Pictured: Michael Presti, director of Customer Experience and Marketing, and Veronica Isaac, senior manager of Customer and Community Partnerships, speak about PSEG Long Island’s support of small businesses at the company’s 2025 spring Small Business Workshop in Bethpage.
To celebrate Small Business Week (May 3-9), PSEG Long Island is inviting its small business customers to a special Business First Workshop on Wednesday, May 6, in Bethpage.
The Business First Workshop will connect business owners with the PSEG Long Island services, programs, and people to help their businesses run more smoothly and save them money and energy.
Subject matter experts will share information about PSEG Long Island’s
- Economic development grants and bill credit programs
- Energy efficiency rebates
- Commercial financial assistance
- Commercial electric vehicle (EV) charger and EV fleet incentives
In addition, the event will connect small business owners with PSEG Long Island’s Procurement and Building and Renovation Services departments, along with PSEG Long Island’s Business First Advocates who provide small- and medium-sized business customers with concierge service to manage their electricity needs.
“For PSEG Long Island, every week is Small Business Week, because we know small businesses are the backbone of the local economy on Long Island,” said Veronica Isaac, PSEG Long Island’s senior manager of Customer and Community Partnerships. “PSEG Long Island’s Business First programs are designed to foster the vitality and growth of a business district and create jobs. Since these programs began in 2018, PSEG Long Island has distributed more than $3.5 million in grants, incentives, and bill credits to hundreds of local small businesses.”
The Business First Workshop will be held Wednesday, May 6, from 9-11 AM at the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management, located at 510 Grumman Road West, Bethpage — also known as the “old Grumman building.” Pre-registration is encouraged by emailingPSEGLI-Businessfirst@psegliny.com. A light breakfast will be served.
For more information on PSEG Long Island’s programs for businesses, visitpsegliny.com/BusinessFirst.
PSEG Long Island proudly supports small businesses because their success boosts economic activity, local employment, and reinvestment in communities, which creates a positive cycle of growth and prosperity in the area. Long Island is home to more than 105,000 small businesses, according to the Long Island Association.
PSEG Long Island’s business-focused programs include:
PSEG Long Island’s Community Thrive grants provide funding of up to $10,000 to chambers of commerce, business improvement districts, and civic associations to fund community projects in their downtowns that promote dining and shopping. Awards in areas designated by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) areas may be eligible for an extra 25% bonus. Nonprofit organizations may receive an additional 10%. Thrive applications will be accepted through Sept. 30, 2026.
PSEG Long Island’s Main Street Revitalization grant is a direct-to-business grant of $2,500 – $100,000 to help encourage investment, vitality, and growth of local business districts. The grant offers financial incentive awards for customers undertaking renovation or expansion projects to start or grow their business; projects must be approved by PSEG Long Island prior to the start of construction. The application considers positive economic impact to a downtown area, job creation, and benefits to the community. Eligible projects may include interior renovations, façade improvements, and streetscape improvements. An additional 25% bonus may apply for businesses in NYSERDA DAC communities. Nonprofit organizations may qualify for a 10% award bonus.
PSEG Long Island’s Vacant Space Revival Program provides qualified new business customers up to $10,000 in electric bill credits for their first 12 months in business. Designed to encourage occupancy of commercial space that has been vacant for a period of one year or more, this program supports a new business’s first, often most difficult, year in business.
For energy efficiency projects, PSEG Long Island is offering free energy assessments, rebates on heat pump water heaters, refrigeration equipment, heating and cooling heat pump devices, ventilation equipment, and compressors for 2026. The financial incentives include rebates for multi-family dwellings on heating and cooling systems of $4,000 per apartment, or $5,000 for apartments in NYSERDA-deemed DACs. Heating and cooling rebates of up to $1,200 are available for specified ENERGY STAR listed heat pump water heaters. Additional incentives and enhanced rebates are available for other approved energy savings and electrification measures through PSEG Long Island’s Custom Program.
PSEG Long Island’s Transportation Electrification Program offers robust financial incentives for business owners installing EV chargers at their places of business, multi-family buildings, and other approved locations. Pairing these financial incentives with PSEG Long Island’s special EV Phase-In Rate helps customers offset bill costs. Under PSEG Long Island’s EV Make Ready Program, up to $45,000 is available for each Level 2 and DC Fast Charger plug, and up to $100,000 in infrastructure upgrades to install the chargers.
For businesses with a vehicle fleet, PSEG Long Island offers its complimentary Fleet Advisory Service. Business owners can connect with an EV fleet specialist to learn more about available incentives and rebates, and discover how their business can demonstrate its commitment to sustainability and clean energy by electrifying its fleet.
Business customers interested in replacing their gas-powered vehicle fleets with electric vehicles may be eligible for PSEG Long Island’s Fleet Make Ready Program, which provides up to $200,000 in incentives to build the infrastructure required to power electric vehicle fleets.
The best way for business owners to find out more about these incentives, grants, and rebates is to connect with PSEG Long Island’s unique Business FIRST Advocates (BFA). BFAs offer a personal concierge service for PSEG Long Island’s small business owners, providing solutions, information, and time-saving account services.
PSEG Long Island’s personal attention to its business customers and its robust grant programs are two of the reasons the company was ranked No. 1 among large electric utilities in the East in the 2025 J.D. Power Business Customer Satisfaction Study. The recognition reflects feedback directly from small business customers and underscores the company’s commitment to delivering meaningful support.
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