NYS Clean Heat Contractor Information

For every successful installation of qualifying equipment, contractors can earn financial incentives.

Here's How:

1. Enroll as a participating contractor in the NYS Clean Heat Program at NYS Contractor Program.

2. Purchase approved equipment. A list of qualifying equipment can be found on NEEP.org.

3. Install qualified equipment for a National Grid customer. See list of eligible equipment on the back, plus you'll receive a buying guide to help you explain equipment benefits to customers.

4. Submit projects on the New York State Clean Heat Program website at nyscleanheatrebates.com and get paid!

Here’s why a heat pump may be the best option for a whole home solution!

1. Heat Pumps Are More Eco-Friendly

A Mitsubishi Electric Heating & Air Conditioning Ductless System will trim your household carbon dioxide emissions by about 40 percent compared to gas furnaces, according to a study from UC Davis. Nearly all homes will reduce their carbon footprint; 98 percent of them, according to a study from the University of Texas, the University of Michigan, and Carnegie Mellon University.

2. You can save the homeowner money long-term

Homes that heat with propane, oil, or “regular” electric-resistance systems are the most likely to save money by installing a heat pump. Propane and oil are always expensive (even when we aren’t in the midst of a massive price spike). And electric resistance heating uses an average of two-and-a-half to three times as much electricity as a heat pump does to produce the same amount of heat. New York State Clean Heat Program offers rebates and incentives, along with the federal tax credits available.

3. Installing a Heat Pump Can Be Easy

They’re very flexible, they’re very customizable, and there are a million flavors of these systems, from ducted to ductless and everything in between. A Mitsubishi Electric Heating & Air Conditioning Ductless System can be pretty easy to set up, too. These don’t require existing ductwork. The outdoor portion of the heat pump is identical to that of a ducted model, but rather than hooking up to a central forced-air system, the condenser hooks up to one or more “heads” placed on the walls or in the ceilings around your home—they’re sort of like individual air vents.

4. You can provide ultimate comfort for the homeowner

Traditional heating systems (and basic air conditioners) actually aren’t great at holding steady temperatures in your home. With furnaces, we’re used to the furnace coming on, making the room hot, then it turns off and gets cold, and you get this big temperature swing up and down. Modern heat pumps, by contrast, are much better at maintaining the same temperature and humidity in your home. They like to operate continuously at some fixed low level, so they don’t swing around like a furnace.

Because they’re most efficient when they run at a trickle, it also turns out that you’ll save the most energy if you leave the thermostat set to the same temperature—even overnight, contrary to all the eco-friendly advice we’ve internalized over the years.

If you keep pushing the buttons on the thermostat, you won’t get the efficiency you wanted to get out of the heat pump, because they’re not designed to work that way. So if you’ve tolerated chilly nighttime temperatures because it saves energy, a heat pump will free you from that burden.

Mitsubishi Electric Heating & Air Conditioning heat pumps are also a great way to add climate control to parts of your home that need it, but typically don’t have it—a newly-finished attic, for example, or a home addition. They’re also a great way to add permanent AC to a home without an existing forced-air system (like a home that heats with radiators) because they’re much easier to install than ductwork. Even if you install them mainly for their cooling abilities, you may be pleasantly surprised by how effectively and efficiently they can heat, too, reducing the amount of time that you’ll need to run your main heating system.

Qualifying Equipment