Governor Cuomo says the Empire State has seen its use of solar power triple in the last three years. “Through the $1 billion NY-Sun Initiative, we’re making solar a reality in virtually every corner of the state and building a brighter future today”. That’s just more than twice the rate of the entire USA over the same period.
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“Reforming the Energy Vision is already working to increase access for more and more New Yorkers to realize the benefits of local, clean energy”, said Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York.
While solar power remains a relatively small source of electricity in the state, the governor says the rapid growth reflects state efforts to encourage renewable energy.
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Solar power is picking up steam here in New York State. In addition, numbers of projects at least doubled in every region.
Region MW Installed Increase Projects Installed Increase Capital Region 500% 240% Central New York 519% 299% Finger Lakes 533% 193% Long Island 154% 122% Mid-Hudson 421% 296% Mohawk Valley 475% 365% New York City 516% 548% North Country 573% 153% Southern Tier 486% 144% Western New York 216% 171%. An additional 304 MW+ of solar panel capacity was under contract as at May 2015; with a further 65.6 MW of applications accepted, but yet to be contracted.
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Uptake has been attributed to factors including the NY-Sun initiative, a decrease in solar component prices and increasing competition between solar providers.
