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Solar Heats Up in New York
by Manish Nayar
It’s been a whirlwind few months in the world of renewable energy. Policies like the Green New Deal mark an exciting stretch of ambitious and bold energy strategies proposed and passed within the last six months. States across the union are accelerating their e orts to pass 100 percent clean energy goals, especially in the wake of California’s rst statewide 100 percent carbon-free energy mandate, approved last Autumn.
e U.S. elections have put more renewable energy champions in o ce than ever before, including the election of 22 new Governors, many of whom supported sweeping clean energy goals in their campaigns; some of those
states have already begun to move towards those targets. It’s an exciting time for those of us in the industry that understand how smart policy can drive growth and investment. Policy goals that seemed impossible just a few years ago have become almost commonplace.
One high pro le announcement in particular grabbed national attention: In mid-January, New York Governor Cuomo announced, as part of his 2019 agenda, a doubling of distributed solar by 2025, as part of the path to 100 percent carbon- free electricity by 2040.
Equally important, the New York Public Service Commission approved the implementation of the Clean Energy Standard, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030, and 80 percent by 2050. e commission also approved one of the most aggressive energy storage plans in the country, with the aim to implement 3 GW by 2030, and 1.5 GW by 2025. Taken together, these goals make New York a more aggressive solar state than any other in the country. Even California’s and Hawaii’s 100 percent clean energy mandates aren’t designed to come to fruition until ve years after New York is slated to reach
its goals. Plus, e Solar Foundation
just announced that the number of jobs in the New York State solar industry jumped to 10,000.
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