Agriculture Program
Create a more sustainable agriculture business.
We’re invested in the vitality of your agriculture business and can help with financial incentives and technical assistance.
If you’re looking to upgrade your operations or expand your agri-business, we can help lower your initial investment in energy-efficient equipment and systems to achieve a variety of meaningful benefits.
Reduce Energy Costs and Meet Sustainability Goals
By cutting energy use, you can lower expenses and reach carbon emissions reduction targets.
Improve Health and Efficiency
Properly maintained equipment can help keep your livestock and crops healthy while improving yields.
Reduce Maintenance
When you improve the reliability and efficiency of your systems, you can minimize disruptions as well as cut maintenance times and costs.
Take advantage of our programs and financial incentives.*
Our Agriculture & Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Incentive Program can help you save on common energy-efficiency upgrades.
| Measures | Incentive Structure | Financial Incentives |
|---|---|---|
| High Speed Fan | $ per fan and $ per controlled fan for VFD | 8”-48” diameter fan - $175 > 48” diameter fan - $225 ECM w/ speed controller - $200 1 VFD controlling 1-5 motors - $200 1 VFD controlling > 5 motors - $350 |
| Livestock Waterer | $ per waterer | Energy Efficient Waterer with Heater - $100 Energy Free Waterer - $200 |
| Milk Pre-Cooler Heat Exchanger | $ per milking cow | Milk Pre-Cooler Heat Exchanger -$15/milking cow VFD on New or Existing Milk Transfer Pump - $5/milking cow |
| Refrigeration Heat Recovery | $ per milking cow | $10/milking cow |
| Scroll Compressor | $ per milking cow | $12/milking cow |
| Variable Frequency Drive - Vacuum Pump | $ per milking cow | $250/milking unit |
| PEI Rated Clean Water Pump | $ per pump horsepower | Clean Water Pump – Constant Speed - $60/ pump HP Clean Water Pump – Variable Speed - $180/ pump HP |
| Custom | $ per kWh | $0.20/kWh |
Our Agriculture & Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Incentive Program can help you save on common energy-efficiency upgrades.
| Measures | Incentive Structure | Financial Incentives |
|---|---|---|
| Refrigeration Heat Recovery | $ per milking cow | $10/milking cow |
| Custom | $ per therm | $3.00/therm |
| Glazing Double Polycarbonate* | $ per square feet | $0.25 |
| In Ground Perimeter Insulation* | $ per linear feet | $1.75 for 1” insulation or $2.25 for 2” insulation |
| Thermal Curtain* | $ per square feet | $1.25 |
*Greenhouse only
Low-Cost Financing
In addition to the financial incentives for upgrading your equipment, we also offer low cost financing that can help make upgrading more attainable. Financing can be as low as 0% interest for 24 or 36 months, or 1.99% interest for 48 or 60 months – all with $0 down.**
Success Stories and Resources
Learn more about our programs and how we are working with agri-businesses like yours.
- Ideal Dairy Case Study
- Growing the Bottom Line: Agricultural Growth through Energy Efficiency and Economic Development
- Glens Fall Urban Agriculture Pilot
- Dairy and Livestock Program
- Indoor Growing Program
Economic Development Program
Grant opportunities are available to help fund energy efficiency, productivity improvements, renewable energy installation, and utility infrastructure upgrades. So, if you’re a dairy or other livestock farm, food processing business, or controlled environment agricultural facility, we may be able to help offset the cost of your next expansion.
Learn more at ShovelReady.
Other Resources
To take advantage of NYSERDA’s no-cost agriculture energy audit program and to learn about other resources available:
- Visit Agriculture Energy Audit Program
- Call 1-888-338-0089.
- Audits may be submitted to: AgEnergyStudy@LS-Energy.com.
Let's work together.
Disclaimer
*Programs and incentives vary by region. Speak with a National Grid representative to learn about specific eligibility.
**See financing program information for all terms and conditions.