New York Solar Actions & Updates

Creating a Modern Grid

New York is undertaking a Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding to fundamentally rethink its electric system in a way that puts customers and clean energy at its center. As part of this process, the state has also committed to a long-term NY Sun Initiative that will provide stable incentives to build a self-sustaining solar market. And regulators are building on that Initiative with a Shared Renewables program that will expand solar access to more energy consumers – including low-income families, renters and property owners with shaded roofs.The state is quickly moving toward a healthier, more resilient clean energy system that creates opportunities for all New Yorkers to thrive, and we are working with state regulators to make all of these programs as strong as possible.

Actions

NY Energy Plan: 50% Renewables & 100% Access

With the release of the New York State Energy Plan yesterday, Governor Cuomo continues to raise the bar for renewables in the Empire State. The biggest news in the plan is the increased statewide goal of getting 50% of New York's electricity from homegrown renewable energy sources like wind and solar. This builds upon existing ...

Ready, Set, Go: The Race for Shared Solar in New York

All signs point to New Yorkers soon having access to solar power whether or not they own a suitable roof for panels. An innovative model, called shared renewables or community net metering, has been helping expand solar access in states across the country – including New York’s neighbors in Massachusetts and Vermont. Now, decision makers ...

Updates

Getting Shared Renewables Back on Track in New York

Earlier this week, we joined an impressive set of partners - the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), Sierra Club, New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA), Pace Energy and Climate Center, Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Solar One and Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition - to call on New York leaders to put the ...

New York REVs Up for 50% Renewables

Good news from New York today where it's been reported that Governor Cuomo will be pushing to make his impressive 50% by 2030 renewable energy goal the law of the land. This is exciting continued leadership from a state that has made transitioning to a modern clean energy system a clear priority. It's a big ...

Net Metering

New York: Bringing Reason to the Net Metering Conversation

If you read our pages, you know that all across the country bedrock solar policies, especially net metering, are under attack. Net metering is one of the most important solar policies, because it allows solar customers to use their own solar power and to be compensated fairly for any extra clean electricity they send to ...

New York Commission Lifts Net Metering Cap (again!)

New York Commission Doubles Net Metering Cap

Vote Solar NY

Thanks to strong policy leadership, New York ranks among the nation’s solar top solar leaders.

Regulators at the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) are undertaking a “Reforming the Energy Vision” (REV) process to fundamentally rethink its electric system in a way that puts customers and clean energy at its center. As part of this process, the state has also committed to a long-term NY Sun Initiative that will provide stable incentives to build a self-sustaining solar market. And regulators are building on that Initiative with a Shared Renewables program that will expand solar access to more energy consumers – including low-income families, renters and property owners with shaded roofs.

From day one, our regulatory and market experts have been active in REV proceedings, the NY Sun Initiative, and the Shared Renewables program in order to shape a modern grid that puts distributed resources like solar at the forefront. We’re also active in other pieces of the Empire State’s bold renewable energy vision, including the Clean Energy Standard, which is aimed at getting the state to 50% renewables by 2030.

Check out our work in New York on this page, learn about what we envision with a modern grid here, and see how we’re committed to expanding solar access through shared renewables programs here.

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