2024 Announcements

December

12/21/2023 Initial Findings Released From Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group On Emergency Response
Available Analyses Find No Reported Injuries, No Harmful Levels of Toxins Detected at Sites of Battery Storage Fires
12/20/2023 Cap-and-Invest Outline and Affordability Study Released
Pre-Proposal Details Preliminary Cap-and-Invest Program Information, Seeks Input on Development of Regulations to Implement Statewide Program

November

11/21/2024 Energy Efficient Appliance Rebates Are Now Available For Low- And Moderate-Income New Yorkers
New York is First State To Offer Retail Appliance Rebates for Eligible Customers To Replace Inefficient Electric or Fossil Fuel-Powered Clothes Dryers With Heat Pump Powered Alternatives
11/18/2024 $22 Million Is Now Available To Strengthen and Modernize New York's Electric Grid
New Competitive Program Supports Projects that Help Ensure Reliability of Infrastructure and Expand Access to Clean Energy
11/15/2024 Advanced Nuclear Technologies Request For Information Announced To Gauge Market Interest
Seeks to Identify Entities Pursuing or Interested in Potential Role in Development of Advanced Nuclear Energy in New York

October

10/29/2024 NY and NJ Collaborate to Co-Host Offshore Wind Supplier Forum
More than 350 attendees gathered in Atlantic City to explore the latest developments in offshore wind and discover new prospects in the growing sector
10/23/2024 Saving Families Money: $10 Million Is Available To Advance Zero-Emission Homes in New York State
Program Incentivizes Design, Construction and Marketing of New Clean and Resilient Single-Family Homes and Townhomes
10/17/2024 New York State Has Achieved Major Solar Milestone A Year Early
6-Gigawatts of Distributed Solar Generation Now Operational Throughout New York State
10/03/2024 $24 Million Awarded for Innovation Projects in Multiple Clean Energy Sectors
26 Projects Advance Long Duration Energy Storage, Clean Hydrogen, Grid Modernization, Geothermal and Building Electrification and Efficiency Technologies

September

09/23/2024 Electric Shuttle Service Launched On Long Island And The Rockaways
Circuit Transit Advances Project Awarded under New York Clean Transportation Prize Competition
09/23/2024 IBEW Local 3 Receives $2.3 Million Offshore Wind Training Institute Award
State’s Offshore Wind Training Institute to Award $2.3 Million for Training for Careers in Offshore Wind
09/13/2024 $21 Million Is Now Available to Install Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers Along Major Travel Corridors Across New York State
New Competitive Program Supports the Expansion of Infrastructure to Improve Consumer Access to Electric Vehicle Charging
09/05/2024 Advanced Clean Energy Technologies Key for Renewable Energy and Economic Growth
Outlined Next Steps To Meet Growing Energy Demand With Dispatchable Emissions-Free Resources and Continued Deployment of Renewables

August

08/29/2024 State Energy Planning Board to Begin Process of Updating Energy Plan
Guides Energy-Related Program and Policy Decision-Making in Public and Private Sectors
08/19/2024 $16.5 Million Is Now Available to Decarbonize Affordable Housing in New York City
State and City Partnership Expanded Through Resilient and Equitable Decarbonization Initiative for Existing Buildings Program
08/13/2024 Additional $200 Million Environmental Bond Act Funding Now Available for Zero-Emission School Buses
New York School Bus Incentive Program Makes Clean Buses and Charging Infrastructure More Affordable for Public Schools
08/05/2024 Upcoming Convening of Global Experts Announced to Discuss Expanding Clean Energy in New York's Growing Economy
Summit Will Gather Feedback on Strategies to Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment and Explore the Potential Role of Next Generation Clean Energy Technologies

