NY-Sun Commercial & Industrial Incentive Program

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PON 3082 has been revised. on 9/30/2025. 

Summary of Revisions:

The NY-Sun Program Manual has been updated to include the following:
• Updates to the capacity sizes of the sectors in the Con Edison region and changes to incentive availability in the Con Edison and Upstate regions.
• Updates to requirements for Contractors doing business in New York.
• Clarification of Customer (project) reference requirements.
• Builders who achieve the Quality Solar Installer designation for six consecutive years are eligible for the NYSERDA Quality Solar Installer – Platinum Status designation.
• Introduction of the new Solar Energy Equity Framework (SEEF) Blocks.
• Change in incentive eligibility for non-residential replacement systems.
• Updates to the Affordable Solar Residential Incentive requirements, including a new link for NYSERDA’s Income Eligibility Application.
• Updates to Prevailing Wage requirements.
• Clarification on eligibility for the Multifamily Affordable Housing Incentive (MAHI).
• Clarification on eligibility for the Statewide Solar for All (S-SFA) Adder.
• Updates to the required documents for the Multifamily Affordable Housing Incentive (MAHI).
• Clarification on Inclusive Community Solar Adder (ICSA) payout for projects that have a fixed and performance component.
• Removal of Performance Payment Recoupment due to Non-Emergency Disconnection.

PON 3082 has been revised:

--NY-Sun Incentive

Program Opportunity Notice PON 2112 – Version 15
Summary of Revisions
EFFECTIVE June 7, 2022
Note: PON 2112 and PON 3082 are implemented together as part of the comprehensive NY-Sun initiative. This Summary of Revisions is inclusive of both PONs.
NY-Sun Upstate and Long Island Program Manual has been updated to include the following:
• Extension of program to December 31, 2030.
• Added Prevailing Wage requirement for projects greater than or equal to 1 MWac that submit their initial utility interconnection application after April 14, 2022; as well as added incentives for covered projects.
• Added language related to the Quality Solar Installer (QSI) designation.
• Added requirement that Project Site Mapping Documentation must be provided upon request (Commercial/Industrial projects only).
• Removal of language listing requirements for contractors participating in a Solarize campaign.
• Added description of Incentive Transition eligibility as authorized in the April 2022 PSC Order Expanding the NY-Sun Program.
• Added details to section regarding rules related to the co-location of non-residential projects.
• Reorganization of Incentive Structure section of Program Manual to improve clarity and readability.
• Added language related to conversion of a project from Community Distributed Generation to Remote Crediting and vice versa.
• Added language related to incentive eligibility for replacement systems.
• Added language describing process for performance payment recoupment due to non-emergency disconnection for utility work.
• Adjustments to description of the Community Adder.
• Temporary closure of Inclusive Community Solar Adder pending revisions.
NY-Sun Con Edison Program Manual has been updated to include the following:
• Extension of program to December 31, 2030.
• Division of nonresidential program incentives into three size categories: up to 200 kWdc; greater than 200 kWdc through 1 MWdc, and up to 7.5 MWdc.
• Added Prevailing Wage requirement for projects greater than or equal to 1 MWac that submit their initial utility interconnection application after April 14, 2022; as well as added incentives for covered projects.
• Added language related to the Quality Solar Installer (QSI) designation.
• Removal of language listing requirements for contractors participating in a Solarize campaign.
• Added description of Incentive Transition eligibility as authorized in the April 2022 PSC Order Expanding the NY-Sun Program.
• Added details to section regarding rules related to the co-location of non-residential projects.
• Reorganization of Incentive Structure section of Program Manual to improve clarity and readability.
• Added language related to conversion of a project from Community Distributed Generation to Remote Crediting and vice versa.
• Added language related to incentive eligibility for replacement systems.
• Adjustments to description of the Community Adder.
• Temporary closure of Inclusive Community Solar Adder pending revisions.
• Adjustment of Multifamily Affordable Housing Incentive for eligible Con Edison nonresidential projects to $1.60 per Watt DC up to 200 kWdc for non-CDG projects and $2.00 per Watt DC for CDG projects.------------------------------------------------

PON 3082 has been revised effective July 20, 2021:

1. NY-Sun Program Manuals have been updated to include the following:
-Inclusive Community Solar Adder incentives now available for CDG solar projects serving low-to-moderate income (LMI) subscribers, affordable housing, and other facilities serving disadvantaged communities.
-Added language that the Commercial/Industrial MW blocks are now fully allocated. C/I Projects may still apply for the Landfill/Brownfield Incentive Adder, the remaining Community Adder capacity for Orange & Rockland and Central Hudson, and the Inclusive Community Solar Adder
-Added language that larger projects cannot subdivide for purposes of earning a higher nonresidential incentive
-Added language that RNM/RC does not need a customer. CDG projects without the Community Adder can convert to RC.
-Updated and expanded details on requirements for CDG projects on application and invoice

Eligibility/Qualifications Requirements/Preferences:

Standard incentive - Cash incentives are available for qualified customers who wish to install PV systems through applications submitted by a Participating Contractor. A Participating Contractor has signed a Participation Agreement (with NYSERDA, agreeing to abide by Program terms and conditions). Affordable Solar additional incentive - Additional incentives for solar PV installations and solar PV installations paired with an energy storage system are available for customer households who qualify as low-to-moderate income. The Participating Contractor or Builder is responsible for preparing and submitting all necessary project application and incentive paperwork to NYSERDA.