In a bid to reduce the energy costs for low income New York households, while also helping to increase access to renewable energy for both renters and homeowners alike, the state is enabling no-cost community solar for up to 10,000 residents.
Originally published on Solar Love. Low- to mid-income New York residents will find it a bit easier, financially-speaking, to get a home solar power system, thanks to the launch of a new program from NY-Sun called, aptly enough Affordable Solar. This program will effectively double the incentives for solar installations … [continued]
214 MW of new solar PV projects will soon be developed in New York State thanks to $94 million in new funding from the NY-SUN program for projects awarded via the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Competitive PV program, as per recent reports. The announcement came … [continued]
The New York Green Bank has received $210 million in initial capitalization designed to boost clean energy projects and overcome market financing barriers.
Originally published on Climate Progress. By Kiley Kroh On Monday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Freshkills Park on Staten Island, once the world’s largest landfill, will soon be converted into the city’s largest solar energy facility. Once completed, the plant will produce up to 10 megawatts of power — … [continued]
The New York solar industry has a lot to be happy about after Governor Cuomo’s NY-Sun Initiative announcement (among others) yesterday. The announcement even got the attention of the national Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), which issued this news release regarding the matter: WASHINGTON, DC– In his State of the State … [continued]
SolarCity, one of America’s top renewable energy service providers, this week announced expansion of its New York operations. The company has just opened up shop in both Long Island and Westchester County. The announcement goes hand in hand with another expansion SolarCity had recently announced, new operations opened in July … [continued]
