NYSERDA PON 6161 — Large-Scale Alternative Fuel Resources & Industrial Thermal Decarbonization

closing soonNew YorkstategrantIndustrial energy efficiencyCHP / cogeneration

Value$8,000,000 total pool announced 2026-07-21 for product development + pilot demonstrations (non-drop-in alternative fuels, multi-MW fuel cells, industrial thermal decarbonization)

Deadlines2026-09-28 — Optional LOI (eligibility feedback only) by 3:00 PM ET 2026-09-07; full proposals due 3:00 PM ET 2026-09-28

RequirementsMinimum 50% cost share from non-NYSERDA sources; safety/regulatory compliance; disadvantaged-community benefits weighted; targets hard-to-electrify sectors incl. industry

CaveatsScope is NON-drop-in fuels — pipeline-quality RNG is a drop-in fuel and likely ineligible; fit is speculative (e.g. on-site fuel-cell or industrial thermal demo at the NY facility); R&D-demo money, not equipment rebates

Official sourcehttps://www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsroom/2026-Announcements/2026-07-21-NYSERDA-Announces-8-Million-Is-Now-Available-To-Adv-Innov-Alt-Fuel-Sol-NY

Applyhttps://portal.nyserda.ny.gov/

Last verified2026-08-23

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