The Peru Gazette

Serves as a One-Stop Shop To Enhance Building Performance, Deliver Utility Bill Savings and Improve Quality of Life 

Albany, April 16, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $125 million is available to upgrade affordable multifamily housing in upstate New York. The State’s new Affordable Multifamily Program Upstate (AMP Up) provides support for a wide range of cost-effective energy efficiency and electrification improvements in these residential buildings and serves as a one-stop shop to enhance building performance, deliver utility bill savings, and improve comfort and quality of life for New Yorkers.  

“The launch of this new program marks a significant step forward in how New York delivers clean energy solutions to low-to-moderate income communities while prioritizing affordability,” Governor Hochul said. “Today, we are making it easier to implement critical building upgrades and improve the living experience for families and residents in upstate multifamily buildings.”  

The Affordable Multifamily Program Upstate (AMP Up), administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), provides incentives for a wide range of projects in multifamily buildings, including simple upgrades like energy efficient appliances, air sealing and insulation to more substantive upgrades such as window replacements, heating system upgrades, and comprehensive modernization efforts. Owners of existing multifamily buildings north of Con Edison’s service area that contain five or more households, and in which at least 25% of households earn at or below 80% of area or state median income, whichever is higher, are eligible to apply. Additional information about the program, incentive levels, and how to access and submit an application can be found on the AMP Up website here. 

Additionally, AMP Up includes funding for resilience enhancements for projects facing climate change hazards to help protect New Yorkers from flooding and extreme heat as part of a first-of-its-kind resiliency pilot. The program also provides a complimentary concierge service that guides owners through the project from planning through construction and commissioning. The concierge service includes application assistance, building assessments, project scoping, funding guidance, construction monitoring, and project close-out. 

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority President and CEO Doreen M. Harris said, “AMP Up is designed to meet building owners and residents where they are by offering flexible incentives that scale with the ambition of each project. Through an efficiency-first approach and a complimentary concierge service that provides assistance from assessment to completion, NYSERDA is reducing barriers to lowering energy costs and helping upstate multifamily buildings make lasting clean energy improvements.”

Building owners can partner with participating contractors to assist with program applications and guide projects through implementation. The participating contractor is responsible for submitting the application and all required documentation, and confirming that program minimum requirements are met.

To learn more about the new program, NYSERDA will host an informational webinar on April 28, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Interested participants can register here.