Clean Energy Standard “2.0” Order Advances New Procurement Opportunities in New York State

Yesterday, October 15, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) issued a 306-page Order Adopting Modifications to the Clean Energy Standard, in which the PSC approved significant changes to the state’s Clean Energy Standard (CES) program. Tier 1 modifications First and foremost, the Order now incorporates the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s recently codified …

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NYSERDA’s Potential Game-Changing Petition Seeks to Switch Tier 1 Fixed-Price REC Contracts to Index REC Structure

On August 10, 2020, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) filed a Petition with the Public Service Commission (PSC) in Case 15-E-0302. NYSERDA requested that the PSC authorize NYSERDA to offer previous Tier 1 REC award recipients the opportunity to convert their contracts from a Fixed price REC structure to an Index REC price …

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New York State Releases CES 2.0 Whitepaper following Triennial Review

New York’s Clean Energy Standard (CES) is getting an update! CES 2.0, as the new program proposal has been dubbed, includes many interesting new details on how New York State plans to achieve the 70% by 2030 renewable electricity goal mandated by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). Prior to releasing details on CES …

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New York State Announces New REC Contract Awards for 21 Renewable Energy Projects, Including 3 Existing Wind Projects

Last Friday, March 13, New York State announced the winners of its third round of “Tier-1” solicitations for large-scale renewables (RESRFP19-1) under the Clean Energy Standard (CES), with 21 projects selected totaling 1,278 megawatts (MW) of new clean energy capacity. This 2019 award group includes 17 new solar facilities – the largest 2 paired with 20 MW …

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A Review of New York Administration’s Proposal to Overhaul Renewable Energy Siting Process

New York’s Governor Cuomo has formally proposed the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act (“Siting Act”) in his 30-day amendments to the executive budget (see Part JJJ), released February 21, 2020. The proposal includes several significant revisions to the process for siting renewable energy projects and transmission buildout in NYS. The Siting Act would …

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