Residential and Retail Energy Storage Market Acceleration Incentives Programs

Description of goods to services to be bid: PON 6004 is revised as follows:March 24, 2026: Added information to the following documents in order to inform stakeholders of updated program offerings and requirements, including the new Residential and Retail Inclusive Storage Incentive with blocks launching in April 2026: PROGRAM MANUAL: Added program rules and requirements for higher-rate Inclusive Storage Incentive blocks to be launched in April 2026 Clarified program rules and requirements for:• Residential and Retail contractor and builder qualifications and status changes• Residential and Retail application documents• Residential utility energy storage demand response programs• Residential equipment requirements• Residential quality inspections• Retail project measurement & verification• Retail prevailing wage or project labor agreement• Retail peer review• Retail project completion, invoicing, and payment SOLICITATION SUMMARYIn section “II. Program & Application Requirements”:• Added language referring to the Residential Inclusive Storage Incentive and Retail Inclusive Storage Incentive, including that these incentives require additional documents to demonstrate eligibility The Residential Energy Storage Incentive Program and the Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program are incentive-based programs that award Participating Contractors for eligible energy storage systems. The Programs are designed to accelerate the energy storage market in New York State to reach 6 gigawatts of energy storage capacity statewide. The Residential Program offers incentives to smaller energy storage systems, while the Retail Program offers incentives to larger energy storage systems, up to 5 megawatts in capacity. The Residential Program offers the Residential Energy Storage Incentive and the Residential Inclusive Storage Incentive (Residential ISI), while the Retail Program offers the Retail Energy Storage Incentive and Retail Inclusive Storage Incentive (Retail ISI). The Residential Energy Storage Incentive Program and the Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program are incentive-based programs that award Participating Contractors for eligible energy storage systems. The Programs are designed to accelerate the energy storage market in New York State to reach 6 gigawatts of energy storage capacity statewide. The Residential Program offers incentives to smaller energy storage systems, while the Retail Program offers incentives to larger energy storage systems, up to 5 megawatts in capacity. If changes are made to this solicitation notification will be posted on NYSERDA’s website at:www.nyserda.ny.gov/funding-opportunities Eligibility/Qualifications Requirements/Preferences: Eligibility and requirements can be found in the NYSERDA Residential and Retail Energy Storage Market Acceleration Incentives Program Manual. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 0.00% WBE Goal: 0.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%