What kinds of incentives are available through the NCP program?
• Capital Cost incentives • The Green Buildings incentive, which provides an incentive for meeting various national green building standards • A Design Incentive, which provides assistance with the cost of outside design professionals for Whole Building Design Projects and LEED ® Rated buildings • Building Commissioning Incentives are available to finance a portion of the cost to provide a detailed assessment of building systems and their performance to ensure that they are operating at optimal capacity • Periodically NYSERDA offers bonus incentives for specific energy measures. 2. What is a Capital Cost incentive? Capital Cost incentives are based upon an escalating payment scale for kWh and kW savings. These incentives can defray a portion of the incremental cost to purchase and install more energy-efficient or advanced technology equipment and may cover up to 75% of the incremental costs. 3. What are Green Building Incentives? The Green Buildings approach is the most comprehensive p