Common use of General Program Information Clause in Contracts

General Program Information. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) administers the NY Residential Existing Homes Program, which includes Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR®, a moderate-income component (for households earning 80% or less than Area Median Income), and EmPower New York, a low-income component (for households earning 60% or less than the State Median Income). These two components are referred to as the “Program” and assist New Yorkers in improving the energy performance, durability, comfort and safety of existing one-to-four-family homes throughout New York State. The Program meets the criteria of U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program. This Participation Agreement also allows for participants to serve market rate customers (for households earning more than 80% of the Area Median Income / State Median Income) through the Residential Energy Audit program and financing programs. The objectives of the Program are to enhance the delivery of building performance services by using state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and building science principles to cost-effectively achieve goals which include decreasing energy consumption and costs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancing building stock resiliency while simultaneously addressing health and safety issues pertaining to indoor air quality. NYSERDA relies upon the following implementation and external contractors to provide program support services: Implementation Contractors: • Technical Services • Shared Services • Loan Origination • Quality Assurance External Contractors: • Loan Servicing • Community Energy Advisors Participating Contractors are independent contractors delivering building performance services to Program participants. NYSERDA provides assistance to both Program participants and Participating Contractors designed to increase awareness of, and demand for, building performance contracting while simultaneously establishing an infrastructure of trained and certified technicians and accredited contractors to deliver such services. This Participation Agreement (“Agreement”) establishes the terms and conditions for Participating Contractors to complete work through the Program. A contractor is considered and referred to as a “Participating Contractor” hereinafter, only when this Agreement is fully executed by NYSERDA.

General Program Information. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) administers the NY Residential Existing Homes Program, which includes Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR®, a moderate-income component (for households earning 80% or less than Area Median Income), and EmPower New York, a low-income component (for households earning 60% or less than the State Median Income). These two components are referred to as the “Program” and assist New Yorkers in improving the energy performance, durability, comfort and safety of existing one-to-four-family homes throughout New York State. The Program meets the criteria of U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program. This Participation Agreement also allows for participants to serve market rate customers (for households earning more than 80% of the Area Median Income / State Median Income) through the Residential Energy Audit program and financing programs. The objectives of the Program are to enhance the delivery of building performance services by using state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and building science principles to cost-effectively achieve goals which include decreasing energy consumption and costs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancing building stock resiliency while simultaneously addressing health and safety issues pertaining to indoor air quality. NYSERDA relies upon the following implementation and external contractors to provide program support services: Implementation Contractors: •  Technical Services •  Shared Services •  Loan Origination •  Quality Assurance External Contractors: •  Loan Servicing •  Community Energy Advisors Participating Contractors are independent contractors delivering building performance services to Program participants. NYSERDA provides assistance to both Program participants and Participating Contractors designed to increase awareness of, and demand for, building performance contracting while simultaneously establishing an infrastructure of trained and certified technicians and accredited contractors to deliver such services. This Participation Agreement (“Agreement”) establishes the terms and conditions for Participating Contractors to complete work through the Program. A contractor is considered and referred to as a “Participating Contractor” hereinafter, only when this Agreement is fully executed by NYSERDA.