NY first state to offer rebates for eligible customers to buy energy-efficient clothes dryers
Press Release, Governor’s Office
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced retail rebates are now available for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers to purchase energy efficient appliances at participating retailers.
Through the state’s new Appliance Upgrade Program, New York is the first state to offer retail point-of-sale appliance rebates to provide a customer-centered process for replacing inefficient electric or fossil fuel-powered clothes dryers with clean heat pump powered alternatives, and making associated electrical upgrades if needed.
New York State contractors are also eligible to enroll to participate and receive incentives for installations. Today’s announcement will help New York families save energy and reduce harmful emissions in their homes and communities.
“New York is demonstrating its continued commitment to ensuring an equitable energy transition by leveraging all federal funds available to incentivize consumers to make energy efficient appliance purchases a priority,” Governor Hochul said. “As a result of these new rebates, low- and moderate-income New Yorkers will save energy and money while doing their laundry with modern technology that will reduce emissions.”
Today’s announcement was made in New York City at Samsung 837, an interactive sustainable green space that also showcases efficient technology options for consumers. The new Appliance Upgrade Program, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Home Energy Rebate (HER) Programs.
This launch builds on New York being the first state to offer HER funding for home energy efficiency and electrification upgrades through the IRA.
In total, New York’s allocation of federal funding is $317.4 million with $159 million from the Home Efficiency Rebates program and $158.4 million from the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate program.
The Appliance Upgrade Program will allow income eligible customers earning up to 150 percent of the state’s area median income (AMI) to apply for rebates on a first-come, first-served basis to replace their non-working, outdated or inefficient dryers with ENERGY STAR® certified heat pump clothes dryers, as well as receive additional support for electrical wiring and/or panel upgrades that may be necessary for such appliance installations.
ENERGY STAR certified heat pump dryers use around 70 percent less energy compared to conventional dryers, which will save consumers significant electricity costs over the life of the product. Eligible appliances also include all-in-one washer-dryer units with a heat pump clothes dryer.
Households may receive a maximum of $840 in incentives for the appliance purchase and installation, and additional maximum incentives of $2,500 and $4,000, respectively, for necessary electrical wiring and panel upgrades. Households under 80 percent AMI are eligible to receive up to $14,000 in total combined incentives under the Appliance Upgrade Program and EmPower+, which helps low- and moderate-income households save energy and money toward energy improvements made to their primary residence. New York will expand the rebate program in 2025 to include additional clean energy appliances and eligibility for owners of residential low- and moderate-income multifamily buildings to apply for rebates.
Participating retailers include:
- Connect Distributors – New York City Metro Area
- Happy Electronics – Flushing
- Keith’s Appliances – Norwich, Connecticut
- Klearview Appliance – Brooklyn
- LG Electronics – Statewide
- Michael’s Appliance – Middletown
- Orville’s Appliance – Western New York Area
- PC Richard & Son New York City Metro/Long Island
- Riester’s Appliances – Auburn
- Samsung – Statewide
- Supreme Appliances – Monroe – (845) 288-2661
- S&W Appliances – Brooklyn
NYSERDA’s website will be updated as additional retailers sign up. To assist consumers, NYSERDA’s Regional Clean Energy Hubs will be engaged to help low- to moderate-income households apply for appliance incentives including the ability to submit applications on behalf of customers, attendance at community events, partnering with community organizations, and connecting customers with participating retailers and contractors.
NYSERDA has created the MyEnergy portal, a one-stop shop for information on state and federal incentives and rebates, home energy technologies and services, participating retailers and qualified contractors to help implement home improvement projects, and NYSERDA’s Regional Clean Energy Hubs (Hubs) with local experts who can provide support to customers.
