The New York Power Authority announced on Wednesday a statewide solar plan with the potential to power 15,000 homes from the sun by 2014, in the form of its 100 MW Solar Photovoltaic Initiative. The NYPA has called for proposals from developers to install, own and operate solar photovoltaic arrays on primarily publicly owned buildings, such [...]

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will soon provide a solar incentives program for customers served by the state’s municipal utilities and rural electricity cooperatives. Such customers commonly don’t qualify for renewable energy incentives. The popular solar rebates available through through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), for instance, are only [...]