Part of the impetus behind the solar power push in New York is the state’s mandate, under Gov. More than 46,000 solar projects of varying sizes have been completed since 2016, according to information collected by the state. None have yet been built via this process; 38 are making their way through the approval process, according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. “When the private developer advances it, they often generate community opposition, because they don’t bring the lens of political feasibility,” the governor said in an interview. If the state can “run the traps first on the community opposition,” Mr. Cuomo added, then some of the tensions should subside.

Source: New York Times March 18, 2020 06:56 UTC