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Farm / Agriculture Incentives

We can help businesses like yours save energy by identifying qualifying equipment upgrades & providing rebates to reduce project costs.

 

Your partner in sustainability.

Like you, we’re deeply rooted to this area. Like you, we’re committed to a sustainable future here. By working together to reduce energy use, we can help you reduce your long-term costs. By participating, you’re helping to reduce the region’s carbon footprint.

Who qualifies?

Vegetable farms, fruit farms, dairy farms, livestock farms, greenhouses, farm stands, cider houses, flower farms, co-ops, poultry farms, cannabis farms, breweries, distilleries, and more. If your business involves agriculture in any way, and you’re interested in saving energy, we would like to hear from you.

What’s covered?

Through our custom program, we can provide tailored solutions for any type of agricultural business. This could include the following types of equipment:

  • Heating & cooling
  • Irrigation (pumps)
  • Ventilation
  • Lighting (including indoor, outdoor, and grow lights)
  • Plug controls (reduces energy use by electric devices by automatically reducing power when not in use)
  • Electric commutated motors (Various applications, including in HVAC, ventilation and refrigeration devices)
  • Refrigeration
  • Bottlers
  • Presses
  • On-site food processing
  • Block heaters for vehicles
  • Livestock waterer
  • Milk pre-cooler heater exchanger
  • EV chargers

 

We included some broad and specific types of equipment above to give you an idea of how much our program covers.

But that’s just the beginning. We could sum it up as follows: If it uses energy, chances are we can find ways to make it use less!

 

Requirements

  • You need to be a Central Hudson electric or natural gas customer
  • Upgrades are for electric or natural gas-powered equipment.

 

Contact us

To learn more, contact us to set up a free, no-obligation meeting with our expert energy efficiency partners. Call 800-515-5353 or email CHGEPrograms@icfi.com.