Affordable Power. Cleaner Air. Connecting Binghamton.
Binghamton Community Power (BCP) is a program hosted by Network for a Sustainable Tomorrow (NeST). Our mission is to make the transition to clean energy accessible and affordable for everyone in our city. We help make home energy efficiency improvements, clean energy upgrades, and clean energy careers more accessible to historically underserved communities across the City of Binghamton. We provide education and capacity building so that residents can have more control over their relationship with energy at home, including DIY solutions, navigating incentive programs, and dealing with the utility company
Connect with professionals specializing in insulation, air sealing, and other energy saving strategies, helping you to save on energy year-round. These professionals offer a free home-energy audit to help you learn how well insulated your home is, free of charge, so that you know exactly what can be done to optimize your monthly energy usage. Sign-up for a free home-energy audit below to get started.
We work with multiple programs that lower the cost of installing eco-friendly, energy efficient electric heat pump heating and cooling systems. These systems are more energy efficient, more safe, more environmentally friendly, and more affordable over the long term than their split system counterparts. To limit the upfront costs of installing clean energy improvements like air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, and heat pump water heater systems, you can utilize Empower+, NYSEG rebates, Comfort Home, NYSERDA financing programs, and state tax credits, allowing you to save thousands of dollars on installation costs.
Attend educational events providing information on how to moderate home temperatures without professional services, how to understand your utility bill, programs and services to lower energy costs, and how to address home repair and remediation needs.
Home energy improvements often come with a hidden cost attached – the cost of repair and remediation. Improvements cannot be made if your home contains hazards like lead, asbestos, or mold or is in need of structural repairs, adding a massive financial setback to many energy improvement projects. We are collecting data on the condition of homes across Binghamton to identify the repair and remediation barriers renters and homeowners most commonly contend with and advocate for funding to address these barriers.
Programs to Save on Monthly Utilities
Unsure which Program Meets your Need?
Empower New York
Energy Affordability Program (EAP)
Enhanced Energy Affordability Program (EEAP)
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
Community Solar
Programs to Assist with Repair
Healthy Neighborhood Program (HNP)
HVD Lead Hazard Reduction Grant
Advocate for Government Repair and Remediation Funding
Why is funding needed?
Funding makes essential home repairs affordable, ensuring every family can live in a safe, toxin-free, and energy-efficient environment.
How you can help?
By documenting your home’s condition, you provide the vital data we need to advocate for more local repair grants and state-level support.
Our Core Focus
Our program connects residents to a plethora of programs, tax credits, and informational resources. BCP is funded through a community impact grant from the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Office of Environmental Justice.
Efficiency
Home energy efficiency improvements
Upgrades
Clean energy technology and home upgrades
Careers
Paths to sustainable, clean energy careers
