Solar power in New York
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New York has a renewable portfolio standard of 30% from renewable sources by 2015. In 2015 24% was renewable, 6% short of the goal. Wind is the predominant generating technology.[1] In 2018, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority awarded long-term contracts to 22 utility-scale solar farms, totaling a combined capacity of 646 MW.[2]
In 2012,
In 2023, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority approved 14 new large-scale solar projects, totaling more than 1 gigawatt of capacity.[8]
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in 2023, New York has a solar capacity of 5,560 MW, ranking third nationally in solar jobs with 11,512 positions. The state aims to expand its capacity by 8,923 MW over the next five years. Solar power in New York now supplies electricity to 980,034 homes, accounting for 5.01% of the state's total electricity. With a solar market valued at $11.7 billion and $1.9 billion invested in 2023, solar costs in New York have decreased by 47% in the last decade.[9]
Statistics
Year | Total | Installed[10][11][12][13] |
---|---|---|
2007 | 15.4 | |
2008 | 21.9 | 6.5 |
2009 | 33.9 | 12 |
2010 | 55.5 | 21.6 |
2011 | 123.8 | 68.3 |
2012 | 179.4 | 55.6 |
2013 | 240.5 | 61.1 |
2014 | 397 | 147 |
2015 | 638 | 241 |
2016 | 937 | 186 |
2017 | 1,038 | 101 |
2018 | 1,073 | 35 (partial)[14] |
2019 | 1,571 | 498 |
2020 | 2,724.4 | 1,153.4 |
2021 | 3,380.6 | 656.2 |
2022 | 4,259 | 878.4 |
2023 | 5,560 | 937 |
Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2012 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
2013 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
2014 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
2015 | 101 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
2016 | 139 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
2017 | 182 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
2018 | 297 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 37 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 22 |
2019 | 524 | 25 | 31 | 46 | 43 | 49 | 54 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 39 | 37 | 23 |
2020 | 839 | 44 | 50 | 73 | 74 | 98 | 99 | 95 | 80 | 80 | 57 | 52 | 37 |
2021 | 1,237 | 64 | 62 | 103 | 120 | 132 | 122 | 125 | 119 | 115 | 100 | 95 | 80 |
2022 | 197 | 91 | 106 |
See also
- Wind power in New York
- Solar 1
- Solar power in the United States
- Renewable energy in the United States
References
- ^ Final Report of the NYS RPS Annual Performance Report through December 31, 2015
- ^ "Governor Cuomo Announces Formal Request for New York Exclusion from Federal Offshore Drilling Program". Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. March 9, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ LIPA FIT Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New Jersey SRECs
- ^ NY SREC market put on hold
- ^ Feed-in tariff proposal
- ^ Questions as LIPA fails to use Edge program
- ^ "Governor Hochul Announces Nation's Largest-Ever State Investment in Renewable Energy is Moving Forward in New York | Governor Kathy Hochul". www.governor.ny.gov. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "State Solar Spotlight New York" (PDF). Solar Energy Industries Association. December 2023.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2014). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ New York Solar
- ^ "NY Solar Map". nysolarmap.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2021.