The 4 doors in for electricians
Partner with participating HVAC installers (no enrollment), enroll as a Participating Contractor, EmPower+ panel & wiring work, and the Appliance Upgrade Program. Two of the four need zero heat pump experience.
ELECTRIFY NEW YORK — A BODHI PROGRAM FOR NYS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
New York State Is Paying Your Customers $7,000–$12,000 to Electrify. Electrical Contractors Who Explain the Rebate Win the Job.
The free NYS Clean Heat Guide for Electrical Contractors shows you exactly how to enroll, run the paperwork, and get paid on NYS heat pump rebates, EmPower+ panel upgrades (up to $4,000), and wiring rebates (up to $2,500) — anywhere in New York State, even if you've never touched the program before.
How much is the NYS Clean Heat rebate in New York State?
For a whole-home air-source heat pump in a single-family home, NYS Clean Heat pays $7,000 at the standard rate from every participating utility, and $12,000 in the Weatherized Tier from Central Hudson, NYSEG, RG&E, National Grid, and Orange & Rockland ($10,000 from Con Edison). Rates took effect September 1, 2026. Ground-source heat pumps pay more, and Long Island's separate PSEG program pays $4,000–$7,500 by income.
Can electrical contractors get NYS energy rebates?
Yes — four ways. Electrical contractors can (1) do the panel, circuit, and service work on heat pump jobs run by participating HVAC installers, with no enrollment needed; (2) enroll as NYS Clean Heat Participating Contractors and submit incentive applications themselves; (3) claim NYSERDA EmPower+ incentives for panel upgrades (up to $4,000–$5,000) and wiring upgrades (up to $2,500) on income-qualified homes; and (4) enroll in NYSERDA's Appliance Upgrade Program, which pays for panel and wiring work tied to appliance installs.
Who runs the NYS Clean Heat program?
NYS Clean Heat is a statewide New York program administered by the state's electric utilities with NYSERDA. Contractors enroll once through the statewide portal at cleanheat.ny.gov/contractors, with a participation agreement for each utility territory where they work. The program is administered on the utilities' behalf by ICF (help desk: nyscleanheat@icf.com, 844-212-7823).
Statewide: Every NYS Region, Every Participating Electric Utility
Clean Heat follows the electric utility, not the county line. Wherever your trucks run in New York State, there is a participating utility and a rebate your customers are leaving on the table.
| Utility | Regions served | Whole-home heat pump (standard / Weatherized Tier) |
|---|---|---|
| Central Hudson | Hudson Valley — Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Greene, Columbia | $7,000 / $12,000 |
| NYSEG | Southern Tier, Finger Lakes, parts of the Hudson Valley & Capital Region | $7,000 / $12,000 |
| RG&E | Rochester area | $7,000 / $12,000 |
| National Grid | Capital Region, Central NY, Western NY | $7,000 / $12,000 |
| Orange & Rockland | Rockland, Orange & Sullivan Counties | $7,000 / $12,000 |
| Con Edison | New York City & Westchester | $7,000 / $10,000 |
| PSEG Long Island | Long Island (separate Home Comfort program) | $4,000–$7,500 by income |
Single-family, whole-home air-source heat pump replacing existing heating, as of Sept 1, 2026. Amounts vary by project category and disadvantaged-community status — the free guide shows you where to confirm your exact number before you quote a job.
What's inside the free guide
Real excerpts from the 7-page guide — the full checklists and step-by-steps are in the download.
Enrollment, step by step
Agreement per utility territory + application + W-9 + license + insurance certificate, submitted through the statewide portal. Approved per territory AND per contractor type — the guide lists exactly what to upload.
One job, start to paid
Identify the customer's electric utility → Manual J load calculation → NEEP-listed equipment → pick the tier → photograph everything before and after → submit in the portal → get paid. 12 steps, in order.
The mistakes that bounce applications
Equipment not on the NEEP list. A load calc that doesn't match the install. Enrolled in the wrong territory. Missing before-photos. The guide covers all six — so your first application isn't one of them.
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The rebate is only half the job
Homeowners across NYS ask Google and ChatGPT 'how much is the heat pump rebate near me' every night — and call the contractor whose website explains the money. Bodhi's Electrify program builds that for you: rebate pages for your utility territory, AI search visibility so ChatGPT names you, and follow-up that answers every lead in under a minute. $150 to start, from $349/month, month-to-month. One booked heat pump job pays for a year of it.
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One electrical contractor per utility territory
I'm onboarding founding Electrify clients territory by territory — and I won't run this system for two competing electrical contractors in the same utility territory. When your territory is taken, it's taken.
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NYS Clean Heat questions, answered
Yes. Enter your business name and email and it's emailed to you instantly — plus you can open it right here on the thank-you screen. No call required, no card, no catch.
Yes. Panel upgrades, service upgrades, circuits, and wiring are electrical work, and the state pays for them through Clean Heat projects, EmPower+, and the Appliance Upgrade Program. The guide's Part 2 maps all four entry points, including the two that need no heat pump work at all.
No — only the territories where you actually submit applications. Enrollment is one portal, one application, with a participation agreement per territory.
The paperwork itself is a single sitting if your license, W-9, and insurance certificate are ready. Approval comes back per utility by email. The guide's checklist (Part 7) lists every document so you only sit down once.
Amounts are set by the utilities and NYSERDA and do get updated — that's why the guide links the official Contractor Toolkit (cleanheat.ny.gov/contractors) and tells you to confirm your job's exact category amount in the current Program Manual before quoting.
We build the marketing system that turns these rebates into booked jobs for your company: rebate pages, Google and AI search visibility, and instant lead follow-up. The guide teaches the program paperwork; the free 15-minute audit maps what it would look like for your business.