamsville Central School District [PDF] | Study assesses HVAC, lighting, and domestic water system improvements to reduce the risk of COVID-19 and save energy on school campus. | Erie | Education - Pre-K-12 |
| Buildings & Businesses | Ballston Spa Central School District [PDF] | On-site energy manager identifies efficiency upgrades and operational improvements, resulting in 11.2% annual energy savings. | Saratoga | Education - Pre-K-12 |
| Buildings & Businesses | Cardinal Hayes High School [PDF] | High school uses real-time energy management to identify and implement energy efficiency upgrades, resulting in $92,784 annual cost savings. | Bronx | Education - Pre-K-12 |
| Buildings & Businesses, Green Careers & Training | CUNY Building Performance Lab [PDF] | CUNY develops customized training and coaching on building automation systems for school districts in Upstate New York. | New York | Education - Pre-K-12, Workforce Development |
| Buildings & Businesses, Green Careers & Training | NYS Public Schools [PDF] | School facilities staff participate in Building Operator Certification trainings on HVAC systems, air quality, and other energy management topics. | Statewide | Education - Pre-K-12, Workforce Development |
| Buildings & Businesses | Lifetime Assistance, Inc. [PDF] | Energy studies identified energy efficiency upgrades at nonprofit facilities which reduced electricity and natural gas use by 35% and 39%, respectively. | Monroe | Healthcare |
| Buildings & Businesses | Albany Medical Center | On-site energy manager helps medical center achieve $640,000 in annual cost savings through efficiency upgrades and community solar. | Albany | Healthcare |
| Buildings & Businesses | Mount Sinai Hospital | On-site energy manager helps hospital reduce energy consumption by 10%, resulting in energy cost savings exceeding $1.5 million. | New York | Healthcare |
| Buildings & Businesses | NYU Langone Medical Center [PDF] | Medical center uses real-time energy management to develop an actionable and measurable plan for energy reduction and cost savings. | New York | Healthcare |
| Buildings & Businesses | Fresenius Kabi | On-site energy manager helps manufacturer identify and implement energy conservation upgrades to reduce annual energy use by 4%. | Erie | Healthcare, Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses, Green Careers & Training | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Healthcare center partners with CUNY and the Refrigeration Institute to develop facility staff training curriculum and apprenticeship program to prepare new hires without experience for plant operations. | New York | Healthcare, Workforce Development |
| Buildings & Businesses | Museum of Modern Art: Main Campus [PDF] | Study evaluates the efficiency and feasibility of HVAC-related upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 in an art museum. | New York | Public Institution |
| Buildings & Businesses | Museum of Modern Art: Queens Campus [PDF] | Study assesses the efficiency and feasibility of HVAC-related upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 in an art museum. | Queens | Public Institution |
| Buildings & Businesses | Rochester Museum & Science Center: Genesee Community Charter School [PDF] | Study examines the efficiency and feasibility of HVAC-related upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 in a school facility. | Monroe | Public Institution |
| Buildings & Businesses | Rochester Museum and Science Center: Science Museum [PDF] | Study evaluates the efficiency and feasibility of HVAC-related upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 in a science museum. | Monroe | Public Institution |
| Buildings & Businesses | Rochester Museum and Science Center: Strasenburgh Planetarium [PDF] | Study assesses the efficiency and feasibility of HVAC-related upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 in a planetarium. | Monroe | Public Institution |
| Buildings & Businesses | Webster Ice Arena [PDF] | Study examines the efficiency and feasibility of HVAC-related upgrades aimed at preventing the risk of COVID-19 in an indoor ice rink. | Monroe | Public Institution |
| Buildings & Businesses | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps performing arts center implement efficiency upgrades and reduce annual energy costs by $43,900 | New York | Public Institution |
| Buildings & Businesses | Steinway & Sons [PDF] | Manufacturer installs solar thermal and closed-loop dust collection system, improving productivity and lowering energy costs. | Queens | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Four Seasons Natural Foods [PDF] | Health food store uses real-time energy management to optimize building systems for energy savings and comfort. | Saratoga | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | 3M Company [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps manufacturer identify and implement efficiency improvements, resulting in 2.2% energy savings. | Erie | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Beech-Nut [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps food manufacturer implement energy efficiency upgrades, resulting in a simple payback of 1.4 years. | Montgomery | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Berry Global Group, Inc. [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps manufacturer develop utility tracking and monitoring system to assess impact of efficiency improvements. | Wayne | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Calspan [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps tech company achieve 2% reduction in annual energy consumption and leverage incentive programs. | Erie | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Corning: Erin Plant, IDM Plant, STL Warehouse [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps company integrate energy management into business practices and achieve significant energy savings. | Steuben | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Corning: Diesel Plant [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps company