“New York State has put into place tax exemptions to encourage development of renewable energy, which played out last week in Duanesburg, a rural Schenectady County town, that granted payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, for two solar farms. New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act requires 100 percent carbon-free electricity by … [Read more…]
“LSPower Grid New York (LS Power) will begin work designing and permitting electrical transmission upgrades to rebuild aging infrastructure and enable clean power to flow more efficiently across the state’s electric grid. An open house has been scheduled for Thursday, June 20 from 7-9PM at the Guilderland Town Hall. The public is invited to … [Read more…]
“Generally, PA 13-303 and PA 15-107 authorized the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) commissioner, in consultation with certain other officials, to solicit proposals from certain clean and renewable energy facilities. If the commissioner finds that the responding proposals meet certain criteria, he may direct the electric distribution companies (i.e., Eversource and United … [Read more…]
“The times, they are a-changing – and the structure of the electric delivery system is evolving, along with the roles of the state’s electric distribution companies, generators, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, ISO New England, and customers. Technology and diversification of sources are being restructured, refined, and modernized to capitalize on emerging technologies and … [Read more…]