{"id":348052,"date":"2026-09-16T05:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/348052\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T05:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:01:07","slug":"new-yorkers-can-get-up-to-500-off-their-energy-bills-under-eap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/348052\/","title":{"rendered":"New Yorkers can get up to $500 off their energy bills under EAP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Millions of New Yorkers will soon cash in on some more green.<\/p>\n

As the colder months creep back in, Gothamites are in line to score checks<\/a> from the state\u2019s Energy Affordability Program (EAP). The program offers financial relief to households who meet the income levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Eligible residents can grab payments up to $500 to help with electric and utility bills<\/a> that are applied directly to your monthly bills. The size of your EAP discount is based on your household income \u2014 but some families save up to hundreds of dollars per year on their utility costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"NYSGov. Kathy Hochul is urging millions of eligible New Yorkers to grab their cash Robert Miller for NY Post<\/p>\n

Gov Kathy Hochul is urging New Yorkers to grab their cash<\/a> as millions of residents don\u2019t realize they are eligible for checks after the program was expanded in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, 2.5 million eligible New Yorkers are leaving money on the table and I\u2019m on a mission to help keep the lights on and costs down by launching an all-of-government push to get them enrolled in this money-saving program,\u201d Gov. Hochul said in a statement. I encourage New Yorkers to take advantage of this opportunity by visiting NY.gov\/EAP<\/a> today.\u201d<\/p>\n

One million Empire Staters are already enrolled, but there are still 2.5 million more spot available. New Yorkers who believe they qualify may enroll through their utility provider or visit NY.gov\/EAP. <\/p>\n

All New York households below state median income \u2014 or area median income (AMI) for customers served by Con Edison, National Grid Metro, or National Grid Long Island \u2014 are eligible to receive the monthly discounts.<\/p>\n

\"ATo be considered eligible, you must meet the income thresholds olga_demina \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

According to Gov. Hochul\u2019s office, the following income levels will qualify for monthly payments:<\/p>\n

Household Size: 1<\/p>\n

Con Edison & National Grid NYC: $113,400<\/p>\n

National Grid Long Island: $115,450<\/p>\n

National Grid Upstate New York & All Other NY Utilities: $69,477<\/p>\n

Household Size: 2<\/p>\n

Con Edison & National Grid NYC: $129,600<\/p>\n

National Grid Long Island: $131,950<\/p>\n

National Grid Upstate New York & All Other NY Utilities: $90,854<\/p>\n

Household Size: 3<\/p>\n

Con Edison & National Grid NYC: $145,800<\/p>\n

National Grid Long Island: $148,450<\/p>\n

National Grid Upstate New York & All Other NY Utilities: $112,232<\/p>\n

Household Size: 4<\/p>\n

Con Edison & National Grid NYC: $162,000<\/p>\n

National Grid Long Island: $164,900<\/p>\n

National Grid Upstate New York & All Other NY Utilities: $133,609<\/p>\n

Household Size: 5<\/p>\n

Con Edison & National Grid NYC: $175,000<\/p>\n

National Grid Long Island: $178,100<\/p>\n

National Grid Upstate New York & All Other NY Utilities: $154,986<\/p>\n

Household Size: 6<\/p>\n

Con Edison & National Grid NYC: $188,000<\/p>\n

National Grid Long Island: $191,300<\/p>\n

National Grid Upstate New York & All Other NY Utilities: $176,364<\/p>\n

Household Size: 7<\/p>\n

Con Edison & National Grid NYC: $200,900<\/p>\n

National Grid Long Island: $204,500<\/p>\n

National Grid Upstate New York & All Other NY Utilities: $180,372<\/p>\n

Household Size: 8<\/p>\n

Con Edison & National Grid NYC: $213,900<\/p>\n

National Grid Long Island: $217,700<\/p>\n

National Grid Upstate New York & All Other NY Utilities: $184,380<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Millions of New Yorkers will soon cash in on some more green. As the colder months creep back…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348053,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4762,3450,426,232,9,11,10,49,51,50,6844],"class_list":["post-348052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-energy","tag-home","tag-kathy-hochul","tag-lifestyle","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-payments"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}