Advancing clean energy innovation and investments to combat climate change and improve the health and prosperity of New Yorkers. Faves and RTs ≠ endorsements.
TODAY:
@NYGovCuomo
announced $17 million for NY’s
#CleanEnergyCommunities
program to help local municipalities drive high-impact clean energy actions, combat
#ClimateChange
, and expand support for projects that ⬇ energy costs in disadvantaged communities.
As part of
#GND
,
@NYGovCuomo
proposes a mandate of 100% clean, carbon-free electricity in NY by 2040, the most aggressive goal in the US. This new goal builds on & increases successful
#CleanEnergyStandard
from 50 to 70% renewable electricity by 2030, ramping up previous targets
BREAKING:
@Doreen_M_Harris
was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of NYSERDA at our board meeting today. Named Acting President and CEO in June 2020, Ms. Harris has provided unparalleled leadership in spearheading
#ClimateAction
on behalf of NYers.
Big news today!
@NYGovCuomo
opened competition for NY’s first large-scale offshore wind projects. NY is seeking 800+ MW in
#NYOffshoreWind
, a huge step toward our 2400MW by 2030 goal
JUST IN:
@GovKathyHochul
announced an exciting, new $6 million
#ClimateJustice
Fellowship program to train NYers from priority populations & disadvantaged communities who are interested in climate justice &
#CleanEnergy
careers.
➡️ 1/
BREAKING: New York State has installed 3⃣ GIGAWATTS OF SOLAR across the state! ☀️☀️☀️ Enough to power more than HALF A MILLION HOMES. 🏠🍃Combined projects now under development represent 95% of
@NYGovCuomo
’s goal of 6 GW of
#solar
by 2025. 1/
#NYOffshoreWind
Update:
The response to NY’s inaugural solicitation for 800+ MW of offshore wind is unprecedented and historic.
Four proposers submitted a total of 18 bids, with projects up to 1200 MW, which would be the largest
#OffshoreWind
project in the US
More to come…
Historic announcement from
@NYGovCuomo
:
Our first
#NYOffshoreWind
RFP winners are…
#EmpireWind
&
#SunriseWind
!
We’re making history w/ the largest clean energy procurement by any state in the US, which will supply NY w/ 1,696 MW of renewable energy.
Included in
@NYGovCuomo
's top 7 priorities for 2021 is shift to the green energy economy. "We must seize the oppty to make NY a global leader in the economic shift to green energy. It's the smart thing to do, it's the right thing to do, & it will create thousands of good jobs."
NYSERDA welcomes Susanne Desroches as our new VP, Clean and Resilient Buildings. Formerly w/the NYC Office of Sustainability & the Office of Resiliency she has deep-rooted expertise in
#cleanenergy
&
#climatepolicy
& will help accelerate
#buildingdecarbonization
. Welcome Susanne!
Nation-leading:
@NYGovCuomo
announced the largest combined solicitations for renewable energy ever issued by any state in U.S. history, propelling NY towards its nation-leading climate & clean energy goals.
#CLCPA
#NYbuildbackbetter
Learn more here:
🆕:
@GovKathyHochul
announced $59 million for the CLEAN GREEN SCHOOLS INITIATIVE! 🏫🎒🍃 The program will launch in 2022 to boost indoor
#AirQuality
and lower
#CarbonEmissions
for 500+ public & private Pre-K-12 schools in NY’s disadvantaged communities. 1/
Solar costs are 60% lower now than in 2011.
In 2019, we achieved 2,000 MW of solar, over 1,800% growth since the launch of
#NYSun
.
By 2025, NY will reach 6,000 MW of solar.
By 2030, 70% of NY electricity will come from renewables.
#MakingProgressHappen
#NewDecade
Will
#NYOffshoreWind
create jobs upstate?
YES!
NY's first offshore wind awards will bring 1,600 jobs, $3.2 billion in economic impact, $700 million in avoided healthcare costs & $85 million to upgrade NY ports.
At a cost of <$1/month per household.
A historic day for New York! The Climate Action Council voted to approve the Scoping Plan that will act as NY's roadmap to meet our aggressive
#climate
targets & improve the quality of life for NYers & future generations.
#NYActsOnClimate
New York State has reached 2,000MW of solar!
With 1,800% solar growth since the launch of
#NYSun
, New York is one of the fastest growing solar markets in the US.
NY is now 1/3 of the way to our goal of 6,000MW of solar by 2025, a critical component of
@NYGovCuomo
's
#GreenNewDeal
(1/2) Today we say goodbye to
@abartontweets
. Alicia, in your 3 years leading NYSERDA we've moved NY's
#cleanenergy
future forward in unprecedented ways. Your passion for clean energy is infectious...
In addition to investment in
@PortofAlbany
,
@NyGovCuomo
announces we will establish a
#OffshoreWind
turbine hub at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, creating 1,200 jobs and building up NY’s capability to serve the
#OSW
industry more than any other state.
