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NYSERDA is excited to announce Round 3 for the Large-Scale Thermal Solicitation (PON 5614) with a proposal due date of July 31, 2025. 

Interested proposers may submit a proposal before July 31, 2025 by 3:00 p.m. ET.

•    Under PON 5614, NYSERDA is seeking proposals for large-scale thermal design projects in New York State that demonstrate replicable approaches to scale building decarbonization.
•    Potential projects must have a total conditioned space of 100,000 SF for Single Building designs and 250,000 SF for Multiple Building designs.
•    50% cost-share of up to $300,000 for new construction and up to $750,000 for existing building retrofits.
•    This solicitation prefers proposals for large-scale thermal systems that are located in disadvantaged communities and/or serve low-income housing.
Informational Webinar

NYSERDA will conduct an informational webinar during which requirements of this solicitation will be reviewed.
 
PON 5614 Round 3 Informational Webinar
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET
Register for Webinar

Updates in March 2025:
Updated program documents are available on the solicitation page, including a Summary of Revisions. The changes include:
•    Added Round 3 with a proposal due date of July 31, 2025.
•    Increased the maximum funding award for existing building projects from $500,000 to $750,000.
•    Decreased the minimum size requirement for single building projects from 150,000 SF to 100,000 SF

Additional Details
For the purposes of this solicitation, a large-scale thermal system uses heat pumps to move thermal energy to and from sources/sinks, such as the ground, air, surface water, wastewater, waste heat, and thermal storage to provide heating, cooling, and hot water to one or more buildings.

Designs for multiple buildings, collocated on a single property or contiguous properties, may address the heating, cooling, and hot water of each building on a standalone basis or may use a configuration known as a thermal energy network. A thermal energy network includes distribution pipes that connect multiple buildings together and to thermal energy sources and sinks. There are many technical and economic factors that affect the optimal design of a system that serves the heating, cooling, and hot water of multiple collocated buildings. Proposals to this solicitation must demonstrate that the system configuration proposed for design funding represents the optimal technical and economic solution.

Do you have a project that you would like to propose?

The first step in submitting a project to PON 5614 would be to complete a feasibility study of the site. If you have not yet initiated a feasibility study, there is cost-sharing available through the FlexTech program.

Completing an energy study of your building(s) can help you identify and evaluate opportunities to reduce energy costs and incorporate Large-Scale Thermal into your capital planning. The FlexTech program shares the cost to produce an objective, site-specific, and targeted study on how best to implement clean energy and/or energy efficiency technologies, including Large-Scale Thermal. A consultant of your choice can work with you to complete the feasibility study. The feasibility will help you determine not only if heat pumps are a good fit for your heating and cooling needs, but also how to configure a system best suited for a single building or multiple buildings. Please find additional resources to help you get started with the process on our webpage.

For additional details and to apply, please email FlexTech@nyserda.ny.gov.