Earth Day is this Sunday, April 22nd! There are many ways that Hastings residents can take action and reduce both their household energy bills and GHG emissions.
Earth Day is this Sunday, April 22nd! There are many ways that Hastings residents can take action and reduce both their household energy bills and GHG emissions. For example NYSERDA offers free or reduced-cost home energy audits. These and other resources - including Earth Day materials from the EPA - are outlined below. Hastings is already a certified Clean Energy Community so please investigate these resources and share them with others so we can become an even greener village!
- NYSERDA
- Home Energy Assessments: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Residents-and-Homeowners
- Ground source heat pump rebates: https://portal.nyserda.ny.gov/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00Pt0000002xy5YEAQ
- NYSDEC
- “Conservationist for Kids” magazine: http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/105720.html
- Climate Smart Communities Program
- Utility Rebates: ConEd offers rebates for replacing outdated equipment with new energy efficient appliances. Find out about it here: ConEd
- Electric Vehicles
- NYSERDA Drive Clean Rebate: Up to a $2,000 rebate off the purchase of qualifying EVs
- Federal Tax Incentive: The federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax credit is for $2,500 to $7,500 per new plug-in EV purchased for use in the U.S.
Happy Earth Day!
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