July

07/26/2024 Draft Fire Code Announced to Enhance Safety Standards for Battery Energy Storage Systems
Draft Code Language Includes Changes to Improve Coordination and Emergency Preparedness
07/17/2024 Start of Construction Announced for New York’s Largest Offshore Wind Project
924-Megawatt Sunrise Wind to Power Approximately 600,000 Homes Once Completed in 2026
07/17/2024 Empire Technology Prize Finalists Selected to Advance Low Carbon Heating Solutions
Selected Teams Will Partner with Leading Real Estate Companies to Advance Their Low Carbon Solutions for Heating Tall Buildings
07/01/2024 $3 Million Available for New Climate Justice Fellowship Plus Pilot Program in Bronx and Queens
U.S. Department of Labor Funding Will Support Two-Year Climate Justice Fellowships for Priority Populations

June

06/28/2024 Final Interagency Extreme Heat Action Plan Released Following Two-Year Review
Interagency Plan Advances Governor’s State of the State Directive To Address Extreme Heat Impacts on Disadvantaged Communities and New Yorkers at Increased Risk of Harmful Health Effects
06/26/2024 More Than $21.5 Million Announced For Nature-Based Solutions To Lower Emissions And Sequester Carbon
$8.5 Million Awarded through Natural Carbon Solutions Innovation Challenge
06/25/2024 $10 Million Is Now Available for Large-Scale Thermal Projects That Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
New Large-Scale Thermal Program Supports Decarbonizing Heating, Cooling, and Hot Water Systems in Buildings, Including Designs for Multiple Buildings Served by Thermal Energy Networks
06/21/2024 $32 Million Now Available For Shared Electric Transportation Solutions
New Clean Mobility Program Supports Community-Led Planning and Demonstration Projects That Solve Local Transportation Needs and Help Reduce Emissions
06/20/2024 Approval of New York's Nation-Leading Six Gigawatt Energy Storage Roadmap Announced
Comprehensive Roadmap Expands State's Successful Energy Storage Programs to Unlock the Rapid Growth of Renewables and Bolster Grid Reliability and Customer Resilience
06/20/2024 New Large-Scale Renewable Energy Solicitation Announced To Deliver Clean Electricity Across The State
Final Proposals for Large-Scale Land-Based Renewable Energy Projects Due in August 2024
06/13/2024 Two Agreements Announced On Underutilized Sites for Renewable Energy Development
Memorandums of Understanding Will Allow State to Explore Feasibility of Hosting Build-Ready Renewable Energy Projects on Underutilized Sites in the Southern Tier and Western New York
06/12/2024 Over $5 Million Announced For Long Duration Energy Storage Projects
Funding Advances Energy Storage Solutions That Help Harness and Provide Stored Renewable Energy to New York's Electric Grid
06/10/2024 Start Of Construction Announced On Transformation of South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Into Nation's Largest Offshore Wind Hub
City’s First Offshore Wind Transmission Connection and Port at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal to Become Staging Hub for Empire Wind 1 Project, Which Will Deliver 810 Megawatts of Renewable Electricity to New York
06/08/2024 Administration Appointees Confirmed By Senate
06/07/2024 $5 Million Is Now Available For Demonstration Projects That Co-Locate Solar and Agricultural Operations In New York State
Supports Applied Research Into Renewable Energy Generation and Active Farming
06/04/2024 The Finalization Of New Contracts Announced For Empire Wind 1 And Sunrise Wind
Once in Operation in 2026, Offshore Wind Projects Will Be the Largest Power Generation Projects in New York State in Over 35 Years

May

05/30/2024 $39.6 Million Is Now Available To Low Income New Yorkers For Home Energy Efficiency and Electrification Upgrades
New York Becomes First State to Offer U.S. Department of Energy Home Energy Rebate Funding; Funds Now Available Through State’s EmPower+ Program
05/23/2024 $10 Million In Funding Now Available in Round 5 of $68 Million Buildings Of Excellence Competition
Competition Advances Carbon Neutral Buildings in New York State and Continues Early Design Support for Design Teams and Developers
05/22/2024 11 Leading Real Estate Groups Selected As Part of Empire Buildings Challenge to Advance Climate-Friendly Buildings in New York State
New Digital Resource Created by NYSERDA and Leading Empire Building Challenge Partners to Support Broadscale Building Decarbonization
05/13/2024 $10 Million Announced for Sixth Round of Commercial and Industrial Carbon Challenge
Funding Accelerate Decarbonization, Combat Climate Change and Spur Economic Growth
05/13/2024 $10 Million Available for Carbon-Neutral Economic Development Projects
Building Cleaner Communities Competition Continues to Accelerate Decarbonization and Economic Development Across the State

