Heat Pumps for HEAP Recipients

HEAT PUMPS FOR HEAP RECIPIENTS

Submitted by Sean Welsh, Community Energy Advisor

As of February 2022, there is $26 million available for HEAP recipients across NYS to change their heating systems to heat pumps. Some details: • Up to $20,000 per household. • Available to renters and homeowners. • Home must meet levels of insulation (and part of funding can be used to bring them up to needed levels). • Heating systems must be

at least 5 years old. • Residents must have a valid HEAP award letter from the current program year (dated after October 1st, 2021). • For air-source heat pumps or ground-source (geothermal) systems. • Work must be completed by a professional heat pump installer before

September 30th, 2022.

For help applying, or to learn more about any of these offerings, Orange, Ulster, Rockland and Sullivan County residents should reach out to Sean

Welsh, Community Energy Advisor, at sw288@cornell.edu or 845-292-6180 ext. 127.

Sources: Home Heating Systems. Energy.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/ home-heating-systems Winter energy saving tips. Cornell Cooperative Extension. (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2022, from http://madisoncountycce.org/ energy/energy-saving-tips/ winter-energy-saving-tips