The New York Energy Authority (NYPA) has revealed a draft of its Updated Strategic Plan, which particulars the Energy Authority’s efforts to develop, personal and function renewable technology and vitality storage tasks to enhance the reliability and resiliency of New York’s grid. The draft plan consists of 20 new renewable technology tasks and 156 vitality storage tasks representing a mixed capability of greater than 3.8 GW. Together with the primary tranche of tasks recognized within the inaugural strategic plan — approved by the NYPA Board of Trustees in January — NYPA’s draft Up to date Strategic Plan now highlights 64 potential clear vitality tasks representing practically 7 GW of capability — sufficient electrical energy to energy practically seven million houses.
“Regardless of federal uncertainties surrounding renewable vitality, the Energy Authority stays laser-focused on constructing a various portfolio of emission-free energy technology that may help the rising energy calls for on New York’s electrical grid,” mentioned NYPA President and CEO Justin E. Driscoll. “The draft replace to our Renewables Strategic Plan consists of greater than 200 tasks representing practically 7 GW — doubling the whole vitality capability alternatives outlined in our inaugural plan revealed solely six months in the past. Whereas we’re pleased with the work we now have completed since embarking on this journey in 2023, there has by no means been a extra important time for NYPA to maneuver expeditiously as we cope with expiring federal tax credit and related elevated competitors for tools and installers. NYPA is dedicated to constructing a various portfolio of fresh vitality tasks.”
The brand new plan highlights 17 photo voltaic arrays, three wind tasks and 156 vitality storage tasks situated in each area of the state.
A public remark interval related to the up to date plan is now underway and can finish on September 12. As a part of the general public remark interval, NYPA will host two digital public hearings: one on August 19, between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., and one other on August 20, between 6 p.m. and eight p.m. Click on right here to register to talk on the digital public listening to. Public feedback on this draft Up to date Strategic Plan might be submitted to the NYPA Strategic Plan comment portal.
The Energy Authority is publishing this draft of the up to date plan and initiating the 2025 conferral course of concurrently to permit conferees to think about the draft model of the plan whereas conferring with the Energy Authority about its renewable vitality growth program. The 2023 and 2024 Conferral Stories are available here.
Within the time since Governor Kathy Hochul accredited the Energy Authority’s expanded authority in Could 2023, NYPA has made main progress towards the event of recent renewable vitality tasks. The Energy Authority shaped new enterprise buildings, stuffed key personnel roles, made regulatory filings, secured tax rulings, held two conferral processes to interact with stakeholders all through the state, and established a brand new renewable vitality subsidiary—the New York Renewable Power Growth Holdings Company. In March 2025, Governor Hochul introduced that the Energy Authority acquired full possession of Somers Photo voltaic, a 20 megawatt (MW) photo voltaic vitality technology challenge in Washington County. It’s the first challenge outlined within the Renewables Strategic Plan to be owned by the Energy Authority.
Moreover, a Request for {Qualifications} (RFQ) stays open looking for extra personal builders, together with community-based builders and buyers looking for to collaborate with the Energy Authority on the event of renewable vitality producing tasks. Any entities which might be pre-qualified via this 2025 RFQ reopening shall be added to the entities that had been previously pre-qualified in 2024. Thus far, 94 builders and buyers have been pre-qualified. candidates are inspired to use on NYPA’s procurement webpage. Submissions shall be reviewed on a rolling foundation. The RFQ will stay open till September 30.
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