The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) on Monday announced cuts in the rebates offered under its Solar Pioneer Program. The changes pertain to only those New Yorkers who reside within LIPA territory — all others fall under the purview of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Here’s a quick look at [...]

Andrew Cuomo, a Democratic candidate in New York’s Gubernatorial race, has brought solar energy expansion and growth to the forefront of his campain with a document called “Power NY,” in which he outlines ways to stimulate New York’s solar energy industry.

Don’t panic! Solar rebates in New York are coming back very soon. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) paused New York’s solar PV incentive program unexpectedly . Despite initial worries that this would darken New York’s solar market, the program is actually paused strictly for upgrades. PON 1050, the specific NYSERDA funding [...]

New York’s state budget is over 110 days late, and counting. And, as state legislators continue to debate the details of the budget, dozens of city projects are left gathering dust. This includes solar energy projects planned for the Empire State. Perhaps the most notably among them is a rooftop solar installation for the Richard [...]

The Vote Solar Initiative, a non-profit, industry advocacy organization, recently released a report detailing the possible impact of the New York Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act of 2010 (aka the “Solar Jobs Act”), which is currently pending in the state legislature. Among the report’s notable bits: To date, New York currently has fewer than [...]

The 48 panels provide hot water as high as 240 degrees used to clean the exterior of subway cars and give the facilty’s roughly 500 hundred workers hot water in their restrooms.

The company says it will allow the billboard, one that is powered by 62 solar panels, 24 thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules and 16 LED floodlights, to go dark when there is not enough sunlight. The other option would be to connect the billboard to grid-sourced electricity when the solar power is not enough to keep it lit.

The two members of the flight crew are from the Colorado mapping firm Sanborn. The crew collected data needed to pinpoint prime areas for solar installations and to determine which areas are need of more solar space. The photos taken are being digitized as you read, with the goal being to produce solar map of NYC by this Fall.

We see this all the time in the solar industry: a state is a booming epicenter of solar installations due to strong financial support from the government. Then funding gets cut or depleted, solar installations drop, solar installers lose their jobs, and the state loses its pride of place in the market at large. Connecticut, [...]

Coney Island, New York’s erstwhile amusement park mecca, is en route to receiving an infusion of modernity via its iconic Wonder Wheel, which is slated to install 32 solar panels atop its 16 swinging cars this summer. The man behind the idea, Deno Vourderis, hopes to bring back the bright lights that once characterized the 150-foot-tall [...]