#SOTS2021
TODAY:
@NYGovCuomo
announced the $10 million New York Climate Progress Program as part of NY’s economic recovery. The program will support startups and help stimulate local economies + jobs while advancing
#CleanEnergy
products that ⬇️ carbon emissions.
#DYK
more than 10,000 multifamily buildings in NYC still use boilers that run on fuel oil or natural gas? Learn how
@BlocPower
is transforming them with electric
#HeatPumps
while providing
#LMI
NYers w/ cleaner + healthier apartments at no upfront cost. ⬇️
TODAY:
@NYGovCuomo
announced a series of initiatives to electrify NY transit and school buses as part of the State’s leadership on:
✅Lowering carbon emissions
✅Boosting
#CleanTransportation
in disadvantaged communities
✅Improving local air quality
➡
This is a new era for U.S.
#OffshoreWind
and New York is at the center of it. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's
#OSW
plans,
@BOEM_DOI
announced a new priority wind energy area off the coast of Long Island + New Jersey (The New York Bight). 1/
#NYOffshoreWind
Update:
Our contracts with
#EmpireWind
&
#SunriseWind
are signed! We’ve also published our report, Launching the New York Offshore Wind Industry, which shows NY is keeping its commitments to cost-effective & responsible development. More at
Today
@NYGovCuomo
announced the launch of the $85M New York Clean Transportation Prizes initiative! The program seeks innovative
#ClimateSolutions
via 3️⃣ competitions to:
🚘Enhance
#EV
+ mobility options
🍃Cut air pollution in disadvantaged communities
NY is slated to become a global hub for
#OffshoreWind
, an industry expected to generate up to 5K jobs & $6B in investment statewide.
W/ 800 MW of
#NYOffshoreWind
to be procured by 2019, NY is sending a serious signal to markets about this commitment
Congratulations Dr. Whittingham! Your advances have allowed technology like
#EnergyStorage
to play an integral role in fighting climate change and achieving NY’s nation-leading clean energy commitments. Very proud of friends at Binghamton U
BIG NEWS! Our very own M. Stanley Whittingham has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering research leading to the development of the lithium-ion battery!
#NobelPrize
#NobelPrize2019
NYS is going BIG on
#ClimateEquity
!
@GovKathyHochul
announced the $36 mil. Regional Clean Energy Hubs initiative to ensure NYers in each of the 10 Regional Economic Development Council (
#REDC
) regions benefit from the
#CleanEnergy
transition. 1/
.
@NYGovCuomo
announced $15M to help modernize the NY grid. Making grid more resilient & efficient w/
#SmartGrid
tech is crucial to
@REV4NY
. Companies w/ ideas for integrating renewables & empowering customers to make energy decisions, apply through 7/18
Just filed a petition to initiate a regulatory proceeding asking the
#NYSPSC
to authorize the 2020 offshore wind solicitation.
This second
#NYOffshoreWind
solicitation will call for 1,000MW or more, getting NY even closer to its nation-leading goal!
#NYOffshoreWind
update!
Level of interest in New York State’s 1st
#OffshoreWind
solicitation is “greater than in several other states” says
@politicony
5 developers, covering 700K+ acres of lease areas, indicated an intent to propose.
Learn more at
Transforming the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into a NY
#offshorewind
hub marks another big milestone in the State's work to build up US offshore wind industry and make NY's
#cleanenergyfuture
a reality.
Huge
#EarthWeek
update from
@NYGovCuomo
! $280 million is available for
#EnergyStorage
through two programs aimed at lowering harmful emissions & combating climate change.
.
@NYGovCuomo
announces the opening a competitive bidding process to build a green transmission grid for at least three projects—creating a “new energy superhighway” that will bring more low-cost renewable energy to NYC optimized by
#BatteryStorage
facilities.
#SOTS2021
.
.
@GovKathyHochul
’s $500M investment proposal for ports, manufacturing, & supply chain infrastructure in her FY 2023 Executive Budget will ensure NY is nation’s hub for
#OffshoreWind
jobs
📣Looking for support to electrify your school's buses? 🚍🔌⚡Join us,
@CALSTART
, and
@EnergyCenter
for a webinar on new opportunities through the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program next Tues. Jan. 27 at 11:00 a.m. ET. Register:
#NYSun
is expanding incentives to encourage additional sites for
#solar
development
New incentives are now available for solar carports, rooftop canopies & projects on landfills & brownfields. Learn more
To put New York State on a path to carbon neutrality & combat climate change,
@NYGovCuomo
just announced $30 million to modernize and develop New York’s grid
#SmartGrid
#GreenNewDeal
In 2018, New York State achieved several clean energy milestones on the path to meeting our nation-leading climate and
#CleanEnergy
commitments. Stay tuned, 2019 will have even more in store.
#HappyNewYear
, New York!
It's
#OffshoreWindWeek
! Did you know NY:
🌬️Is committed to developing 2400MW of offshore wind by 2030
🌬️Requested proposals for 800+MW of offshore wind this month
🌬️Hosted the
#NYOffshoreWind
Supplier Forum
🌬️Worked w/Offshore Wind R&D Consortium to launch Offshore Wind Roadmap?
