Nov. 29, 2021. Two years ago New York committed to the nation''s most ambitious climate goals to shift away from the fossil fuels heating the planet and create a new, electrified economy that
PowerUp provides a roadmap to accelerate New York City''s commitment to meet its clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction goals. PowerUp initiatives promote environmental
New York State''s Nation-Leading Climate Plan . New York State''s nation-leading climate agenda is the most aggressive climate and clean energy initiative in the nation, calling for an orderly and just transition to clean energy that creates jobs and continues fostering a green economy as New York State recovers from the COVID-19
Clean Path NY leaders Jeff Blau of energyRe, Michael Polsky of Invenergy, and Gil C. Quiniones of the New York Power Authority said, "Clean Path NY is the most significant U.S. renewable energy infrastructure investment in this century and a defining project for the advancement of clean energy in New York - one that will dramatically
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Energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy are critical elements in New York''s economic, security and energy policies. New York State is committed to ensuring that we all have access to reliable electricity by helping consumers use and choose energy wisely. Recently, the state launched two initiatives - one designed to educate
NYSERDA President and CEO Doreen M. Harris, "By every measure, the state''s game-changing procurement to responsibly deliver renewable energy to New York City was a resounding success, and the finalization of contracts today signifies a major step forward in creating a more balanced, reliable and resilient energy system for all New
Produce approximately 19 million megawatt-hours of new renewable energy per year, enough to power more than 2.6 million New York homes. Reduce
President of the New York League of Conservation Voters Julie Tighe said, "New York State needs clean energy to reduce fossil fuel emissions and achieve the goals in the CLCPA. The Tier 1 renewables award is a tremendous step forward that will help the State not just meet but exceed our renewable goals for 2030 and put us on a path to a
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced two massive transmission-line projects to help bridge the divide and deliver renewable energy directly to New York City. Environmental advocates hope the two
The new transmission lines promise to bring renewable energy directly to New York City, aimed at making the state''s "tale of two grids" — cleaner upstate and heavily reliant on fossil fuel
In 2022, DCAS assessed all City-owned buildings larger than 10,000 gross square feet for solar readiness and identified nearly 17 MW of rooftop solar potential. As of 2024, the Clean Energy Program has over 50 MW of solar PV projects in progress, and 24.1 MW of completed installations. These installations encompass traditional rooftop solar and
80% of downstate load is met with zero emissions resources in 2030. 70% of this electricity comes from renewable resources (26% from existing New York and Quebec hydroelectric generation and an illustrative Tier 4 renewable energy project, 24% from offshore wind generation, 20% from solar, land-based wind and other renewables) while the other 10%
Establish a first-of-its-kind Office of Renewable Energy Siting to implement the timely consolidated review and permitting of major renewable energy facilities in a single forum that takes into consideration local laws, public health and safety, environmental, social and economic factors pertinent to the decision to permit such facilities.
New York''s Clean Energy Standard (CES) is the most comprehensive and ambitious clean energy goal in the State''s history. The CES is designed to fight climate change, reduce harmful air pollution, and ensure a diverse and reliable low carbon energy supply. The Clean Energy Standard mandates 50% of New York''s electricy come from renewable
President of the New York League of Conservation Voters Julie Tighe said, "New York State needs clean energy to reduce fossil fuel emissions and achieve the goals in the CLCPA. The Tier 1 renewables award is a tremendous step forward that will help the State not just meet but exceed our renewable goals for 2030 and put us on a path to a
The proposal lays out several actions that will save half a million New York households up to $500 each year on utility bills and facilitate New York''s transition to clean energy. In addition, Governor Hochul introduced the RAPID Act which will streamline the buildout of transmission infrastructure for a flexible, reliable and clean grid.
New York''s Land-Based Renewable Energy Procurement In addition, New York also announced its latest round of conditional land-based large-scale renewable awards, which are comprised of 14 new solar projects, six wind repowering projects, one new wind project, and one return-to-service hydroelectric project, totaling a combined
Quick Facts. New York law requires 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and 100% carbon-free electricity from both renewable sources and nuclear energy by 2040. In 2022, renewable sources and nuclear power combined supplied 51% of New York''s total in-state generation from utility-scale and small-scale facilities. Nuclear power accounted for 21%