If you like solar power, the waning days of New York’s legislative session might make you feel like fighters at the Rebel base during the last scenes of the original Star Wars film. As the scene shifts from the space battle and back again, a voice from the Death Star crew counts down the time until the superweapon will end the freedom fighters: “The Rebel base will be in range in 1 minute…”
Chinese solar PV manufacturer Yingli Green Energy announced at the end of last month that it had been notified by the New York Stock Exchange that its shares will be de-listed as the company was not able to maintain an average global market capitalization within prescribed standards.
During the 2017-2018 New York State legislative session, which ended June 20, legislators were considering A8248A and its companion bill, S6600A. These bills would have allowed Tesla to expand from five to twenty stores in New York and did not require public spending. The bills had bipartisan support; forty-seven Assembly Members and twelve Senators were co-sponsors of the bills. The bills never came to a vote. This is a missed opportunity for New York and for the country.
Commuters in New York City are opting more for ride-hailing services. The number of passengers on city subways and buses was down almost 6% in March. Some of that may be due to snarled subway lines while repairs are underway or it could mark a major shift in how Americans get around in cities.
The Governor of the State of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced last week an ambitious new energy efficiency target that will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs and deliver nearly a third of the state’s 2030 greenhouse gas reduction goal.
Starting June 27, most vehicles will be banned from New York’s Central Park. A similar ban was imposed for the Prospect Park section of Brooklyn in January.
A federal judge in New York has dismissed a suit brought by ExxonMobil against two attorneys general accusing them of conspiring to sue the company just to get reelected.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral on New York’s Fifth Avenue is undergoing a $200 million renovation. Part of that upgrade is a new $35 million geothermal heating and cooling system that replaces the steam boiler and air conditioning system installed nearly 60 years ago.
The largest community solar project in the state of New York is now onlne, thanks in part to funding support from the NY-Sun Initiative.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced approval last week for 26 large-scale renewable energy projects, including 22 solar projects worth 647 megawatts (MW) and 733.58 MW worth of wind energy.