TODAY:
@NYGovCuomo
announced the largest combined renewable energy awards ever by a state in the U.S., further cementing New York’s leadership to combat
#ClimateChange
and grow the clean energy economy. 🧵1/
In support of
@NYGovCuomo
’s “If You Can See It You Can
Be It” Initiative,
#NYSERDA
's female leaders welcomed school girls to our
offices so they could learn more about the world of work & the career paths
available to them in
#CleanEnergy
!
#SeeItBeIt
Congrats to our own
@Doreen_M_Harris
for being named to
@CityAndStateNY
Energy & Enviro Power 100! As Acting President & CEO, Doreen continues to steadily lead our efforts to achieve NY's ambitious
#Climate
Act and secure an equitable clean energy future.
New York is all-in on wind energy! Wind provides clean, renewable power that will be critical to meeting our nation-leading climate and clean energy goals.
#AmericanWindWeek
Breaking:
@USTreasury
Sec. Janet Yellen &
@USDOL
Acting Sec. Stewart award up to $8.2 million to NYSERDA for the 1st Social Impact Partnership Project, helping ensure NY's
#JustTransition
and provide disadvantaged workers w/
#EnergyEfficiency
job training:
Great piece from Doreen Harris, NYSERDA's Director for Large-Scale Renewables, on why there is no better home for the burgeoning
#OffshoreWind
industry than right here in New York State. (via
@rechargenews
)
NY's new, expanded renewable energy goal is 70% by 2030. In less than a year, we've procured over 3,000 MW of clean, locally produced power. That's enough utility-scale renewable energy to power Albany, Buffalo, Rochester & Syracuse, the 4 largest NY cities north of Westchester.
(1/2) Big News 📣:
@GovKathyHochul
’s announcement of a NY-led consortium of 4 states (NY, CT, NJ & MA) & 40
#hydrogen
ecosystem partners to develop a proposal establishing a regional
#cleanhydrogen
development and research hub positions the region as a leader...
#ICYMI
: Read
@tdworldmag
on
@NYGovCuomo
’s announcement to use $11 Million in Volkswagen settlement funds to expand
#EV
fast charging stations across New York and provide greater
#CleanEnergy
access to disadvantaged communities:
#MakingProgressHappen
means preparing NY workers for the clean energy economy.
@NYGovCuomo
’s 32nd
#SotS2020
proposal includes the launch of the
#NYOffshoreWind
Training Institute & a total of $100 million to train 40,000 clean energy workers.
Learn more at
Today’s historic
@NYSDPS
decision paves the way toward a zero-emission grid, helping to accelerate NY’s transition away from fossil fuels while simultaneously ensuring NYC will be reliably & safely powered by
#renewableenergy
. In partnership with
@CleanPathNY
and
@CHPExpress
…
BREAKING:
@GovKathyHochul
announced completion of NY's largest rooftop solar project.
@solardave
attended the 🎀✂️ at
@Medline
. 7.2 MW project w/17K+ panels, generates 8.5 M kWh/year. Enough to power over 16K homes = to taking 12K+ cars off the road.
TODAY:
@NYGovCuomo
announced
@NYSDPS
approval of an expanded Clean Energy Standard to decarbonize NY’s power sector and combat
#ClimateChange
. This further advances NY’s nation-leading climate law and moves us closer to a clean and just energy future:
Today, we’re proud to present a new vision and mission to guide our current and future initiatives and reflect the initiatives we’re focused on:
✅ Climate change
✅ Equity and inclusivity
✅ Jobs and economic opportunity
✅ Public health
✅ Resilient communities
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BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
announced more than $9 million to launch the Carbontech Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program. We're supporting innovative scientists to turn carbon into valuable products + advancing a carbon-to-value industry w/
#GreenJobs
in NYS. 1/
🤯 Mind blown by the amazing pitches at this week’s 2018
#76West
#CleanEnergy
Competition in the
#SouthernTier
. We can’t wait to find out who the winners are in September. Great job and good luck to all!
Just in: Albany-based Key Capture Energy's 20-MW battery project is LIVE. Located in the Capital Region, the project enhances reliability while supporting
@NYGovCuomo
's
#GreenNewDeal
, which mandates 3,000MW of
#EnergyStorage
by 2030.
Learn more at
A 🌟LEGEND🌟 leaving the house! After providing 31 yrs of clean energy vision for
#NY
, we wished Janet Joseph, our SVP of Strategy & Market Development & true climate pioneer, a fond farewell. All our best to one of the best! 👏 Enjoy your very well-deserved retirement.
#IceBoxChallengeNYC
showed what
#PassiveHouse
standards can
really do: save energy & keep residents comfortable!
Each box had a ton of ice in it for a month.
Normal building code box got so hot that only 7% of ice was left.
Passive House box stayed cool & still had 42% left!