Cuomo’s Green New Deal starts with 1 GW of large-scale solar
New York has also awarded 614 MW of wind, and three of the 20 renewable energy projects awarded are paired with energy storage. NextEra, Invenergy and EDF are each set to build solar projects larger than 100 MW.
New York Governor Cuomo calls for 100% carbon-neutral electricity by 2040 via Green New Deal
Cuomo is stealing the Sunrise Movement’s thunder, and could one-up California.
New York awards 647 MW of solar in 22 projects
With another 734 MW of wind and 3 MW of hydro, the results of the latest NYSERDA solicitation has been described as the largest state-level award of clean energy to date.
Sunnova begs Congress: You must help Puerto Rico restore power
The island’s largest residential solar installer is asking Congress to modify the investment tax credit (ITC) into a cash-grant program, which it says would encourage private investment in the area.
New York large-scale renewable energy program massively oversubscribed
The Empire State is making up for lost time in advancing utility-scale renewable energy.
New York to procure $1.5 billion worth of renewables
The largest-ever state renewable energy solicitation is just one of the moves that the Cuomo Administration has taken in response to U.S. President Donald Trump exiting the Paris Agreement.
New York invests $11 million to fund community microgrids
Winners in State 2 of the NY Prize Community Microgrid competiition will receive $1 million through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to engineer and develop plans for microgrids to bring local clean energy generation and backup power to their communities.
Long Island reaches 35,000 residential solar installations
This puts Long Island at as much as 280 MW of installed residential PV, as the largest regional market in the state.
