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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- It's time to start thinking greener about energy in the Southern Tier. Homeowners can now access on-bill recovery to carry out home energy improvements with no upfront costs.

On-bill recovery lets people repay energy efficiency improvement loans through their utility bills. The low-interest loans are part of the state’s new Green Jobs-Green NY program.

The goals is to improve the energy efficiency of one million homes and businesses statewide and create 60,000 jobs over five years.

Local officials who advocated for this measure say the bill's passage is a direct result of citizens’ efforts to communicate with their leaders in Albany.

"What we've seen is Albany responding to a huge push to move ourselves in the right direction, a more sustainable future and one that's going to create a lot of local jobs," said Tarik Abdelazim, Binghamton city Planning Director.

To start using on-bill recovery, homeowners can meet with the Public Policy Education Fund and sign up for a free or reduced-cost certified home energy assessment.

Weekly walk-in sessions are every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. at the PPEF offices, located at 477 State Street in Binghamton. To make an appointment, call PPEF’s Euphemia Martin at (607) 723-0110.