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Have been researching the NYSERDA Multifamily program and am putting together a presentation for the entire board. Am expecting hesitation, though, due to the initial fee for the energy consultant. I know NYSERDA provides $5K toward that fee, but does anyone know a reasonable range for what that total fee might be for a building with 140 units?
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We did the consultant thing with a third party last year. NYSERDA paid in full for the FlexTech Benchmarking Pilot that we completed. Actually, the fee was slightly under the max $3000 NYSERDA amount available.
The consultant prepared the proposal to NYSERDA, got approval for the funding and we moved forward. Nothing out of pocket. They filed our benchmarketing data for 2010 and provided a building survey with recommendations.
Whoever you used for the benchmarking sounds like the company that everyone should be looking to. If you find a firm that can navigate and execute in manner that makes you think, "these guys have done this before," then they should be recommended to everyone.
For the record: My firm does NOT do benchmarking as a direct service. We leave that to the guys whose business model focuses entirely on this venture.
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I am awaiting our Board to move forward with accepting an invitation from a NYC, NYSERDA representative to make a presentation at our 247 unit co-op in Long Beach, L.I., N.Y. My understanding is that the Energy assessment fee is almost negated by the reimbursement from another agency's funding. I have met with complete refusal, by our Board president, but I keep on trying. Good luck to you also. I will post as matters change.
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