Gov. Hochul announces Statewide Solar for All program - WWNY
Gov. Hochul announces Statewide Solar for All program
ALBANY (WBNG) -- Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that the New York State Public Service Commission adopted a Statewide Solar for All program that will develop more retail energy projects across the state.
Going forward, the Statewide Solar for All program will be administered by each of the investor-owned utilities that serve electric energy affordability program customers, Hochul’s office said. Additionally, the Public Service Commission took action to improve the state’s opt-in Community Distributed General program.
“We are ensuring more New Yorkers than ever before will have access to clean, solar energy so we can build a healthy future,” Governor Hochul said in a news release. “The Statewide Solar for All program will generate significant benefits for our health, our environment, our economy, and for the thousands of New Yorkers who will see lower electric bills.”
Hochul’s office stated that the Statewide Solar for All program’s streamlined and cost-effective model will combine two successful state programs, the utility-managed Energy Affordability Program and market-based community solar to efficiently deliver clean energy savings to low-income households.
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