NYSERDA

Clean energy, rate relief on collision course

  “The economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus shutdown has led advocates for businesses, hospitals and universities to request breaks on their utility bills — threatening a key source of revenue for New York’s clean energy programs. A large chunk of the programs are funded through surcharges on electric and gas bills. Big energy users … [Read more…]

POLITICO ENERGY MOVES: April 14, 2020

  “POLITICO ENERGY MOVES: Miles Farmer, formerly at the Natural Resources Defense Council, has left the Cuomo administration after a brief stint with NYSERDA. Farmer departs after less than eight months as a senior adviser on energy policy. He leaves shortly after Dale Bryk, who departed as Cuomo’s deputy secretary for energy and the environment … [Read more…]

He Set Up a Big Solar Farm. His Neighbors Hated It.

  “Neighbors used to wave to Timothy Masters whenever he stood outside his cherry-red barn, trading hellos across his corn and soybean fields in this small town about 10 miles north of Niagara Falls. That ended about a year ago, when a field of solar panels was deposited on 18 acres of Mr. Masters’s land. … [Read more…]

Cuomo plots course to accelerate renewable energy development

  “Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants state agencies to develop shovel-ready sites for large-scale renewable projects as the private sector struggles with a challenging regulatory process. Cuomo made the proposal on Tuesday during his budget address. He said New York needed to take the lead in doing more, faster, on the issue of climate change. “Setting … [Read more…]

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC Signs Rights to a Portfolio of Solar Facilities, Comprising 110 Megawatts of Generating Capacity, in New York

  “Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (“Company”) announced today that, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it signed the rights to an approximately 110 megawatt portfolio of solar projects (“NY Solar Portfolio”) located in Greene and Albany counties, New York from Hecate Energy LLC (“Hecate”). Construction and equipment procurement of the facilities commenced in 2019, with closings … [Read more…]

Sunrise Wind signs power purchase agreement with New York

  ” New York selected Sunrise Wind as the preferred bidder for an 880MW offshore wind farm. Sunrise Wind has now signed a 25-year OREC purchase-and-sale agreement with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The Sunrise Wind project has an average all-in development cost of USD80.64 per MWh (2018 prices) with … [Read more…]

Florida can do little to stop large solar project

  ” NextEra Energy Resources has proposed a 90-megawatt solar energy project at a price exceeding $100 million using the state’s power plant siting law — Article 10 — and there’s little the town of Florida or its residents can do about it. Article 10, was passed in 2011, allows for the siting of electricity … [Read more…]

Siting dispute

  “Hecate has already won renewable energy credits for 30 megawatts of the project and agreed to sell the remaining 20 megawatts out-of-state to two Connecticut utilities. Saving Greene, a local group opposed to the project, raises issue with these planned exports and questions whether the project should be granted permits if energy will not … [Read more…]