# New York Funds Hospital Energy Upgrades

On November 9, 2026, New York State announced nearly $28 million in awards through NYSERDA’s Empire Building Challenge: Hospitals Program for six energy-efficiency and electrification projects at eight hospitals. The work includes HVAC and cooling upgrades, heat recovery, heat pumps, controls, and steam-to-hot-water conversions; the portfolio is projected to reduce annual energy use by more than 213,000 MMBtu and emissions by more than 11,000 tons. The awards are already announced, so this is not an open solicitation, but the funded projects may generate follow-on purchasing needs for equipment, engineering, and installation services.

- Contractors can look to participating hospitals and awardees for downstream procurement related to the funded retrofit scopes, including chiller and heat-pump systems, building controls, and installation.
- Two identified projects each received more than $5 million: Elmhurst Hospital Center for chiller, controls, and building-management upgrades, and St. Barnabas Hospital for replacing its steam chiller plant with an electric chiller plant.
- Firms with hospital retrofit experience can use the funded scopes as indicators of relevant capabilities for future energy-efficiency and electrification opportunities; the source does not identify an open application or solicitation deadline.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Healthcare, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 10, 2026

### Government Entities
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
- State of New York
- NYC Health + Hospitals
- New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)

### Key Quotes
> Through NYSERDA’s Empire Building Challenge, we’re modernizing Elmhurst Hospital’s aging cooling systems with high-efficiency chillers featuring heat recovery, upgraded cooling infrastructure, and a transition to more advanced building management controls.
> — Omer Cabuk, Chief Decarbonization Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals

### Sources
- [Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $28 Million Awarded to New York Hospitals to Advance Energy Efficiency and Electrification | Governor Kathy Hochul | New York State](https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-nearly-28-million-awarded-new-york-hospitals-advance-energy) - NY