The Critical Facility Solar+ Evaluator is a new NY Solar Map layer and interactive mapping tool developed by CUNY's Smart DG Hub that is designed to display critical facilities in NYC where installing resilient PV (solar+storage) would be beneficial.The user can toggle on and off the various layers to identify the location of safety, health or food facilities; flood zones; grid-constrained areas; and under-served areas.

The Town of Warwick, with Sustainable CUNY's assistance, recently achieved SolSmart's highest designation - Gold! SolSmart is a U.S. Department of Energy-funded solar energy program for local governments that provides a nationally recognized designation to communities that take, or have taken, actions to reduce local barriers to solar energy. Warwick joined New York City as the only two gold designees in New York State -- an achievement celebrated in its local newspaper. If your community is interested in free assistance from the ombudsman team and federal recognition for smart solar policies, please email nysolar@cuny.edu

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is asking for comments on proposed revisions to its Megawatt (MW) Block incentive program for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers. The proposed revisions were outlined at a NYSERDA C&I stakeholder meeting in Albany that was also broadcast as a webinar. Among other things, the revisions look to create incentive rates with more precision and greater synergies with VDER; accelerate performance-based incentives to lower financing costs; and encourage more C&I projects in New York City. Ideas include putting adders on incentives for parking canopies, affordable housing, landfills and brownfield sites in certain parts of the state.
Comments should be submitted to commercial.industrialpv@nyserda.ny.gov by January 12. NYSERDA will review the comments and present a revised proposal at the January 25th C&I stakeholder meeting.

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS! 

Stay Healthy- We are committed to c on tinuing to support the solar and solar+storage market with ombudsmen, data that leads to act ion and a collaborative platform.

Be Proactive- We won't wait for the perfect policy or the next big thing- our support is ongoing for removing immediate barriers, while working on sustainable solutions.

Reduce- Continue to support clean and efficient energy technologies that help to reduce dependency on fossil fuels.

Lose excess- Continue to find ways to remove the barriers to deploying solar and storage.

Lead- Listen. Collaborate. Support. Implement. Show the energy world the endless possibilities.

Happy New Year!