Comprehensive Incentive Structure

Featuring both greater incentives and dramatically improved energy efficiency, the comprehensive plan provides whole building retrofit projects with up to a $1,200 per dwelling unit.

Comprehensive project incentives are provided on a dollar per dwelling unit basis, with two tiers of incentives based on a project’s total points. The higher the tier, the higher the incentive amount per dwelling unit. The points range from 5 to 50 and have been assigned to each measure category in the table below.

POINTS PER MEASURE

40 Points Per Measure

(High Value EE)		 30 Points Per Measure

(High-Medium Value)		 20 Points Per Measure

(Medium Value EE)		 10 Points Per Measure

(Light-Medium Value EE)		 5 Points

(Light Touch EE)
  • Windows replacement
  • Insulation (roof / wall)
  • Boiler replacement
  • Water heater replacements
  • Central cooling
  • Elevators
  • Ventilation such as energy recovery ventilators
  • Air sealing
  • Steam traps
  • HVAC electric controls (BMS, thermostats)
  • Motors and drives
  • Energy management system (EMS)
  • Hot water and steam pipe insulation
  • Boiler clean & tune
  • Common area lighting
  • In-unit direct install
  • In-unit direct install measures such as faucet aerators, showerheads, LEDs
  • Appliances (stoves, refrigerators, washer / dryers, dishwashers)
  • Orifice plates
  • Thermostatic Radiator Valves (TRVs)

 

Any project that accumulates 100 or more total points qualifies as a comprehensive project.

EXAMPLE COMPREHENSIVE SCOPES

Proposed LMI-Multifamily Comprehensive Pathway Incentive
Tier Minimum Points Downstate Incentive ($/Dwelling Unit) Upstate Incentive ($/Dwelling Unit)
1 100 $1,500 $900
2 150 $2,000 $1,200

 

Tier 1

Project Scope Points Achieved
Insulation (roof) 40
Water heater replacement 30
Heating pipe insulation 10
Air sealing (doors) 10
Common area lighting 5
In-unit direct install (LEDs) 5
Total 100

 

Tier 2

Project Scope Points Achieved
Insulation (roof) 40
Boiler replacement 40
Window replacement 40
Air sealing (doors) 10
Heating pipe insulation 10
Steam traps 10
Appliances (refrigerators) 5
Common area lighting 5
Total 160