How to get money for heat pumps in New York

The state of New York wants more heat pump installations, so they created the NY Clean Heat Program. NY Clean Heat pays qualified contractors for every heat pump installation that meets their standards.

To participate in the program, you need to become an approved contractor. Here’s a link to the application. Here’s what they will ask for on your application:

• Documentation of approved contractor training
  • Training for air-to-Water heat pump installations:
    • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Section 608 Technician Certification that is appropriate for the size of the system the installer will install
    • AWHP Manufacturer-sponsored Installation Training Certificate (or comparable, including Heatspring’s Application of Air-to-Water Heat Pumps course or Heatspring’s Heat Pump System Design & Installation course
    • Attestation that the installer holds, or will hold, all necessary plumbing licenses for their installation locations
  • Training for ground source heat pump installations contractors
    • A copy of a current (and in good standing) International Ground-Source Heat Pump Association (“IGSHPA”) accredited installer certificate 
• Participating Contractor Agreement 
• NYS Participating Contractor Application 
• IRS Form W-9 
• Contractor License 
• A certificate of insurance satisfying the requirements outlined in each of the Designated Utilities’ Contractor Participation Agreement 

How much money?

If you’re approved as a participating contractor, here’s how much money you will get for qualifying heat pump installations:

For the right companies, a big opportunity

Maine has had success with their heat pump incentive programs. If New York has anywhere close to that level of per-capita success, this is a huge opportunity for New York contractors to do a lot of good and make a lot of money. There’s enough paperwork involved to deter smaller companies, which could make it easier for medium and large companies to win new business.

If we can help in any way, please get in touch. Especially if your company is scaling up and needs to implement a low-cost training program for onboarding and upskilling employees. That’s what HeatSpring for Teams is for.