Clean Energy News: Westchester

New York State has long been at work in building their platform for building energy markets through their discussions on “Reforming the Energy Vision," and we're finally seeing the state’s utilities take action providing initial blueprints of how they plan to make the transition to distributed energy platform providers.

The current solar bureaucratic processes need to be rethought to ensure permitting does not hinder the growth of the solar industry so New York can reach its renewable energy goals

Under a bill by Queens Councilman Costa Constantinides, the Department of Transportation would launch a four-year pilot program to install up to seven charging stations per borough.

17 of the 20 municipalities in the Westchester Smart Power program, an initiative of the Sustainable Westchester Group, have agreed to terms with ConEdison Solutions to supply 90,000 homes and businesses with fixed-rate, clean energy.

Without any equivocation, New York State swiftly announced it will continue to pursue President Barack Obama's clean power guidelines, despite a hold on the plan issued by the Supreme Court. The move reaffirms New York State's commitment to clean energy policy, at a time when the President's critical climate plan has essentially been paused.

After receiving the New York State Bar Association's award for environmental achievement, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli took to the podium to remind the public why he earned the honors.

The Supreme Court has issued a ruling that will be a huge boon to the fight against climate change. But it's a bit complex so we wanted to take a moment to explain it in greater depth. The move will pave the way for regional energy markets to maximize efficiency in electricity consumption at peak times.