Utility Honors Top Performers in Residential Energy-Efficiency Program

Two local contractors in Con Edison’s Heating and Cooling Rebates program, Envirocare Air Quality Restoration of Jefferson Valley and Res-Com Heating & Air Conditioning of Mahopac, are among 20 who received awards for helping residential customers to save money and make their homes more comfortable.

The honorees were chosen for their work during 2014, a year in which Con Edison residential customers made upgrades that will keep more than 7,700 tons of carbon out of the air. That’s the equivalent of taking more than 1,200 cars off the road.

The honorees included the six HVAC contractors who completed the most electrical projects and six that completed the most gas-saving projects while helping customers get rebates. The remaining eight were the best performers among contractors that began in the program in 2014.

The contractors contributed to the success of Con Edison’s Heating and Cooling Rebates program. That program awards rebates of up to $1,000 per measure to customers who replace heating and cooling systems with eligible energy-efficient equipment.

“These contractors led the way when it came to helping our residential customers get paid for projects that will lower their energy use and bills and that’s what our programs are all about,” Rebecca Craft, director of Energy Efficiency and Demand Management, Con Edison, said in a written statement. “There is still time for customers to contact us about their energy-saving projects and benefit from our incentives.”

The HVAC contractor that helped the most residential customers with electrical work was A/C & Appliances Center of Queens, while the top performer in the gas category was Yost & Campbell Inc. of Mount Vernon.

The following companies were also honored in the electric category:

Brooklyn Electronic Appliances, Dazong HVAC and New Star Electronics, all of Brooklyn; and Bob Mims Heating and Air Conditioning of Staten Island, and LNLI HVAC of Queens.

In the gas category, the other top performers were: Dundee Plumbing & Heating of Queens; Arctic Mechanical of Port Chester; Res-Com Heating & Air Conditioning of Mahopac, Robison Oil Singer Holding of Elmsford and Sears Home Improvement of Melville.

The top first-year companies in electric were: Main Appliances of Queens; and Hypertech Cooling and Heating, City Home Improvement and AC&H HVAC, all from Brooklyn.

The top first-year companies in gas were: Envirocare Air Quality Restoration of Jefferson Valley, C. James Plumbing & Heating of the Bronx, Lance A/C & Heat of Holmes and Amer-A-Pipe Plumbing & Heating of Queens.