Browse Ambrook’s collection of funding programs by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Complete the online application (Agriculture and Green Jobs – Green New York Energy Study Application; select Market Sector = Farm). NYSERDA assigns a Flexible Technical Assistance (FlexTech) consultant to perform the audit and deliver the report. Questions: 888-338-0089 (Energy Study Coordinator) or 1-866-NYSERDA.

Energy Study Coordinator (Agriculture Energy Audit)

General office

NYSERDA Customer Service

NYSERDA offers technical assistance to identify energy efficiency measures for eligible farms and on-farm producers, including but not limited to: dairies, orchards, greenhouses, vegetables, vineyards, grain dryers, and poultry/egg. NYSERDA will assign Flexible Technical Assistance (FlexTech) Program Consultants to perform energy audits for eligible farms.



Farms and on-farm producers in New York State — including dairies, orchards, greenhouses, vegetable growers, vineyards, grain dryers and poultry/egg farms. The farm must be a customer of a New York State investor-owned electric utility and pay the System Benefits Charge (SBC) / NYSERDA Clean Energy Fund on its electric bill (Central Hudson, Con Edison, National Grid, NYSEG, Orange & Rockland, or RG&E). Check a recent bill for an "SBC" or "NYSERDA Clean Energy Fund" line.

A reduction or waiving of fees for meeting a certain criteria.

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Biofuel

Hydro Power

Solar Power

Wind Energy

The audit is provided at no cost to eligible farms: NYSERDA pays the FlexTech consultant. The deliverable is a detailed energy audit report with actionable, farm-specific recommendations; most reports meet the ANSI/ASABE S612 standard. The audit does not itself fund upgrades — it produces the list of measures a farm can then take to utility, state and federal incentive programs (NYSERDA links a fact sheet of those programs).

Apply through a participating NYTVIP Dealer; Award Letters are received through Dealers; incentive calculated upon application submission and receipt of a valid Purchase Order; see Program Implementation Manual.

Deadline text on the page: Funding For Non-Road Equipment is still available. (Class 3-8 on-road ZEV track is closed/waitlisted.)

Voucher Help Center

NYTVIP program questions

NYTVIP gives point-of-sale vouchers to New York fleets that buy or lease zero-emission vehicles and electric non-road equipment. The Non-Road Equipment track has a dedicated $4.5M budget line for Agriculture and Construction Equipment and pays 35% of base equipment cost (plus 10% in disadvantaged communities). Purchasers must be business entities; the voucher is claimed through a participating dealer.



Fleets (Vehicle/Equipment Purchasers and Operators) across New York State; Individual Purchasers must be a business entity; equipment must be electric non-road equipment purchased/leased through a participating dealer; cannot stack with other NYSERDA grants.

A payment that requires some percentage of matching contributions by the recipient.

Cost Share

Voucher = 35% of base equipment cost; +10% DAC bonus capped at $100,000 per unit; max $2,000,000 per Purchaser per 12 months; stackable with most non-NYSERDA grants and IRC 45W but total cannot exceed base cost.

Published amounts: All non-road equipment is eligible for vouchers equivalent to 35% of the base price of the equipment on a per-unit basis. Additionally, non-road equipment projects that have depots or primary work locations located within DAC’s are eligible for a 10% DAC Bonus. The DAC bonus will be capped at $100,000 per unit. Budget: Agriculture and Construction Equipment $4,500,000 (of $18,000,000 non-road total). Purchaser cap $2 million per 12-month period.

Work with a NY-Sun contractor to find out what incentives your business may be eligible for; contractor applies and takes the incentive off the bill.

Deadline text on the page: Incentives remain available until all blocks within a region/sector are fully subscribed. (MW Block dashboards)

NY-Sun / Clean Energy Help

NY-Sun pays an upfront per-watt incentive, delivered through the installing contractor, for on-site solar at homes, businesses and farms across New York, with regional MW-block rates. NYSERDA's own 'Incentive Programs for New York State Farms' fact sheet lists NY-Sun first among state incentives for farms, and the agriculture industry page points farms to on-site and agrivoltaic solar.



Businesses (including farms) installing on-site rooftop or ground-mounted solar through a NY-Sun participating contractor; must be in a region/sector with open MW-block capacity.

Contractor-applied upfront incentive; stackable with IRA 30% ITC, depreciation, NYS RPTL 487 exemption; optional Small Business & Not-for-Profit on-bill financing and EIC Open C-PACE.

Published amounts: The exact incentive amount depends on project size and location. Incentives are structured to phase out over time as more New York homes and businesses install solar.

List of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Funding Opportunities