PlaNYC is New York City’s initiative to, as Mayor Michael Bloomberg puts it, make a “Greater and Greener” New York. The initiative contains 132 separate ideas for improving the quality of New York’s air, to reducing its dependence on oil for heating, to a scheme to offer loans to encourage more people to install energy …
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Brooklyn IKEA Goes Solar
Brooklyn IKEA Installs Solar Panels The Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA has announced that their Brooklyn store now has a total solar energy system installed on the roof which is now commissioned, completely functioning and even certified by the electric utility Con Edison as well as officials in the city. Largest in the City Spokesmen …
Solar Energy Organization Helps Brighten New York
NYSEIA Unique in New York There is only one trade association in New York State which is dedicated to supporting and advancing the solar energy industry, and that is the NYSEIA- New York Solar Energy Industries Association. Created and launched in 1994, since then membership has grown to include the following companies and organizations: • …
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Con Edison Pushing for Solar Energy Development in New York
One of the most mainstream and well-recognized of New York utilities, Con Edison, has been pushing for the development of solar energy resources in New York City.
NYSERDA Emphasizes Solar Education in New York Schools
The NYSERDA offers several programs designed to encourage, support and motivate various sectors in the public arena to utilize solar electric power in their daily lives.