decrease energy use per unit of production by 10% for electricity and 9% for natural gas. | Steuben | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | General Electric Research Center [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps research center implement system optimization and energy conservation upgrades. | Schenectady | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Greenpac Mill | On-site energy manager helps manufacturer evaluate and implement energy efficiency projects, resulting in deep energy savings. | Niagara | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Gutchess Lumber [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps lumber business implement efficiency improvements and clean energy projects while leveraging incentives. | Cortland | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Hollingsworth & Vose | On-site energy manager helps manufacturer implement efficiency improvements, resulting in 10% electric and 6.5% fuel savings. | Washington | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | IBM Armonk [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps tech firm implement control system improvements and efficiency upgrades toward savings target of 2.5%. | Westchester | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | IBM Poughkeepsie [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps tech firm exceed energy savings goal of 4% with facility upgrades and building system optimization. | Dutchess | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | IBM Yorktown Heights | On-site energy manager helps research center implement a mix of capital investments and no-cost improvements to achieve 3.1% energy savings. | Westchester | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Kyndryl (formally IBM) [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps data center develop energy manager plan and implement equipment upgrades and building system optimization. | Orange | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Lydall, Inc. [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps manufacturing plants reduce energy use by 17%, saving $360,000 annually. | Oswego, Lewis, Rensselaer | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Pactiv Corporation [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps foodservice manufacturer implement energy efficiency projects and share lessons across plant location. | Ontario | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Recycled Energy Development, LLC (RED- Rochester) [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps district energy supplier identify more than 100 energy efficiency projects toward goal of 3.5% energy reduction. | Monroe | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Xerox [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps tech company conduct a campus energy study to identify efficiency projects and set an energy reduction goal of 6%. | Monroe | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Camso | On-site energy manager helps manufacturer evaluate and implement energy efficiency projects, resulting in deep energy savings. | Clinton | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Garlock | Manufacturer identifies energy-saving projects and aligns energy efficiency with business practices through strategic energy management program. | Wayne | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Potters Industries [PDF] | Glass manufacturer trains employees through strategic energy management program to integrate efficiency in building maintenance and operations. | St. Lawrence | Industrial |
| Buildings & Businesses | Yonkers Honda Service Center | Car dealership installs a real-time energy management system to gain insight on efficiency upgrades and optimize energy use, resulting in $20,000 in annual savings. | Westchester | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Houses & Apartments | Educating Homeowners about Energy Efficiency [PDF] | Pilot study evaluates whether households that received energy education were more likely to invest in home energy retrofits identified by an assessment. | Tompkins | Residential |
| Houses & Apartments | John Farruggia | BPI-certified technician oversees his own residential cold-climate air source heat pump installation. | Herkimer | Residential |
| Houses & Apartments | Inspiring Customers to Choose Clean Energy [PDF] | Pilot study tests whether customers are more likely to purchase clean energy if presented with fewer options. | Statewide | Residential |
| Houses & Apartments | Brockport Research Institute [PDF] | Pilot investigates strategies to encourage co-op and condo boards in NYC to install LEDs in building common areas. | New York | Multifamily |
| Houses & Apartments | HES Properties I- Siano Building [PDF] | Revitalized mixed-used building installs geothermal heat pump system for space and water heating. | Erie | Multifamily |
| Houses & Apartments, Buildings & Businesses | Spotlight on Innovation - Steven Winter Associates | Pilot project explores the viability of partial electrificated paired with demand response in medium-sized multifamily buildings. | Statewide | Multifamily, Innovative Market Strategies |
| Houses & Apartments | Annal Management Co, Ltd. [PDF] | Firm installs real-time energy management systems across multifamily portfolio, resulting in $41,575 annual cost savings from identified equipment upgrades and system improvements. | Bronx | Multifamily |
| Houses & Apartments | 135 Broadway, Saranac Lake [PDF] | Downtown mixed-used building reduces energy use by 27% with efficiency improvements and heating system upgrades. | Franklin | Multifamily |
| Houses & Apartments | The Camelot [PDF] | Multifamily building reduces energy use by 15% with installation of efficient heating and cooling and hot water systems. | Queens | Multifamily |
| Houses & Apartments | Carnegie House [PDF] | Multifamily building integrates new building management system, LED lighting, and upgraded HVAC system for deep energy savings | New York | Multifamily |
