Multifamily Initiative

Reduce energy and operating costs by making the multifamily property you own or manage more comfortable and environmentally friendly.

Multifamily Initiative

Reduce energy and operating costs by making the multifamily property you own or manage more comfortable and environmentally friendly.

Multifamily Initiative

Reduce energy and operating costs by making the multifamily property you own or manage more comfortable and environmentally friendly.

Multifamily Initiative

Reduce energy and operating costs by making the multifamily property you own or manage more comfortable and environmentally friendly.

Multifamily Initiative

Reduce energy and operating costs by making the multifamily property you own or manage more comfortable and environmentally friendly.

Supporting the Success of Your Multifamily Properties

Through our Multifamily Initiative, you can get customized solutions for multifamily buildings or complexes with five or more units to elevate your property's energy efficiency and overall appeal, including:

  • Technical assistance for your planned energy efficiency projects
  • Resources to support energy goals for your property, including solar and other renewable energy, battery storage, demand response, as well as health and safety measures
  • Incentives and financing for energy efficiency upgrades

How To Get Started ➞

The Multifamily Initiative can help make your multifamily energy project a success by reducing energy use, enhancing residents' comfort, and connecting you with rebates, incentives and financing. Through the Multifamily Initiative, we can help you address:

  • Air sealing
  • Low-flow showerheads and faucet aerators
  • Dwelling unit, common and exterior area lighting and controls
  • Insulation upgrades
  • Windows replacement
  • High-efficiency heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system equipment and controls
  • ENERGY STAR® certified appliances
  • High-efficiency domestic hot water heating equipment

     

Using the recommended energy-efficient improvements, your selected contractor(s) will create a cost estimate for a complete project aimed at maximizing energy savings and taking advantage of incentives and financing options.

The Multifamily Initiative offers technical and financial support for various design and pre-development tasks. This includes studies, assessments of capital improvements and energy-related health and safety issues, design, engineering, bidding work, and more.

Multifamily Initiative Eligibility ➞

Existing properties of five or more residential units may be eligible for the Multifamily Initiative. 

The following types of properties are eligible:

  • Apartment buildings and complexes
  • Condominiums and cooperatives
  • Congregate and senior housing
  • Mixed-use residential and commercial properties

Questions? Contact your utility or the Connecticut Green Bank using one of the links below:
Eversource     UI     Connecticut Green Bank

If you are a Connecticut resident and are not served by one of the utilities listed above, please visit your municipal utility's website to see what energy efficiency programs are available to you. The Connecticut Green Bank provides renewable energy programs and financing to all Connecticut municipalities.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Receive Multifamily Assistance ➞

    Provide your contact information and any project information with this application. For energy efficiency projects, submit it to your electric utility company.

    Eversource     UI  

    For renewable energy and/or financing projects only, submit your application to the Connecticut Green Bank.

    If your application is for both energy efficiency and renewable energy or financing, submit it to both your electric utility and the Connecticut Green Bank using the links above.

    If you already have an energy efficiency or renewable energy project that you are working on, submit the project proposal(s), and a completed Multifamily Initiative Project Form  to your electric utility company (for energy efficiency projects) and to the Connecticut Green Bank (for projects including renewable energy and/or financing). 

    Once you’ve completed Step 1, a utility or Green Bank representative (as appropriate) will contact you. Next, choose a contractor to visit your property to identify the cost-effective energy improvement opportunities that are the best fit. Technical and financial assistance is available through the Multifamily Initiative for a wide variety of design and pre-development tasks, including: 

    Potential Measures AssessedTechnical & Financial Assistance Available
    • Air sealing
    • Low-flow shower heads and faucet aerators
    • Dwelling unit, common and exterior area lighting and controls
    • Insulation upgrades
    • Windows
    • High-efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system equipment and controls
    • ENERGY STAR® certified appliances
    • High-efficiency domestic hot water heating equipment
    • Energy benchmarking
    • Green design and charrettes
    • Assessment of capital improvements 
    • (including green physical needs assessments (PNAs))
    • Assessments of energy-related health and safety issues
    • Designing, engineering, and bidding work
    • Predevelopment loans
    • Financial packaging


    Using the recommendations for all proposed energy efficiency upgrades, your contractor(s) will design and price a comprehensive project that will maximize your energy savings, as well as your incentives and financing.

    If your project qualifies based on your submitted proposals, plans, specifications, and pricing, you will receive a commitment of incentive dollars and, if requested, an offer for financing the balance of the project cost. You can also provide your own financing or explore one of these sources. After construction and required inspections are complete, incentives are paid.

    It’s recommended that owners track utility use and verify that equipment is working properly during the warranty period and beyond.