New York’s Senate passed legislation aiming for 20 GW of distributed solar by 2035. (PV Tech)
New York is fresh off hitting its 6 GW target a year early. Now, the ASAP Act keeps the momentum going. It leans heavily on the state’s NY-Sun program to incentivize rooftop and community solar, explicitly mandating that at least 35% of capacity benefits low- to moderate-income households. NY SEIA claims the bill will deliver over $1B in avoided energy costs every year.
The NY Senate also passed a bill that would permit small plug-in solar and portable solar generation devices in residential and commercial buildings (after national certification gets ironed out).