PSEG Long Island provides local animal hospital with grants and rebates

PSEG Long Island has given a $25,000 Main Street Revitalization grant and thousands of dollars in energy efficiency rebates to St. Francis Hospital for Animals as part of its Business First program. The veterinary hospital recently relocated to a new building on Montauk Highway in Oakdale, where it created an energy-saving space and 17 new jobs.

“Working with the economic development team at PSEG Long Island was a game changer,” said Dr. Keith Parendo, veterinarian and owner of St. Francis Hospital for Animals, who detailed the cost-saving move facilitated by a rebate check that defrayed the cost of the equipment. “Another huge benefit was PSEG Long Island’s Main Street Revitalization program that gave us a large sum of our costs back in a grant, which allowed for us to hire new staff,” added Parendo.

The energy efficiency rebates, which totaled more than $11,000, included 147 LED light fixtures and four heat pumps. The hospital also qualified for PSEG Long Island’s Vacant Space program, which will provide electric bill credits for the first year at the new location.

“PSEG Long Island provides rebates for business owners that include environmentally conscious measures when they renovate space,” said Michael Voltz, director of energy efficiency and renewable energy for PSEG Long Island. “By making significant upgrades in heating, cooling and lighting, St. Francis Hospital for Animals reaped a large reward and will continue to enjoy the financial benefits into the future.”

According to PSEG Long Island, the utility provider has awarded over half a million dollars to nearly 200 businesses through its Vacant Space Revival program and $2.1 million toward more than 80 local renovation projects through its Main Street Revitalization grants since 2018.