| Houses & Apartments | International Tailoring Co. Building | 13-story co-op building installs heat pumps and smart thermostats, reducing emissions by around 80% and supporting Local Law 97 compliance. | New York | Multifamily |
| Houses & Apartments, Green Careers & Training | Prestige Management | Customized training prepares building operators for developing energy master plans and integrating energy efficiency in building system maintenance and processes. | New York | Multifamily, Workforce Development |
| Houses & Apartments | Albany Housing Authority [PDF] | Study investigates strategies to encourage low-income residents in duplex apartments to use programmed thermostats to save energy. | Albany | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Amalgamated Housing Cooperative | Co-op building installs heat pumps systems, solar PV, electric appliances, control systems, and heat recovery systems as part of low-carbon retrofit. | Bronx | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | L+M Development Partners | Affordable housing development receives major building envelope upgrades and complete electrification of one building's HVAC systems and appliances. | New York | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Paths Development LLC | Affordable multifamily buildings install centralized heat pump system, envelope improvements, and energy recovery ventilation as part of low-carbon retrofit. | Westchester | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments, Buildings & Businesses | Spotlight on Innovation- Bright Power | Study aims to create database of building energy performance to inform the development of underwriting standards for low-carbon multifamily buildings. | Statewide | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income, Innovative Market Strategies |
| Houses & Apartments, Buildings & Businesses | Spotlight on Innovation- Enervee | Digital marketplace aims to improve consumer access to energy-efficient, money-saving products while incorporating available financing and rebates. | Statewide | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income, Residential - Low and Moderate Income, Innovative Market Strategies |
| Houses & Apartments, Buildings & Businesses | Spotlight on Innovation- Sustainable Finger Lakes | Pilot study aims to learn about and address the split incentive barriers to installing heat pumps in 1-4-unit rental housing. | Tompkins | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income, Innovative Market Strategies |
| Houses & Apartments | Selfhelp Community Services [PDF] | Community service organization installs real-time energy management, improving comfort and reducing utility consumption by 4%. | New York | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments, Financial Solutions | Riseboro Community Partnership & United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg [PDF] | Predevelopment lending supports construction of 140-unit, all-electric, multifamily building with onsite solar and Passive House design. | Kings | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income, Financial Solutions, Green Bank |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: 2050 Grand Concourse | 13-story multifamily building showcases all-electric design with onsite solar, heat pumps, and high-performance insulation. | Bronx | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: 425 Grand Concourse | Mixed-use building showcases energy efficient, all-electric design with induction stoves, heat pumps, and heat recovery systems. | Bronx | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: Bushwick Alliance [PDF] | All-electric, net-zero multifamily building delivers affordable rental housing based on community input on formerly vacant lots in Brooklyn. | Kings | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: Engine 16 [PDF] | Adaptive reuse project converts former fire station to all-electric, mixed-used building with onsite solar and Passive House Institute certification. | New York | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: La Central Building C [PDF] | Mixed-used affordable multifamily building employs all-electric, Passive House design with LEED Gold certification. | Bronx | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: North Miller Passive House [PDF] | Three-unit townhouse receives all-electric, Passive House retrofit with onsite solar and smart building technologies. | Orange | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: Solara [PDF] | New apartment complex showcases an all-electric, net-zero design with air source heat pumps, solar thermal water heating, and onsite solar. | Schenectady | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: St. Marks Passive House | 10-unit infill project showcases an all-electric, net-zero design while incorporating historic architecture to match neighborhood character. | Kings | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: Street Smart: 369 Manhattan Ave. [PDF] | Multifamily Passive House project achieves carbon neutral performance via heat pumps, energy recovery ventilation, efficient appliances, and on-site solar. | Kings | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: Village Grove | Affordable multifamily building incorporates all-electric, Passive House design with ground source heat pumps. | Tompkins | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: Westgate Apartments [PDF] | All-electric apartment building utilizes heat pumps, energy recovery ventilation, solar PV, and high-performance envelope. | Monroe | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Buildings of Excellence: Zero Place [PDF] | All-electric, mixed-use building achieves carbon neutral design via onsite solar, ground source heat pumps, efficient appliances, and energy recovery ventilation. | Ulster | Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Houses & Apartments | Net Zero Village | Market-rate apartment complex includes solar carports, solar thermal arrays, heat pumps, and control systems to achieve net-zero energy. | Schenectady | Multifamily |
