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Comfort Home Program

Seal and Insulate Packages
Improve Your Home’s Comfort

Do you want your family to be more comfortable in your home, lower your energy bills, and get on the path to a clean energy future? Save money and improve your home’s comfort year-round with “seal and insulate” packages. NYSERDA’s Comfort Home program makes it easy to make smart investments for a more efficient home now and more affordable clean heating options in the future.

As part of the Comfort Home pilot program, seal and insulate packages are available throughout New York State. These packages are offered by trained and qualified Comfort Home contractors who can help you solve common problems like drafty areas in your home, and rooms that are difficult to keep cool in summer, and reduce the occurrence of ice dams in winter. Incentives are available (more details below) for installation of seal and insulate packages, depending on the type of improvements being made.

How it Works

It all starts with a no-fee consultation with our trained and qualified auditor who will help you select the improvement package that is right for you, including available rebates and financing. Comfort Home packages may include:

Sealing air leaks
Insulation upgrades for ceilings, floors, and walls
High performance windows

Have the participating contractor install and seal and insulate package, using available incentives and financing to help cover the costs
Receive a custom heat pump plan for your home, from your Comfort Home contractor

In addition, your Comfort Home contractor will provide you with information about clean heating and cooling heat pump equipment options for your home. If you decide to install a heat pump for heating and cooling, additional rebates are available.

Save Today and Save Tomorrow

If you are considering updating your home’s heating or cooling system, it is a good idea to seal and insulate first, before investing in new equipment. Taking these measures first can offset the cost of new heating and cooling systems by making it possible to heat and cool your home with smaller, less expensive equipment. Less expensive to purchase and less expensive to operate means you save money now and in the future. Your Comfort Home contractor may also provide an estimate for a new heat pump system or help you find a qualified heat pump installer and available rebates and financing.

If you are not ready to upgrade your equipment right away, sealing and insulating is a good investment for the future that starts paying dividends in smaller energy bills from day one.

Comfort Home Load-Reduction Packages

The home must meet conditions of the entire package to be eligible for the incentive.

Multiple Comfort Home Projects Over Time

Customers who received Comfort Home incentives for a package within the past year are eligible for a total of $1,000 toward another package.

Customers who received Comfort Home incentives for a package more than a year ago are eligible for total of $2,000 toward another package.

Steps to make your home a Comfort Home

Complete a short survey to find out if you're eligible for Comfort Home, or another program
Consult with Energy Savings Solutions, LLC. to select the package that is right for you
Have the participating contractor install and seal and insulate package, using available incentives and financing to help cover the costs
Receive a custom heat pump plan for your home, from your Comfort Home contractor

Residential Financing Programs

National Fuel WeatherWise Incentive (can be stacked with Comfort Homes)

Weatherization Packages

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(3) Insulation must be at least R-15 value for 2″x4″ construction and R-21 value for 2″x6″ construction.

(4) Insulation must be at least R-38 value.

(5) Package Includes:

Sealing and insulating attic over livable space
Blower Door Test and Air Leakage Sealing
Sealing and insulating rim or band joists

(6) Package includes everything from the “Good” package, as well as “Insulating exterior walls”, and one additional measure from the following options:

Floor Over Basement Insulation
Knee-Wall Insulation
Ceiling Under Unconditioned Overhang Insulation
Crawl Space Insulation
Garage Ceiling Insulation Under Conditioned Space
Foundation Walls to 2' below grade.

* Limitations apply. See WeatherWise Savings Program Rebate Application for additional details. Notably, many incentives cannot exceed 50% of the project cost.

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