New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a lease-option agreement for the first build-ready site in New York State to repurpose the formerly mined land in St. Lawrence County into one of the largest solar projects in the Adirondack Park and will create approximately 100 construction jobs in support ofRead More

In close partnership with the Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Group (GSRP) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), CS Energy successfully developed and initiated construction on 216 MWdc of new utility-scale solar projects across New York. The projects are expected to achieve commercial operations by theRead More

OYA Solar announced that Rensselaer County has subscribed for 7.4 MWdc of clean energy from OYA’s community solar projects in New York State. The county is the first major public sector entity in New York to subscribe to OYA’s community solar portfolio and is expected to save approximately $3 millionRead More

A Queens landlord has installed solar technology on over half the buildings it owns in the borough, part of an ambitious project that will eventually transform its entire portfolio and produce enough clean energy to offset the greenhouse gas emissions of 5 million vehicle miles driven each year. Zara RealtyRead More

The New York town of Chatham selected Astral Power for its upcoming Solarize Campaign. The Chatham Climate Smart Community task force spent several months developing a plan for a Community Solar outreach campaign and “we couldn’t be more proud to be chosen,” says Cara Humphrey, VP of Sales & StrategyRead More

Swell Energy has started a new residential solar plus storage program for homeowners in Queens, New York. The program will be deployed in partnership with Con Edison, the energy company that serves New York City, and aims to deliver solar-powered home batteries to eligible customers creating an aggregated network ofRead More

New York solar developer Source Renewables announced plans to develop two community solar projects on the Marilla Street Landfill in South Buffalo. Source Renewables has submitted an application for rezoning with the City of Buffalo to rezone the Marilla Street Landfill property to a distributed generation solar farm, which would consist ofRead More

The Villages of Brockport and Lima entered into a tri-party agreement with Joule and Generate Capital to provide community solar to residents on an opt out basis. Part of Joule’s Finger Lakes Community Choice program, the opt-out community solar program will be rolled out to 3,800+ households across the twoRead More

Borrego‘s new utility-scale focus is off to a great start as they’ve been selected to develop a 110-MW -AC utility-scale solar project as part of the solicitation for large-scale renewables by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The Rutland Center Solar 1 project will be Borrego’s largestRead More

Climate change is a top concern for many Americans and its mitigation requires massive clean energy expansion. Still, 77% of American households cannot install rooftop solar power due to rented housing, the structure of their rooftop, the upfront cost, or access to financing. Solstice Power Technologies, Inc., a software andRead More