NYSEIA News

ALBANY, NY, April 19 – New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) today praised Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s NY-Sun Initiative to double the amount of customer-sited solar power installed annually in New York and quadruple that amount by 2013.

Read up on what's going on with solar legislation so far this year.

ALBANY, NY, Nov. 17 -- The New York Solar Energy Industries Association has launched a search for a new executive director to succeed Gail Markels. Effective Jan. 1, Markels is resigning from her role heading the industry association, in response to increasing obligations with other clients.

TARRYTOWN, NY, Sept. 27 – Solar projects across the state from New York City, Long Island, HudsonValley, Capital Region and Western New York - at locations ranging from city housing and government buildings to a winery and landfill - were recognized by the New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) with 6KC awards.

 Mapping Sun's Potential to Power New York

Two-thirds of New York City’s rooftops are suitable for solar panels and could jointly generate enough energy to meet half the city’s demand for electricity at peak periods, according to a new, highly detailed interactive map to be made public on Thursday.

 Celebrating a City's Colar Muscle

Given that New York City has been falling behind some of its municipal counterparts in new solar power installations, renewable energy advocates are happy to hear that its rooftops can hold more than water tanks and lounge chairs.

 Amundsen: Solar can help break oil habit

As the sun sets on Albany's current lawmaking session, the New York Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act is working its way through the legislature.

The bill, introduced by Assemb. Steven Englebright (D-East Setauket), would create a solar energy credit system for all solar power producers, from homeowners and businesses to large operators and utilities. According to some estimates, it would generate $20 billion in economic activity statewide and create more than 22,000 jobs by 2025. It would mandate that utility companies increase the amount of solar energy they buy, with the goal of installing 5,000 megawatts of solar capacity by 2025. That's enough to power more than half a million homes.

 N.Y. Lags in Growing Solar Market

The American solar energy market continues to experience record-breaking growth. The Solar Energy Industries Association reports that the market value of solar in the U.S. expanded 67 percent to $6 billion last year as states nationwide race to repower their economies with clean energy. That has translated into more than 100,000 jobs nationwide, more than 125 of which, I'm proud to say, are found right here in New York at Mercury Solar Systems.

 Solar Jobs Act is Win for all N.Y.

What would it cost New Yorkers to create more than 20,000 New York clean energy jobs and generate over $20 billion for the local economy? 39 cents. The Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act being proposed in Albany would cost New Yorkers an average of 39 cents in new utility costs a month — less than the cost of a doughnut. But the benefits would be safer energy, cleaner air and solar jobs for New Yorkers.