N.Y.
Public Authorities Law Section 1885
Mechanical insulation energy savings program
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Definitions. For purposes of this section:(a)
“Applicant” shall mean any school district and may at the discretion of the authority include any public housing or public hospital, with a building or buildings that have a potential need for mechanical insulation upgrades. The minimum size for any single building to be considered shall be twenty thousand square feet.(b)
“Mechanical insulation” shall mean insulation materials, facings and accessory products used for thermal requirements for mechanical piping and equipment, hot and cold applications, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning applications.(c)
“Qualified audit” shall mean a mechanical insulation audit of a building by a qualified contractor, which identifies missing, damaged or improperly installed mechanical insulation. Such audit shall include an estimate of installation costs along with estimated energy and cost savings. Such audit shall be provided by the qualified contractor at no cost to the authority or applicant.(d)
“Qualified mechanical insulation expenditures” shall mean the purchase of insulation materials, facings and accessory products used for thermal requirements for mechanical piping and equipment, hot and cold applications, and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning applications and all associated labor costs properly allocable to on-site preparation, assembly and original installation, so long as performed by a qualified contractor and in accordance with sections two hundred twenty, two hundred twenty-b and two hundred twenty-i of the labor law.(e)
“Qualified contractor” shall mean an insulation contractor that is party to an apprenticeship agreement, as defined in Labor Law § 816 (Apprenticeship agreements)section eight hundred sixteen of the labor law, which is in good standing, appropriate for the type and scope of work to be performed, including the minimum American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1-2007, providing the energy standard for buildings except low-rise residential buildings.2.
Subject to monies made available to the authority for the proper administration of the program created pursuant to this section, the authority is hereby authorized and directed to establish and administer within one year of the effective date of this section, a mechanical insulation energy savings program to issue competitive grants on a first come first served basis for applicants that have completed a qualified audit, which will cover at least fifty, but no more than seventy-five, percent of the qualified mechanical insulation expenditures. The authority may coordinate with another state agency or authority, or an office thereof, to establish and administer this program.3.
The authority shall develop and publish guidelines establishing the evaluation criteria and competitive application process for the mechanical insulation energy savings program pursuant to this section.
Source:
Section 1885 — Mechanical insulation energy savings program, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PBA/1885 (updated Feb. 20, 2026; accessed Feb. 28, 2026).
