Agri-Smart Mohawk Valley
Agri-Smart
Agri-Smart is aimed at helping municipalities, organizations, agribusinesses (including farmers’ markets), and agriculture producers connect with available incentives and initiatives, and to provide technical assistance on challenges and concerns facing both farmers and municipalities.
Farm & Agribusiness Support
Agriculture Energy Audit Program: No Cost Energy Audit for Farmers
Energy Best Practices for Agriculture: Guides for Agriculture Customers
National Grid Commercial Kitchen Rebates & NYSEG Commercial Kitchen Rebates
National Grid Small Business Program & NYSEG Small Business Direct Install
National Grid Agri-Business Program & NYSEG Agriculture Capital Investment Incentive Program
NYS Grown and Certified Assistance
New York State Farm-to-School Program Assistance
Local Municipality Support
Earn Grant Funding by Participating in a Community Campaign
Assistance with Comprehensive Planning and Farmland Protection Planning Grants Program
Help Local Farmers and Agri-Businesses connect to Funding Opportunities
Organic and Food Waste Programs
NYSERDA Agriculture Energy Audits at NO COST
This audit program offers technical assistance to identify energy efficiency measures for eligible farms and on-farm producers, including but not limited to: dairies, orchards, greenhouses, vegetables, vineyards, grain dryers, and poultry/egg. NYSERDA will assign Flexible Technical Assistance (FlexTech) Program Consultants to perform energy audits for eligible farms. Farms must be customers of a New York State investor-owned electric utility and pay the System Benefits Charge (SBC). Please check your farm’s current utility bills.
You can request the level of energy audit that best fits your needs.
Ready to Apply?
Click this link: Complete the online Agriculture Energy Audit Application
Application Assistance Questions: (518) 862-1090, Ext. 3346
Residential Agricultural Discount (RAD)
The Residential Agricultural Discount Program is an electricity rate discount applied to the electricity delivery charge to eligible National Grid and/or NYSEG residential agricultural customers.
To Connect with the MVEDD Agri-Smart Team: