More Renewable Energy for New York

Last week, New York Governor Cuomo announced a renewable energy solicitation.

Official Press Release AWEA Blog:

New York takes a big first step toward 50 percent renewable energy

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As one of the country’s largest economies and most populous states, it was a big deal when New York state passed a 50 percent by 2030 clean energy standard last year.

Last week, the Empire State took the first meaningful steps toward meeting that goal: it announced a renewable energy solicitation aimed at making progress on the 50 percent target. Under the solicitation, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the New York Power Authority will purchase enough renewable energy credits for 2.5 million megawatt hours of electricity—the state’s largest renewable solicitation to date and enough to power 230,000 homes a... ... More: Official Press Release AWEA Blog