Solar power in New York

Installing rooftop solar panels in Poughkeepsie

Solar power in New York includes the 37 MW Long Island Solar Farm and the 17 MW enXco Eastern Long Island Solar Project, which consists of seven projects, three at LIRR station carports.

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. 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.

In 2012, LIPA adopted a Power Purchase Agreement (limited to 50 MW), which will pay $0.22/kWh for solar generation for installations ranging from 50 kW to 20 MW. A $500 to $5000 application fee favors larger power plants represents roughly the first 10 days of generation for a 50 kW to 500 kW system, but less than 2 hours of generation for a 20 MW installation. The term of the agreement is 20 years, and systems must be interconnected to the grid at the 13.2 kV level. Unlike the feed-in tariff programs in many other places, customers pay for their own electricity as if they were not generating any, making this actually a power purchase agreement, and not a feed-in tariff. LIPA owns the SRECs (which could be worth more than they are paying for the electricity). A bill to establish SRECs in New York failed to pass in 2012. 50 MW of solar power will meet the average needs of about 7,000 households, or less than 1% of the electricity supplied by LIPA. 5 MW is reserved for systems less than 150 kW, and 10 MW for systems from 150 to 500 kW. The remaining 35 MW is available to systems of all sizes. If fully subscribed in the first year, the average household will pay an estimated $0.44/month to pay for the program, which will generate an estimated 79.4 million kWh/year. Estimated costs are based on an average avoided cost rate of $0.075/kWh, although peak generation costs can exceed $0.22/kWh, eliminating any cost. LIPA's total generation capacity, in 2011, was 6,800 MW.

Solar Splash, a solar powered boat race

Solar Splash, a solar powered boat race, was held in Buffalo, New York, in 2002.

Statistics

Installed Photovoltaics (MW)
Year Total Installed
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)
2019 1,571 498
2020 2,724.4 1,153.4
2021 3,380.6 656.2
2022 4,259 878.4
Utility-scale solar generation in New York (GWh)
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

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