New York State
“The New York State Public Service Commission has scheduled a virtual public statement hearing at 1 p.m. Aug. 17 to receive public comments concerning a petition filed on June 21, 2021, by Morris Ridge Solar Energy Center, LLC, seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Commission. Those wishing to speak during … [Read more…]
“NY Green Bank, a state-financed backer of sustainable infrastructure projects that previously relied only on public money, has received a $314 million investment from Bank of America. The nine-digit investment represents the largest-ever private fundraising deal by a green bank in the U.S., according to the Coalition for Green Capital, a nonprofit organization that … [Read more…]
“City lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow Kingston to pool the electricity demands of residents and small businesses in order to purchase energy in bulk, resulting in lower costs and a focus on renewable options. Julie Noble, the city’s environmental education and sustainability coordinator, told members of the Common Council’s Laws and Rules … [Read more…]
“Several local municipalities and advocacy groups are part of a lawsuit filed against the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) accusing the state agency of violating state law when it failed to comply with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and not take a “hard look” at the environmental consequences of its regulations, … [Read more…]
“The regulations governing New York’s new green energy review process were written by a company whose clients include solar and wind power developers, according to a lawsuit filed last week. The suit, filed by towns and citizen groups around the state – including the Western New York towns of Cambria, Somerset, Yates and Farmersville … [Read more…]
” Officials in the town of Clay learned a costly lesson during their initial go-round with solar power developers. They failed to seek payment-in-lieu-of-tax agreements with two large solar farms, forfeiting thousands of dollars in annual revenue. Since then, other towns have extracted serious money from solar farms on behalf of taxpayers. In the … [Read more…]
“Residents of 22 buildings in East New York, Crown Heights and Bedford Stuyvesant are about to get free solar-powered WiFi under a new program that could be replicated across the city’s entire affordable housing stock. Workforce Housing Group (WFHG), a New York-based affordable housing development organization, secured first-of-its-kind financing from the NY Green Bank … [Read more…]
2018 March New York Solar Guidebook for Local Governments 168 pages
“NY Green Bank, a division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), has announced a new financing pathway for projects to help electrify multi-family affordable housing. The expanded investment approach will focus on projects that prioritise energy efficiency and electrification in housing found within disadvantaged communities across New York State. … [Read more…]
“New York Governor Andrew M Cuomo (pictured) has announced a lease-option agreement for the first build-ready solar site in the State. Under this agreement, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will repurpose the formerly mined land in St. Lawrence County into a 20MW solar project in the Adirondack Park. The … [Read more…]