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NYSERDA Gives $7 million for Clean, High-Efficiency Energy Co-gen Efforts; On-Site Power for Universities, Commercial, Residential and Government

Albany, Feb 12, 2007-The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority today announced $6,422,450 in funding to support seven distributed generation, or combined heat and power, (DG/CHP) projects throughout the State. The projects will co-generate 38,475 kW of electricity and heat and are sited at three universities, a suburban office building, large city hotel, a municipal wastewater treatment plant and an urban condominium.

"On-site electric generation, featuring the use of resultant process heat, increases energy efficiency, provides energy surety to owners, relieves congestion on the power grid, and benefits the State's environment and economy. It is now feasible for many larger commercial utility customers, and we have funding available to promote its use," Peter R, Smith, NYSERDA President and CEO said.

These projects, co-funded through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority's New York Energy $mart ^SM Program, range in size from a huge 30,000 kW central-power plant project at Cornell University, to a 400 kW installation at Schenectady's wastewater treatment plant and down to a compact 195 kW unit in a historical structure at Cooper Union. (Complete list attached)

"The range of potential host sites for this efficient technology has increased significantly. NYSERDA's competitive solicitation program provides incentives for initial project analysis, installation costs and hastens long-term payback recovery," Smith noted.

The total co-funded value for the projects exceeds $64.3 million. This is NYSERDA's seventh round of DG/CHP awards, totaling $51 million to date, in a program that has helped develop 44 operational systems, with an installed capacity of 22,400 kW (22.4 MW).

In addition to the installations, another $580,924 was allocated for various contractors to analyze and educate DG/CHP interests across the State. Three contracts will cover half the cost of feasibility studies for potential projects; five fund project analysis and technology transfer tools, and four provide for operating-data retrieval and online results presentation.

The New York Energy $mart ^SM Program is funded through a regulatory assessment on the consumer electricity bills of the investor-owned utilities. The Public Service Commission authorizes NYSERDA to develop and operate public-benefit programs that improve energy efficiency, promote a cleaner environment and benefit the State's economy. The programs are open to residential, commercial and industrial customers that pay the assessment. For more program information, visit www.nyserda.org

Project Award List Attached

Award Winner	Location	Power Capacity (kW)	Amount Awarded	Project Value	Proposal Title
Cornell University	Ithaca, Tompkins County	30,000 kW	$1,000,000	$43,300,000	Cornell Combined Heat and Power Project
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.	Schenectady, Schenectady County	400 kW	$1,000,000	$3,122,070	Integrated Energy System Using Anaerobic Digester Gas
Binghamton University	Binghamton, Broome County	6,000 kW	$1,000,000	$8,342,376	Combined Heat & Power / Emission Reduction
UTC Power	Manhattan	720 kW	$1,000,000	$3,560,511	PureComfort 360M Trigeneration at the New York Marriott Financial Center Hotel
The Cooper Union	Manhattan	195 kW	$422,450	$844,900	Cooper Union Foundation Building CHP Plant
W&M Properties of New York, LLC	Harrison, Westchester County	660 kW	$1,000,000	$2,500,000	First Demonstration of an Integrated CHP/Absorption Cooling System with Full Backup Power Capabilities at a Class A Commercial Building in Westchester County
Flatbush Owners Co. LLC.	Brooklyn	500 kW	$1,000,000	$2,666,657	Myrtle Avenue Condominiums
TOTAL		38,475kW	$6,422,450	$64,336,514
ECO Technology Solutions, LLC	Chenango County	not applicable	$25,000	$50,000	Development of a Regional Digester and Bioenergy Enterprise for Chenango County - Preliminary Feasibility Assessment
Steven Winter Associates, Inc.	Manhattan	not applicable	$32,337	$66,937	CHP Feasibility Study for Fountain House
Steven Winter Associates, Inc.	Bronx	not applicable	$25,985	$52,805	Combined Cooling Heat and Power Feasibility Study at the Urban Horizons Building
Pace Energy Project	Statewide	not applicable	$99,457	$137,631	Mandatory Hourly Pricing and CHP
Energetics Inc.	Statewide	not applicable	$100,000	$133,467	DG-CHP and Infrastructure Security
Steven Winter Associates, Inc.	Statewide	not applicable	$99,697	$134,374	Transfer of the Multifamily Screening Tool to a Web-Based Environment
Endurant Energy	Statewide	not applicable	$98,772	$139,664	New York State District Energy Vertical Market Development
New York Energy Consumers Council, Inc. (NYECC)	Statewide	not applicable	$99,676	$208,360	A Collaborative Approach to Advancing the Development of DG Systems in New York City High-Rise Buildings
TOTAL			$580,924	$923,238
CDH Energy Corp.	Statewide	not applicable	Approved as qualified, amount to be determined	Approved as qualified, amount to be determined	Contractor Services for DG-CHP Site Monitoring
Connected Energy Corp.	Statewide	not applicable	Approved as qualified, amount to be determined	Approved as qualified, amount to be determined	Contractor Services for DG-CHP Site Monitoring
Southern Research Institute	Statewide	not applicable	Approved as qualified, amount to be determined	Approved as qualified, amount to be determined	Contractor Services for DG-CHP Site Monitoring
Novus Engineering P.C.	Statewide	not applicable	Approved as qualified, amount to be determined	Approved as qualified, amount to be determined	Contractor Services for DG-CHP Site Monitoring

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