New York state has an ambitious solar energy program with policies to promote commercial solar investment. The distributed solar projects associated with expanding the State’s goal from 6 GW by 2025 to 10 GW by 2030 are expected to support private investment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, bring savings to an estimated to solar customers and off-takers, create jobs statewide, and generate more clean electricity.
In 2022, NY State Public Service Commission PSC recently approved funding to expand the NY-Sun Program with initial base incentives and various adders intended to ultimately support an additional 3.4 GW distributed solar by 2030. The State estimates these new incentives and planned expansion of the NY-Sun program will provide about $ 1 billion in incentives across the state with targeted areas such as canopies, community solar, and landfill/brownfield solar development areas.