April

04/24/2024 Three Agreements Announced for Potential Renewable Energy Development
Memorandums of Understanding Will Allow State to Explore Feasibility of Hosting Build-Ready Renewable Energy Projects on Underutilized Sites in the Southern Tier, Western NY, and Long Island
04/23/2024 Steps Forward Announced to Support New York's Clean Energy Industry
Next Phase of the State’s Supply Chain Activities Released in the Form of $200 Million Supportive Manufacturing and Logistics RFP
04/22/2024 New York Selected To Receive Nearly $250 Million By Environmental Protection Agency for Solar Projects Benefitting Low Income Residents
Funding Award Expands New York State’s National Leadership and Commitment to Increase Access to Clean Solar Energy
04/18/2024 Department of Energy Approval to Fund Energy Affordability Program for Low Income New Yorkers Announced
Department of Energy Approves Plan for New York to Access Inflation Reduction Act Funding to Support Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Upgrades
04/05/2024 $3.5 Million Available To Develop Grid Modernization Projects
Supports Municipal Electric Utilities and Rural Cooperatives in Developing Proposals that Advance Reliability of Infrastructure and Access to Affordable Clean Energy
04/02/2024 $8 Million Awarded To Advance Zero-Carbon Multifamily Buildings
Nine Projects in Buildings of Excellence Competition Advance Replicable New Construction and Low-Carbon Retrofit Solutions for Multifamily Buildings

March

03/28/2024 First Development Phase Of The New York State Integrated Energy Data Resource Platform Completed
Platform Expands Access to Centralized Clean Energy Data, Inviting New Innovative Business Models and Helping Accelerate Deployment of Clean Energy Solutions
03/15/2024 More Than $16 Million Now Available to Advance Innovation in Clean Hydrogen
Supports Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects and Helps Leverage Federal Funding Opportunities
03/14/2024 Completion of South Fork Wind, First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in the United States Announced
All 12 Turbines Powered Up and Will Deliver Electricity Across Long Island and the Rockaways
03/05/2024 Funding Now Available To Support Electric School Bus Charging Infrastructure
New York School Bus Incentive Program Makes Charging Infrastructure and Electric Upgrades for Clean Buses More Affordable for Public Schools

February

02/29/2024 Two Offshore Wind Project Awards Announced, To Deliver Clean Power In 2026
Empire Wind I and Sunrise Wind Will Foster More Than 800 Near-term, Family-Sustaining Jobs
02/06/2024 Initial Recommendations Released from Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group
Working Group Outlines Recommended Enhanced Safety Standards for Battery Energy Storage Systems
02/02/2024 Technical Chapters of New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Released
Advances 2024 State of the State Initiative to Improve Resiliency and Prepare for the Impacts for Climate Change
02/01/2024 Statewide “Buy Safe, Charge Safe” Campaign Announced To Raise Awareness About the Dangers of Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
Complements the Governor’s State of the State Proposal to Ban the Sale of Unsafe Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Micro-mobility Devices

January

01/24/2024 Virtual Information Session Announced for Disadvantaged Communities Investments and Benefits Reporting Guidance
Public Invited to Feb. 1 Information Session on Draft Guidance For New York State Entities that Supports Implementation of Climate Act’s Equity and Justice Requirements
01/23/2024 $100 Million In Environmental Bond Act Funding Now Available For Clean Green Schools
Advances State of the State Initiative to Expand Access to Healthy, Efficient Cooling for Vulnerable Populations
01/12/2024 New York State Awarded $15 Million In Federal Funding For Electric Vehicle Charging
U.S. Department of Transportation Grant Will Improve Access to Charging Infrastructure in Small to Medium Cities and Tourist Destinations Including State Parks and Hotels
01/03/2024 Draft Disadvantaged Communities Investments and Benefits Reporting Guidance Released for New York State Entities
Interagency Guidance Supports Implementation of Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Equity and Justice Requirements