| Program Name: | NYSERDA Bulk Energy Storage Incentive Program |
| Program Sponsor: | NYSERDA |
| Program Type: | Rebates/Incentives |
| Technology: | Energy Storage |
| Fuel: | Electricity |
| Eligibility: | Must be installed within NY state/NYSIO region and be grid connected |
| Cost: | Free |
As of 2023, NYSERDA’s Bulk Energy Storage Incentive Program is closed.
Description
The Bulk Energy Storage Incentive program offered financial incentives for new energy storage projects greater than 5 MW that connected to the grid. Eligible energy storage systems provided services to the wholesale energy market, ancillary services, or distribution level service.
Eligibility
- Developers with projects that interconnected into New York’s bulk transmission system or an investor-owned utility’s transmission or distribution system (NYISO).
Eligible projects were required to meet the following requirements:
- Above 5 MW and providing wholesale energy, ancillary services, and/or capacity services.
- Commercially available chemical, thermal, or mechanical systems physically located within New York State and interconnected into New York’s bulk transmission system or an IOU’s transmission or distribution system.
- In Stage 9 in the NYISO interconnection queue or later (see https://www.nyiso.com/interconnections) or had begun the equivalent distribution utility study if connecting directly into the distribution system
- Executed agreement demonstrating site control for the duration of the project’s lifespan.
If applicable, proof that the required Article 10 Application had been deemed compliant.