Source Power, the electricity supplier the town contracted with for the initiative, was recently booted out of the state’s competitive energy market.
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Local governments wary of Cuomo’s renewables review plan
Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to create a new Office of Renewable Energy Permitting, which would be responsible for reviewing large wind and solar projects. But municipal leaders across the state are worried that the new process could limit local influence on the often massive developments.
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Cuomo’s budget proposal would fund climate, conservation initiatives
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal includes a conservation bond act, $9 billion for offshore wind development, and a requirement for transit agencies to electrify their bus fleets.
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Rochester wants renewable power for the people
Community choice aggregation means cheaper electricity and more green power
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Power struggle
Renewables have a bunch of things working both for and against them. Trump’s solar tariff is just one.
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Is Funke green enough?
For the first time, Republican State Senator Rich Funke has won the endorsement of the New York League of Conservation Voters. The statewide environmental group says that Funke is a valuable ally in Albany, despite the fact that the senator is silent on climate change. The endorsement is a big get, even though Funke may […]
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Project aims to expand solar access
Residential solar power has grown rapidly in recent years, fueled largely by improved panel efficiency, decreased equipment and installation costs, and aggressive state and federal tax incentives. But some groups have limited ability to tap into solar. Renters and condo owners usually can’t install arrays on their buildings, for example. And not all homeowners have […]
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Cuomo calls for significant investment in infrastructure
Governor Andrew Cuomo just wrapped up his State of the State speech and budget presentation. The address was something of a shotgun blast of proposals: a high-level overview that touched on everything from tourism promotions to criminal justice reforms. He appealed to the image many New Yorkers’ have of themselves: that we persevere through tough […]
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White House releases final Clean Power Plan
The Obama administration has finalized its plan to cut emissions from the nation’s power plants. Yesterday, President Barack Obama and Gina McCarthy, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, released the final rules for the federal Clean Power Plan. Under the plan, carbon emissions from power plants would drop 870 million tons by 2030, according to […]
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Moms mobilize against climate change
Andrea Wolff of Chili says that she loves nature and being in the woods. And as a mother of two boys, she says that she feels a sense of urgency about the environment. Wolff says that she knows something needs to be done about climate change, but that she’s struggled to figure out what she […]
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US solar capacity continues to grow
In the second quarter of 2014, more than 1.1 gigawatts of solar power capacity was installed across the United States, according to a solar industry group’s report. (According to the New York Times, a gigawatt “is the equivalent output of one large nuclear power plant.”) The Solar Energy Industries Association says that the US now […]
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Sun gods: Why solar power isn’t just for hippies anymore.
A growing number of homeowners, businesses, and institutions in New York and across the country are adopting solar.
