Resources

New York Quick Facts

New York’s Clean Energy Standard was revised in 2019 to require 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. In 2018, 29% of New York’s in-state generation at both large- and small-scale facilities came from renewable sources.
New York generates about one-third of its electricity from nuclear power plants, and the state includes nuclear power as a zero emissions resource that counts toward New York’s 2040 emissions reduction goals.
In 2018, New York produced more hydroelectric power than any other state east of the Rocky Mountains and was the third-largest producer of hydroelectricity in the nation.
About one-fourth of New York households are heated with petroleum products, primarily fuel oil.
New York is the fifth-largest consumer of petroleum among the states, but, in part because almost three-tenths of state residents use public transit to commute to work (more than five times the U.S. average), New Yorkers consume less petroleum per capita than residents of any other state in the nation.

The level of decarbonization required by statutes to combat climate change in New York State, “will result in a grid and power system that are unrecognizable from the one we run today.” So says Zach Smith, Vice President of System and Resource Planning at the NYISO. In Episode 4 of the Power Trends Podcast, Smith takes us through the process required to vet new power generation projects in a given ‘class year.’

With the 2019 class year of over 100 projects, a three-fold increase over the prior class year, most of them for wind, solar, and battery projects, Smith walks us through:

The technical and reliability issues involved in reviewing power generation projects
Ways the NYISO is looking to improve and optimize the review process
The eventual impacts the public policy and the new technologies will have on supply and demand for energy

Patterns and Trends

n January 2019, the Energy Analysis program published Patterns and Trends – New York State Energy Profiles: 2002-2016 [PDF], a comprehensive storehouse of energy statistics and data on energy consumption, supply sources, and price and expenditure information for New York State.

Videos

Guides

Solar Power In Your Community

A guide for local governments to increase access and deployment of Solar PV

Farmer's Guide to Going Solar

An introduction to Agrivoltaics, the synthesis of agriculture and solar infrastructure

Factsheets

Solar AG Land Useage Fact Sheet

As solar continues to expand into new markets, both rural and urban, land use discussions are likely to occur. (July 2019)

Solar Multi-Use Farming Practices

Solar development and agricultural use can exist not only side-by-side, but increasingly are found together. (September 2019)

Solar Property Value Factsheet

It is a common misconception that ground mounted solar farms decrease nearby property values. (July 2019)

SEIA Solar ITC Factsheet

The ITC has proven to be one of the most important federal policy mechanisms to incentivize the deployment of both rooftop and utility-scale solar energy in the United States. (March 2019)