| Houses & Apartments | Greenhill Contracting | Net-zero home includes air-tight construction, energy recovery ventilation, ground source heat pump, efficient appliances, and mounted solar. | Ulster | Residential |
| Houses & Apartments | Further, Inc. R-951 Residence | Condo achieves Passive House and Net Zero certification, with rooftop solar generating sufficient electricity to meet all three units' consumption. | Kings | Multifamily |
| Houses & Apartments | Natale Builders | Single-family home achieves net-zero energy performance with onsite solar, ground source heat pump, and all-electric appliances. | Erie | Residential |
| Houses & Apartments | Paul and Joanne Coons- Historic Gut Rehab | Historic home integrates spray foam insulation, heat pump system, heat recovery ventilator, and efficient appliances for net zero restoration. | Saratoga | Residential |
| Renewables & Transportation | NineDot Energy | A three-megawatt battery system with remote crediting in the Bronx serves as a replicable model for integrating community-scale energy storage in urban areas. | Bronx | Energy Storage |
| Renewables & Transportation | Clear-Vu Lighting [PDF] | New lighting product is designed, developed, and tested in New York City's subway tunnels. | New York | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | VPSI [PDF] | Pilot study evaluates employer willingness to support vanpool activities and services for their employees. | Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | Urban Electric Power and Ecolectro [PDF] | Energy storage companies develop and bring new, cost-effective battery and storage products to commercialization with NYSERDA support. | Rockland, Tompkins | Energy Storage |
| Renewables & Transportation, Houses & Apartments | L+M Development Partners- Marcus Garvey Apartments [PDF] | Affordable multifamily building installs battery storage microgrid with solar PV and fuel cell system, providing energy savings and resilience. | Kings | Energy Storage, Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income |
| Renewables & Transportation | Central Hudson's Grid Modernization Investments [PDF] | Study explores the key benefits from utility's grid modernization improvements, including grid reliability, emission reduction, and economic cost savings. | Hudson Valley | Grid Modernization |
| Renewables & Transportation | Hunter Truck/Page Trucking | Trucking companies discuss their experience operating electric semi-trucks and leveraging funding through the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program to purchase EV trucks. | Cayuga, Erie | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | Beam Charging Stations [PDF] | Company installs Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations in parking garages around New York City. | New York | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | Price Chopper Charging Stations [PDF] | Supermarket chain installs Level 2 charging stations at multiple store locations. | Capital Region, North Country | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | Albany Holiday Inn Express [PDF] | Hotel installs two electric vehicle charging stations for guests and public use. | Albany | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | Windham Mountain Ski Resort [PDF] | Ski resort installs and manages a dual-port Level 2 electric vehicle charging station. | Greene | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | RIT Charging Stations [PDF] | College installs two dual-port Level 2 charging stations for student and staff use. | Monroe | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus [PDF] | Medical campus installs 21 Level 2 charging stations at four parking locations for public and staff use. | Erie | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | LIRR Huntington Station [PDF] | Parking garage at Long Island Railroad station receives five Level 2 charging stations for public use. | Nassau | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | Frito-Lay [PDF] | Company installs 35 Level 2 charging stations at distributions centers across New York to support deployment of electric delivery trucks. | Albany, Bronx, Erie, Monroe, and Ulster | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | General Electric Global Research Headquarters [PDF] | Company installs five Level 2 charging stations for employee and visitor use. | Schenectady | Clean Transportation |
| Renewables & Transportation | Albanese Organization and Partners [PDF] | Multifamily properties partner to install several Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations with third-party service providers. | New York | Clean Transportation |
| Green Careers & Training | Andromeda Community Initiative | Nonprofit uses "whole building approach" to train and certify individuals from underserved communities to become entry-level construction workers with green skills. | Queens | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | BlocPower, LLC [PDF] | Climate tech startup creates jobs for underemployed workers from vulnerable population who graduate from green jobs training programs. | Kings | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | Bonded Energy Solutions [PDF] | HVAC company onboards five employees with NYSERDA support for on-the-job training in heat pump system design and building systems. | Nassau | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | District Council 37 Public Employee Union [PDF] | Union offers building systems and energy efficiency training to employees of New York City agencies, with prioritization for employees from Disadvantaged Communities. | New York | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | EME Consulting Engineering and Architectural Group, Kinetic Communities Consulting, and True Building Performance [PDF] | Energy service companies offer on-the-job training to onboard new staff with non-traditional backgrounds and prepare them for clean energy careers. | Albany, New York | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | Fred F. Collis & Sons [PDF] | HVAC contractor offers on-the-job training to prepare new staff for installing clean heating and cooling systems and insulation. | Oneida | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training, Houses & Apartments | 32BJ Training Fund and Time Equities, Inc. [PDF] | Facilities team participates in customized, three-week training series on building operations and maintenance topics. | New York | Workforce Development, Multifamily |
