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Today, I am attending the 2024 New York Solar Energy Industries Association conference. I got the opportunity to listen to a panel by each of the principals at New York State’s energy and utility bodies: Rory Christian, CEM, CEA (New York Public Service Commission), Justin Driscoll (New York Power Authority), Doreen Harris (NYSERDA), and Matthew Ketschke (Con Edison). Some insights I gathered on the scope of the energy and decarbonization landscape in our state: ⚡️There’s a need to build new substations and interconnection capacity between planned offshore wind and central Brooklyn. We already have one such project underway in the construction of the Eastern Queens Idlewind substation, and Con Edison is pumping $2 billion annually to construct this infrastructure. 🔋 From NYPA, research is underway to investigate how battery storage could help phaseout dirty peaker plants, which serve to provide baseload energy capacity in the generation mix. Once the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) comes online, delivering hydropower from Canada to downstate New York, choosing which peaking plants to retire will be easier. 🏡 As all of us followers of NYC Local Law 97 know, upfront capex financing of building retrofits remains a huge challenge. NYSERDA is channeling $7 billion of funds to help with these costs, but we need to do more to leverage federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to do so. 🗳️ NYPSC is helping to lead the way on energy democracy and empowering consumers with choice in their energy demand. As Chair Christian said, it’s not only about governance of supply-side energy generation, but improving agency on the demand-side too. With tools like automatic metering to provide real-time feedback to households on their energy use, and opportunities to plug into community solar projects, communities can feel confident about their role and agency in taking an active part in the energy transition. #energy #energyeconomics #newyork #climate #greeneconomy #locallaw97 #decarbonization

Here's a short video for those I met at the New York Self Storage Association (NYSSA) Fall Conference (relevant for all commercial building owners as well). The top 3 reasons why you should consider switching to solar power: - Tax Credits: Solar installations provide substantial federal tax credits. 💰 - State Incentives: Especially in New York... programs like #NYSun pay significant cash rebates based on the size of the system. - Lifetime Utility Cost Savings: The long-term savings on utility costs directly increase your building's net operating income (NOI)...$1 million on average 📈 Let us help you... → Evaluate your current energy costs. ↳ Consider the financial impact of solar on your bottom line. Roovio Solar is made up of a team of independent experts who represent you on your green tech choices and match you with the best solar installers tailored to your needs...AND we maximize the incentives. #SelfStorage #Solar #SolarPanels #NYSERDA #ITC #SolarIncentives Holly Fiorello Carol Mixon Nicholas Malagisi Laura VonGerichten-b699843 Guy Middlebrooks Zachary Dickens-9839295 Pete Panos Adam Steckler Frank Crivello-448807a James Coakley Frank Certo Frank G. Relf Architect, P.C. Linda Cinelli Maximillian Raymond Mahalek Mark Dean AIA, NCARB Mike Larson-5275728 Robert Williams Spencer Graves-5a5a2a80 Steven Thorley-64b34b39 John Ravitz Ron Kamen - EarthKind Energy Consulting Dan Singer Leo Wiegman Noam Bramson Peter McCartt Michael Murphy NYSERDA The Business Council of Westchester Potential Energy Coalition Sustainable Westchester, Inc.

"You're looking at the power plant of the future." Hy Martin, Chief Development Officer at The D. E. Shaw Group Renewable Investments (DESRI), gave the opening remarks at the recent ribbon cutting ceremony for Sunlight Road Solar, located in Washington Parish, Louisiana. The 50-megawatt solar facility in Franklinton, developed and built by DESRI, will supply power to Entergy Louisiana’s grid through a 20-year power-purchase agreement. Using the Nevados TRACE All Terrain Tracker, the plant was developed with no environmentally harmful grading, following the natural curves of the terrain. This is what the future of solar looks like: building on any type of terrain, without destroying the land’s natural beauty, faster than ever before. Check the comments below to learn more from Entergy Louisiana’s press release this week. #TheWorldIsNotFlat #NoGrading #SolarPower #SolarTracker

What a treat to have @RepLaHood and @USCleanPower visiting Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC's GSG Wind Project. Positive community impacts are real and measurable. https://lnkd.in/gMb6XEzv

MAREC Action is in Richmond, VA today at Senator Dave Marsden's energy conference. One of the topics of discussion is solar siting reform - here's a picture of Sun Tribe CEO Danny Van Clief talking about the fact that land use approval is the single most important risk factor in solar development - it is more important than land control, interconnection, managing construction risk, etc. "Right now it is totally subjective and discretionary and veers into the ideological. A business plan requires some level of predictability and the standards you are beholden to. And that varies from locality to locality and even during the application process. And that is why development is slowing down and that is troubling for Virginia". We are glad these conversations are happening and there is movement in Virginia to address these issues.

How cool is this? MN8 Energy have helped the City of Cambridge to execute a 50MW solar #VPPA, as the city looks to offset residential carbon emissions. ✍☀⚡🌍

The Biden-Harris Administration marked Earth Day with the announcement of $7 billion in grants for 60 awardees to deliver residential solar through the Solar For All competition, which is funded by the president's Investing in America agenda through the Inflation Reduction Act. EESI is very proud to have worked with several of the selected awardees over the years, and we'd like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to our friends and partners: ☀ Clean Energy Fund of Texas, Inc ☀ GRID Alternatives ☀ Growth Opportunity Partners, Inc. ☀ Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority ☀ Indiana Solar For All Coalition ☀ Maryland Clean Energy Center ☀ SELF (Solar and Energy Loan Fund) ☀ U.S. Virgin Islands Energy Office With the new EPA funding, these groups and the other selectees will help deliver solar power to more than 900,000 disadvantaged households across the country. Tap the link to learn more about today's announcement: https://ow.ly/xjjy50RlGTx #Solar #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #EnvironmentalJustice #Justice40

Governor Youngkin has killed bipartisan legislation to bring potentially thousands of good-paying clean energy jobs to Virginia by vetoing the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank. This Green Bank would have paved the way for Virginia to tap into billions in federal funding for renewable energy. Instead of seizing the opportunity to create good-paying jobs and propel us toward a cleaner energy future, Youngkin slammed the door shut. Tell Governor Youngkin to start standing up for our clean energy economy: https://ow.ly/Y8Q850S18FP

Check out this quick video showing the SEIA State Affairs team highlighting some of the state legislation passed in 2024. Now onwards to more success in 2025!

State leaders voted to boost #solar and #storage this year through landmark, bipartisan policy action. SEIA is working with our partners in state legislatures across the country to build on this progress in 2025. Find out from SEIA's Valessa Souter-Kline, Leah Meredith, Caitlin Vincent, MPA, and Wil Gehl about some of the biggest state policy wins for solar + storage in 2024 ⤵️