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Wendel helps organizations reduce energy costs and advance clean energy projects through NYSERDA’s FlexTech program, offering 50% cost-shared technical assistance. We provide Clean Energy Master Plans and expert guidance on energy efficiency, electrification, fleet upgrades, and renewable technologies. Our services help clients comply with New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act while minimizing upfront costs and effort.
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On July 18, 2019, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) was signed into law. New York State’s Climate Act is among the most ambitious climate laws in the world and requires New York to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 and no less than 85 percent by 2050 from 1990 levels. The law creates a Climate Action Council charged with developing a scoping plan of recommendations to meet these targets and place New York on a path toward carbon neutrality.
We understand that energy can be a significant part of the cost to run your business, but these costs can be managed if you work with a FlexTech Consultant to identify opportunities to reduce energy use. If you need technical assistance in advancing your climate action initiatives we can help you obtain a 50% cost shared grant through our FlexTech term contract with NYSERDA.
FlexTech offers a wide range of cost-shared technical services to help you and your team make cost effective clean energy decisions. Leverage these services at a reduced cost and prioritize energy efficiency into future capital planning projects. NYSERDA will provide a 50% cost-shared grant for FlexTech studies. For select technical services, up to $500,000 is available for P-12 School District, College and University, and State and Local Government building owners.
The FlexTech Program helps you determine whether a clean energy project is right for your facility. You’ll discover ways to lower your energy bills, understand the potential payback on energy-related upgrades, and develop a capital plan that integrates clean energy strategies for long-term savings.
Working with a NYSERDA-approved FlexTech Consultant reduces your up-front financial commitment, as NYSERDA covers its cost-share directly with the consultant. Consultants also handle the program application for you, making it easy to take advantage of these valuable technical services with minimal effort.
New York State’s Climate Action legislation, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, has gotten a lot of attention in recent months from NYS facility owners. The 22-member Council released a DRAFT Scoping Plan on December 31, 2021, that outlines several technical areas in which New Yorkers can contribute to reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions. Most facility and vehicle fleet operators are not aware of the legislation and not sure what feasible options exist to become compliant with the policy’s objectives.
State Agencies, Transit Agencies, and Colleges and Universities have become early adopters of Clean Energy alternatives, to reduce carbon emissions. Wendel has been assisting several facility owners with technical services to evaluate feasible options, design upgrades, and implement new technologies. This experience can be leveraged to assist you with your individual Climate Action Plan. Wendel has completed and is currently working on several Clean Energy Master Plans for a variety of facility and fleet owners. These studies often include a variety of technology evaluations, such as: building energy benchmarking, energy efficiency analysis, building electrification, heat pump and heat recovery chiller applications, electric demand management and resiliency, energy submetering, light, heavy duty and transit fleets, and renewable energy technologies.
In New York State, our CEMP projects are being funded by a 50% cost-shared grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Our multi-year term contract with NYSERDA allows our client to receive this 50% grant right at project initiation, without the need for cost reimbursement.
If you need technical assistance with your Climate Action Plan, or are wondering what technologies and options are feasible in your facilities, please contact Keith Krug, CEM at kkrug@wendelcompanies.com or call 877-293-6335. We can develop a custom Clean Energy Master Plan Study scope for you, to assist you with a roadmap to GHG reductions in compliance with CLCPA goals.