NYSolar Smart February Newsletter

FEBRUARY
ISSUE
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Solar Resources

DG Hub Solar+Storage Permitting Guide

NYC Solar Permitting Guide

DG Hub Fact Sheets

New York State
Unified Solar Permit

New York City

Solar Map

New York City
Multifamily
Solar Guide

New York State Multifamily
Solar Guide

New York State
Financing Options

Residential/Small Commercial MW Dashboards

Commercial/ Industrial MW Dashboards

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RESILIENT SOLAR PODCAST

Pairing solar and storage is becoming increasingly popular around the country. Sustainable CUNY's Smart DG Hub-Resilient Solar Project is creating a pathway to the marketplace for these projects in NYC. This 20 minute podcast by NY Solar Ombudsmen, hosted by the NY-Sun PV Trainers Network, covers the ABC's of Resilient Solar in the current environment including:

What is resilient PV
System components
Costs of resilient PV systems

CUNY LED GROUP PURCHASING 1 MW+

The City University of New York, PepsiCo, City and County of Albany, and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation participated in NYSolar Smart SunShares, a NY-Sun group purchasing pilot program. Employees of these organizations, as well as their families and friends, were able to receive discounted pricing on solar through SunShares, which ran from September to December. The lowest price achieved through the program was $2.94 per watt in the Capital region, which is one of the lowest prices ever recorded among residential installations in New York State. The conversion rate of moving proposals to signed contracts was nearly 20 percent, as opposed to the average industry conversion rate of about five percent. A total of 491 sites were assessed, resulting in 95 signed contracts to install a total solar capacity of 572.61 kW.

SOLAR IN THE CITY

SOLAR+STORAGE WORKSHOP

Sustainable CUNY is conducting a full day Solar+Storage workshop for NYC Solar Installers on March 7th. Register Today, limited space. Workshop presenters will help address many of the questions received via the NYC Solar Installer Roundtable. For a detailed roundup of activities that Sustainable CUNY is engaged in as the lead implementer of the NYC Solar Partnership and the Smart-DG Hub Resilient Solar Project, see the new Solar in the City bulletin.

QUEENS SOLAR PROJECT SHINES

The Sustainable CUNY/Queens College 'SHINES' project was featured on NY1 in February. Watch video The CUNY team is working with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to design a solar+storage system at Queens College as part of a Department of Energy supported program

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SOLAR ANALYTICS

Partner Jurisdiction- NYC
NYC DOB 'Pro Cert' Leads to Uptick

In the first two months of 2016, over 400 solar PTA Professional Certification or 'self service' applications were submitted to the NYC Department of Buildings. Sustainable CUNY advocated for Pro Cert as these jobs are automatically and immediately approved, freeing up staff and therefore reducing the timeline for full service solar applications.

nysolarsmart.org

NYSolar Smart is a strategic effort led by Sustainable CUNY of the City University of New York that supports Federal, State and NYC solar initiatives to strategically remove barriers to large scale solar deployment.