EERE Success Story-Empire State Strikes Back: Solar Will Help New York City Rebound After National Disasters
The U.S. Department of Energy recently highlighted the solar and solar+storage work that Sustainable CUNY and partners are doing in New York.
U.S. Department of Energy Website
Sustainable CUNY was asked to submit a report to the U.S. Department of Energy in December of 2016 that summarized the work that was conducted over the past three years as part of the SunShot Initiative. These measures, developed in partnership with dozens of partners, and with additional State and City support, have significantly advanced the solar market in New York State and New York City. Ideally, reports like this will help highlight the critical role of the Department of Energy and enable them to keep supporting important work in New York and across the country. Read the Summary Report
FIRE TESTING RESULTS ON STORAGE
Con Edison has released the Considerations for ESS Fire Safety report, the results of a year of extensive fire and extinguisher testing on a broad range of battery chemistries. These long-awaited results are anticipated to have a significant impact on shaping code and permitting considerations for energy storage in NYC going forward.The final report along with a four-page supplemental summary of findings are available on the NY Solar Map and Portal solar+storage resources page under "Additional Resources". CUNY's Smart DG Hub will be working with stakeholders over the coming months to facilitate integration of these findings into existing protocols to continue moving the storage market forward.
INSTALLERS SAVE THE DATE
Sustainable CUNY's annual NYC Solar+Storage Training Workshop
March 1, 2016
The Con Edison Learning Center Auditorium
Presentations will be made by Con Edison, the
NYC Department of Buildings, the Fire Department of
NYC, Sustainable CUNY and more! This
complimentary workshop is for
contractors,
architects,
engineers,
electricians,
and filing representatives who
specialize in
solar energy systems and/
or energy storage and who
would like to
learn the
relevant NYC permitting and code requirements.Stay informed by joining the NYC Solar Installer Roundtable.
Please send a request with your solar company email to nysolar@cuny.edu
SOLAR TA REQUEST CASE STUDY
The NY-Sun PV Trainers Network (PVTN) recently received a technical assistance request from a town in Western New York that was considering opting out of Real Property Tax Law (RPTL) ยง 487, New York State's property tax exemption for renewable energy projects. PVTN reviewed the municipality's questions surrounding RPTL 487 and provided guidance to clarify the misinformation that the town board had received. The Board has since tabled opting-out of RPTL 487, an action which preserves the Real Property tax exemption for all renewable energy projects in that jurisdiction.Municipalities can reach out to PVTN for technical assistance through the
NY-Sun designed a
Solar Guidebook to help local governments prepare for and develop their local solar economies as well as a fact sheet on
Understanding Solar Installations in Agricultural Districts.These resources include information that empowers New York communities to create and plan for their clean energy future. Communities can download the Guidebook in its entirety or in sections.
HELP WANTED
Solar is Growing, So are We
Sustainable CUNY currently has job opening for the following positions:
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.
