Q&A
Electrification efforts and heat pump pilot programs at NYCHA
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Siobhan Watson and Dylan Baker-Rice provide detailed information about NYCHA's electrification efforts and heat pump pilot programs in response to inquiries about renewable energy sources for heating.
- NYCHA is working to remove fossil fuel use in accordance with Local Law 97 obligations and broader emissions reduction targets
- The Clean Heat for All challenge resulted in the development of scalable heat pump units for NYCHA buildings
- A pilot program at Woodside Houses has 24 apartments running solely on heat pumps, with positive resident feedback
- Benefits of heat pumps include individual temperature control for residents
- Other electrification projects include a VRF system at 830 Amsterdam and Apoca units at Ho Avenue in the Bronx
- In total, 8 developments are electrifying space heating, and 13 are electrifying domestic hot water
Siobhan Watson
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So, we have been looking at pathways to remove fossil fuel use from NYCHA's buildings in accordance with our Local Law 97 obligations, as well as, state and broader goals to meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
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So we have developed a clean heat for all challenge, as Keith mentioned earlier, that has resulted in the production of heat pump units that are a scalable solution for NYCHA.
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So existing technology to electrify buildings actually, involves a lot of retrofit work that turns it into a very expensive project.
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The clean heat for all challenge in collaboration with NYPA and NYSERDA encouraged manufacturers to develop a unit that could more easily be installed at NYCHA.
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So we have been piloting those units over the past year at Woodside Houses.
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We have 24 apartments that have been running solely on heat pumps, and, the results have been great from the pilot.
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Residents are really satisfied with them.
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And one of the benefits of using a heat pump unit is actually providing individual control over the temperature to residents.
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So that is one of the major benefits of of electrification is that residents are able to control the temperature and maintain what is comfortable to them in their apartment.
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In addition to that unit, we have a couple of other buildings that we've electrified using existing products or, you know, prior existing products.
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One is at, 830 Amsterdam where the whole building is operating on a, VRF system.
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And then the other is at Ho Avenue in the Bronx where we're using, Apoca units that made use of pre existing AC sleeves to be able to install those before the clean heat for all units were ready.
Chris Banks
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Thank you.
Dylan Baker-Rice
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Yeah.
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Just as a follow-up.
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So together, we have 8 developments where we're electrifying the space heating, and then another 13 developments where we're electrifying domestic hot water.
Chris Banks
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Perfect.
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Before we, proceed with questions, let me just, recognize, council member, and, council member, Salamanca, who's virtual and, now joined when I said councilman Chiosay.
