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New York drafts updates to its fire code to address battery storage growth

The draft code language was meant to address the recommendations from the Governor’s Interagency Fire Safety Working Group.

Time to forget about FICO? New solar qualification metric for low-income households launches

EnergyScore combines utility payment history and customer data with algorithms to provide solar developers with a metric that is intended to predict subscriber bill payment behavior for utilities

New York launches new large-scale renewable energy solicitation

Eligibility requirements for the competitive NYSERDA solicitation are due on July 15, and final proposals must be submitted by August 8.

New York makes $5M available for long duration energy storage projects

This funding is meant to advance the development and demonstration of scalable innovative long duration energy storage (LDES) solutions that harness and provide stored renewable energy to the state’s electric grid

Equinor breaks ground on marine terminal key to supporting offshore Empire Wind 1

Once completed, the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal will be one of the largest dedicated offshore wind hubs in the United States.

Empire Wind 1, Sunrise Wind finalize offtake agreements with NYSERDA

The two offshore wind projects, totaling over 1,700 MW, will be the largest power generation projects in New York State in over 35 years once they enter operation in 2026.

Big city, big battery: Elevate Renewables announces largest battery storage project in NYC

Once completed, the Elevate Renewables project at the Arthur Kill Power Station will be the largest BESS installation in NYC….

New York announces $11.6M to develop clean energy industry workforce

The funds will connect workers to clean energy job opportunities through upskilling and training, especially in disadvantaged communities….

RWE acquires nearly 600 MW of new projects

The move positions RWE to expand into new Pacific Northwest markets and grow its existing footprint in New York….

New York announces Solar for All program

Governor Hochul has announced the adoption of a statewide Solar for All program aiming to provide annual bill credits to 800,000+ homes….

CPower Energy becomes first to register for premiere U.S. wholesale DER integration program

CPower is the first to register to bid virtual power plants into NYISO’s new DER and Aggregation Participation Model….

Massive New York projects nixed as NYSERDA concludes third offshore wind solicitation

NYSERDA provisionally awarded three offshore projects in October, but has decided against granting final awards to Attentive Energy One, Community Offshore Wind…

New York Local Law 97:  Its implications and opportunities for campuses

Local Law 97 (LL97), which requires NYC buildings over 25,000 sq. ft. to significantly reduce their carbon emissions, will notably impact higher education campu…

Does New York’s ‘rooftop solar gap’ leave low-income residents behind?

The “rooftop solar gap” is the difference in rooftop solar installation rates between households making more and less than $50,000 per year….

NYSERDA completes first phase of centralized energy data platform

The centralized platform is designed to expand access to energy-related data from New York’s electric, gas, and steam utilities – and other sources….