Energy Storage Solutions Program
Beginning September 1, 2025, you can earn rewards from your battery storage system by participating in our new Energy Storage Solutions program. We are accepting pre-enrollment now by email.
This program is designed by enrolling customer home or business energy storage systems to contribute energy to the grid during peak demand periods. Customers can receive performance incentives for participating in planned events. Energy storage systems (i.e. battery storage technology) provide NYSEG customers – from homeowners to small business owners – an opportunity to be more secure in the face of our changing climate. Energy Storage Solutions will help create a more reliable, resilient New York, especially for vulnerable communities and those more frequently impacted by storm-related outages. Backup power does more than just help during an outage. The battery systems installed through this program will contribute to the grid during critical times for an additional benefit to all customers.
Residential and Small Business customers enrolled in the program will receive performance incentive payments 1 time a year based on the average power your battery contributes to the grid during critical periods.
This program is overseen by the New York Public Service Commission (NY PSC), is paid for by customers, and is administered by NYSEG. Incentive payments can begin once qualified battery storage systems are enrolled.
Energy Storage Solutions for Homes and Small Business
Having a battery installed in your home can help you be more prepared when storms are on the horizon. Batteries can be your backup power source if you experience an outage to keep your lights on and essential appliances like your fridge running.
Energy Storage systems provide energy when you need it most. Though they work great on their own, pairing them with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can ensure that you can not only use power during an outage, but also recharge them when the sun comes out.
For upfront incentives, please visit the NYSERDA battery page to see whether you are eligible to receive up to $200 per kWh for the battery install cost. Disadvantaged Communities can receive up to $400 per kWh for the battery install cost.
Enrolling into the Energy Storage Solutions program provides customers an opportunity to earn performance incentives based on actual energy delivered into the grid and can help either pay off the cost of their battery or contribute additional dollars to your hands!
Hourly Event Performance Table
| Event | Hour 1 | Hour 2 | Hour 3 | Average Hourly Performance |
| Event 1 | 3 kW | 2 kW | 4 kW | 3 kW |
Average Seasonal Delivered Table
| Event | Event 1 | Event 2 | Event 3 | Event 4 | Average Seasonal Delivered |
| Average Hourly Performance | 3 kW | 4 kW | 2 kW | 3 kW | 3 kW |
Event performance will be the average of the hourly performance for the event. For example, if a customer’s battery discharges 3 kW in hour 1, 2 kW in hour 2, and 4 kW in hour 3, their event performance is (3 + 2 + 4)/3 = 3 kW. Compensation is based on the customers average performance across all events in the summer season.
For example, if a customer delivered an average of 3 kW in Event 1, 4 kW in Event 2, 2 kW in Event 3, and 3 kW in Event 4, their average seasonal delivered kW would be (3 + 4 + 2 + 3)/4 = 3 kW.
Incentives are calculated by multiplying your average seasonal event performance by $50 per kW. Therefore, utilizing the average seasonal delivered 3 kW from the previous example, the customer would have earned a $150 customer incentive (3 kW times $50 kW = $150).
Please visit the NYSERDA battery page for more information regarding additional incentives.
For questions about this program, email our team at ess-dr@avangrid.com.