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Combined Heat and Power Partnership

FlexTech Program

Date Last Updated11/16/2012
Incentive TypeGrant
State/FederalNY
Incentive Administrator/Contact OfficeNYSERDA
Incentive Initiation Date12/15/2009
Incentive Expiration Date12/31/2015
Incentive Size and Funding SourceThe FlexTech program helps identify and encourage the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency, technical evaluations, process improvement analysis, energy master plans, retro-commissioning and development of CHP projects. Cost-sharing incentives are available to eligible participants who undertake CHP Project studies. For eligible CHP studies, NYSERDA will cost-share up to $1,000,000.
Eligible RecipientEligible applicants include: New York State industrial and commercial facilities, state and local governments, not-for-profit and private institutions, public and private K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and health care facilities. Facilities must pay into the electric or gas System Benefits Charge (SBC).
Eligible FuelNatural Gas
Eligible Project Size (MW)<50 MW
Minimum Efficiency Required (%)>60%
Other Selected Eligibility CriteriaCHP studies must investigate the site-specific technical and economic feasibility of installing gas-fired CHP. All scopes of work must identify the specific uses for the recovered heat. Proposals seeking assistance with evaluating CHP systems for which less than 75% of the electricity generated would be used on-site are not eligible for funding.
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