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Utilizing New York State Energy Study Funding

Utilizing New York State Energy Study Funding
Utilizing New York State Energy Study Funding

POSTED 02-05-2025

Your organization may be faced with rising energy costs and questions about technologies and strategies that can be incorporated into an energy and capital plan to reduce greenhouse gases. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) offers funding through the Flexible Technical Assistance (FlexTech) Program, which shares the cost of producing an objective, site-specific study on how best to implement energy efficiency measures, clean energy technologies, or renewable energy systems.  FlexTech studies can target specific energy systems and/or be comprehensive energy master plans with a path to reducing energy costs and carbon emissions.

Who can benefit?

Commercial, industrial, and institutional facility owners are eligible for 50% to 75% cost-shared grants, while P-12 schools are eligible for 75% to 100% grant funding. Program customers include Colleges and Universities, Local and State Governments, P-12 Public Schools, Healthcare Organizations, and Industrial Companies.

What services are we able to provide under this funding assistance Program?

Wendel has the experience and expertise to provide the following services as part of a NYSERDA FlexTech project.

  • Targeted or comprehensive energy efficiency evaluations of lighting, HVAC systems and equipment, building controls, domestic water, building envelope, and water and wastewater treatment processes
  • Targeted or comprehensive retro-commissioning of energy systems
  • Clean heating and cooling study of air source and ground source heat pumps, variable refrigerant flow, geothermal systems, thermal energy networks and solar heating and cooling
  • Energy master plans, electrification strategies, decarbonization plans, and net-zero roadmaps.
  • Investigation of renewable energy technologies
  • School bus fleet electrification plans

Wendel’s FlexTech Consultant Status

Wendel was competitively selected by NYSERDA for a term contract to provide professional technical services to NYSERDA Program customers. Our term contract allows NYSERDA’s grant funding to flow directly to us, thus reducing your upfront out-of-pocket cost to only the local cost share. Wendel is one of the longest-standing NYSERDA FlexTech consultants, dating back to 1996.

How can we help?

By working with Wendel, you can reduce your costs by receiving objective recommendations from a knowledgeable consultant with unique implementation and construction management experience. A NYSERDA FlexTech Study will provide you with independent analysis and recommendations on energy savings and decarbonization strategies for selecting feasible technologies. Our study economic analysis will incorporate key performance indicators and provide you with critical financial metrics and a lifecycle cost analysis to make informed investment decisions.

Learn more about our Energy Efficiency services.

Learn more about NYSERDA’s FlexTech program.