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Governor Hochul Announces Significant Federal Assistance To Reduce Clean-Energy Costs For New Yorkers

August 1, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, millions of New Yorkers will see a reduction in utility bills. The IRA funding will help support New York’s nuclear power plants to deliver zero emissions electricity for New Yorkers. The federal nuclear production tax credit, passed by Congress and signed by President Biden as part of the IRA, will provide significant financial support to the four operating nuclear reactors in New York and thereby reduce future payments by New York electric ratepayers to these facilities. 

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Governor Hochul Announces $18 Million Next Generation Buildings Innovation Challenges For Advanced Building Technologies

July 29, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $18 million is available under the Next Generation Buildings Innovation Challenges for projects that offer advanced building technologies for clean heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, building envelopes, and controls. Round seven includes a new challenge area to advance intelligent building control solutions, including the development and commercialization of technologies that manage energy assets and electrical loads that will further enable decarbonization and electrification. This announcement supports New York State’s nation-leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 85 percent by 2050. 

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Governor Hochul Announces Completion Of Largest Rooftop Solar Project In New York State

July 20, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of the largest rooftop solar project in New York State. Located in Orange County atop a distribution center owned by Medline Industries, the nation’s largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical products, the 7.2-megawatt community solar project is helping to reduce energy costs for both the company and residents in the Mid-Hudson region. Today’s announcement supports New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal to install six gigawatts of distributed solar by 2025 and accelerates progress toward ten gigawatts by 2030.

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Governor Hochul Announces $29 Million For Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure And Rebates

July 20, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $29 million for electric vehicle Level 2 charging infrastructure under Charge Ready NY 2.0 and consumer rebates through the Drive Clean Rebate Program. The incentive and rebate programs mean more New Yorkers can drive electric as New York State reached a milestone of 150,000 EVs on the road in June 2023.

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Governor Hochul Announces Major Milestone For South Fork Wind With Installation Of First Offshore Foundation At New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm

June 23, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm, has achieved its “steel in the water” milestone with the installation of the project’s first monopile foundation. In the coming days, South Fork Wind will install the project’s U.S.-built offshore substation. The project remains on-track to become America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm to be completed in federal waters when it begins operations by the end of this year and supports the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal to develop 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2035.  
  

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Governor Hochul Announces $10 Million To Advance Innovation In Clean Hydrogen Research, Development And Demonstration Projects

May 25, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a $10 million initiative to advance innovative clean hydrogen research, development and demonstration projects that address the challenge of replacing fossil fuel usage in hard-to-electrify sectors. This solicitation is open to fund projects proposed by New York-based entities that are also actively applying for federal clean hydrogen funding opportunities. Today’s announcement supports the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goals to reduce emissions 85 percent by 2050 and transition to 100 percent zero-emission electricity by 2040. 

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GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES FY 2024 BUDGET INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY AFFORDABILITY, SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS, AND CLEAN ENERGY

May 3, 2023 Contributor
ALBANY, NY – Advancing Building Decarbonization with Zero Emission New Construction $400 Million Investment to Promote Energy Affordability Advances Affordable Cap-and-Invest Program to Accelerate Climate Action and Create Jobs New York Power Authority to Expand […]
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Governor Hochul Announces $6.5 Million To Support New Insurance Policies And Products For Climate Technology Solutions

April 16, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $6.5 million awarded under the Insurance Innovation for Climate-Technology Solutions program to support new insurance policies and products that will accelerate the adoption of clean technologies by consumers across New York State.

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Governor Hochul Announces $13.5 Million In Awards In Third Round Of The More Than $48 Million Buildings Of Excellence Competition

March 22, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $13.5 million was awarded to 14 projects through the third round of the more than $48 million Buildings of Excellence Competition recognizing the design, construction and operation of clean, resilient, and low-carbon or carbon neutral multifamily buildings. In addition to these awards for demonstration projects, $1.1 million for Early-Stage Design Support was also announced to help ensure the most cost-effective low carbon solutions are integrated into projects from the start of design.

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