| Green Careers & Training | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and New York State Labor Management Committee | Trainings in energy storage, microgrids, and advanced lighting controls help prepare electrical workers for clean energy careers across New York State. | Statewide | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | Pvillion [PDF] | Technology company hires interns and prepares full-time employees with on-the-job training on smart grid and solar electric technology. | Kings | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | Sologistics [PDF] | Clean energy company grows workforce and prepares new hires with on-the-job training support from NYSERDA. | New York | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | Steven Winter Associates - SUNY New Paltz | University and clean energy firm partner to develop a suite of virtual trainings related to net zero energy buildings. | Ulster | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | SUNY Ulster | College pre-apprenticeship program develops and delivers technical training, education, and hands-on experiences in cleantech to traditional and non-traditional learners. | Ulster | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | Willdan [PDF] | Energy services firm develops a training program for energy auditors with a holistic approach of classroom and hands-on learning. | Kings | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | Iron Workers Offshore Wind Training Program | Local unions develop offshore wind training program to prepare workers for clean energy careers. | Queens | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | Viking Management Ltd. and Ranger Management LLC |
Property management firm partners with energy consultants to deliver site-based training on Strategic Energy Management (SEM) for maintenance and facilities staff. |
New York | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training | Clinton Hill Cooperative | NYC co-op operations and maintenance staff participate in customized training program to use new energy efficiency tools and equipment effectively. |
Kings | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training |
SL Green Realty Corp | NYC’s largest commercial landlord uses digital platform for immersive building staff training that’s tailored to the company’s needs, equipment, and facilities. | New York | Workforce Development |
| Green Careers & Training, Renewables & Transportation | The Laborers’ International Union of North America | Union develops comprehensive classroom and on-the-job training program for ground-mounted solar installation, serving more than 100 trainees. | Capital Region, Hudson Valley | Workforce Development, Renewables and Transportation |
| Financial Solutions | BQ Energy [PDF] | Study aims to identify the impact of NY Green Bank transactions and financing for a portfolio of commercial/industrial solar projects on brownfield sites. | Statewide | Green Bank |
| Financial Solutions | Mosaic, Inc. [PDF] | Study assesses the impact of NY Green Bank participating in a warehouse credit facility for financing residential solar projects. | Statewide | Green Bank |
| Financial Solutions | Bank of America Merrill Lynch [PDF] | Study evaluates NY Green Bank's participation in two financings of energy efficient projects in institutional and government facilities. | Bronx, Suffolk | Green Bank |
| Buildings & Business, Climate Tech Innovation | Innovation Invites Collaboration | Four collaborative projects address the State’s multifamily building stock. They showcase new ways that NYSERDA funding supports New York State innovation, manufacturing, and clean energy solutions accommodating large buildings with compact living spaces. | Statewide | Multifamily, Multifamily - Low- and Moderate-Income, Climate Tech Innovation |
| Climate Tech Innovation | Innovation Impact Stories | NYSERDA supports the growth of cleantech businesses, from concept to commercialization, and across a variety of clean energy sectors. | Statewide | Climate Tech Innovation |
| Buildings & Business, Community Solutions | Village of Albion Water Treatment Plant [PDF] | Energy study of municipal water treatment plant evaluates the feasibility and emissions impact of replacing oil-burn boilers with biomass boilers. | Monroe | Public Institution |
| Buildings & Business | University at Buffalo [PDF] | College campus develops renewable energy power purchase agreement and experiential learning opportunities to prepare the next generation of clean energy leaders. | Erie | Education - Colleges and Universities |
| Buildings & Business |
Huron Real Estate Associate, LLC [PDF] | On-site energy manager helps commercial campus implement 22 energy-saving projects, including cooling tower optimization, steam trap repair, and LED retrofits. | Broome | Commercial Real Estate and Office Buildings |
| Climate Tech Innovation, Renewables & Transportation |
NYSERDA Innovation and Technology Energy Storage Case Study [PDF] | Companies develop more cost-effective energy storage solutions and work toward product commercialization with NYSERDA support. | Statewide | Energy Storage, Climate Tech Innovation |
| Houses & Apartments | Sherman Terrace Co-Op | NYC housing co-op achieves energy savings and emissions reduction with real-time energy management system and boiler controls. | Bronx | Multifamily |
| Buildings & Businesses, Climate Tech Innovation, Financial Solutions | Spotlight on Innovation-Tallarna | Firm develops a subscription-style model to improve access to financing for low- to moderate-income multifamily buildings to complete decarbonization retrofits. | Statewide | Multifamily, Innovative Market Strategies, Residential - Low and Moderate Income |