Brownfield/Building Redevelopment
RG&E will provide funding assistance up to $500,000 per project for electric-related infrastructure improvements on either the RG&E-owned or customer-owned (as directed by RG&E) equipment and other costs necessary for the redevelopment of a brownfield site or vacant building.
• The funds may be utilized for up to 10% of the redevelopment costs.
• Funding cannot exceed the estimated cost of the electric delivery-related infrastructure improvements.
• Project must hold RG&E harmless in regard to any contaminant liability.
• Site/facility must be located within the RG&E service area.
• Applicant must demonstrate that financial assistance from this program will be a benefit to attracting new investment activity.
• Applicant must be the owner or leaseholder of the facility and current in payments to RG&E (existing customers).
• Project must demonstrate the ability to retain and/or attract new employment.
• Business use must be classified under the following industries: manufacturing, wholesale trade durable goods, wholesale trade non-durable goods, finance, insurance and real estate or business services.
• Applicant must demonstrate a viable reuse strategy for the site, facility or company operation.
Utility Infrastructure Investment
RG&E will invest up to $400,000 per project for new electric-related infrastructure improvements on either RG&E-owned or customer-owned (as directed by RG&E) equipment to help develop sites or buildings in - RG&E Prime Sites, BuildNow NY, City of Rochester Renewal Community, or Empire Zone locations. Other sites will be considered based upon the project's economic impact to the community. Projects may include existing or prospective customers, either stand alone or in a business or industrial park.
• Project must involve capital investment in facility and/or equipment purchases which total more than $1 million.
• The monthly incremental electric demand after capital investment must be at least 100 kilowatts.
• Project must hold RG&E harmless in regard to any contaminant liability.
• Applicant must demonstrate that financial assistance from this program will be a benefit to attracting new investment activity.
• Facility must be located within
the RG&E service area.
• Applicant must be the owner or leaseholder of facility and current in payments to RG&E (existing customers).
• Project must demonstrate the ability to retain and/or attract new employment.
• Applicant must demonstrate efforts to obtain state and/or local economic development incentives.
• Business use must be classified under the following industries: manufacturing, wholesale trade durable goods, wholesale trade non-durable goods, finance, insurance and real estate or business services.
Capital Investment Incentive
RG&E will provide funding assistance up to $300,000 per project for capital investments of
$1 million or greater to fund electric-related improvements on equipment either owned by RG&E or the customer (as directed by RG&E).
• The monthly incremental electric demand after capital investment must be at least 100 kilowatts.
• Project must hold RG&E harmless in regard to any contaminant liability.
• Applicant must demonstrate that financial assistance from this program will be a benefit to attracting new investment activity.
• Facility must be located within the RG&E service area.
• Applicant must be the owner or leaseholder of an eligible facility and current in payments to RG&E (existing customers).
• Applicant must demonstrate efforts to obtain state and/or local economic development incentives.
• Project must demonstrate the ability to retain and/or attract new employment and capital investment to the eligible facilities.
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