Welcome to Heat Smart Otsego

Welcome to Heat Smart Otsego

Heat Smart Otsego is a community-based clean heating and cooling initiative to help residents and businesses lower their energy bills, improve comfort, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Similar to the Solarize campaigns held across NY State since 2012, Heat Smart Otsego is a grassroots program designed to help local building owners learn more about clean heating and cooling options.

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Heating and cooling accounts for around 75% of the average New York home energy bill and roughly a third of all New York greenhouse gas emissions. Heat Smart Otsego is promoting four clean heating and cooling technologies, including

  • 1 Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pumps
  • 2 Ground Source (Or Geothermal) Heat Pumps
  • 3 Modern Wood Boilers And
  • 4 EPA-Certified Pellet Stoves
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Heat Smart Otsego offers:

  • Transparent, discounted pricing
  • Competitively-selected, highly-qualified installers
  • A clear, low-hassle process for participating in the program and accessing state or local rebates and financing
  • Events where you can meet the installers, get your questions answered, and learn more about clean heating and cooling technologies
  • Open houses with homeowners who have already installed clean heating and cooling, so you can see what it looks like, how it works, and speak with a homeowner about their experiences
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Heat Smart Otsego is a win-win-win for everyone involved

  • Residents and businesses get access to special, limited-time discounts on energy-saving clean heating and cooling technologies that enhance comfort year-round, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and can lower energy costs.
  • Otsego County reduces community greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to local and state goals
  • Installing clean heating and cooling will support the New York state economy and can give you the opportunity to use locally-sourced and renewable fuels to heat your home, instead of sending 90% of your heating dollars out-of-state and overseas.

Heat Smart Otsego is a project of the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) with financial support from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Questions? Contact the Heat Smart Otsego Campaign Director, Bennett Sandler (campaigndirector@occainfo.org).

Heat Smart Otsego promotes four clean heating and cooling technologies: cold climate Air Source Heat Pumps, Ground Source Heat Pumps, Biomass Boilers with Thermal Storage, and EPA certified pellet stoves.

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