by webmaster | Dec 13, 2018 | Press Releases, Smart Grid News Highlights, US Smart Grid News
In a press release, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced a plan to invest $250 million between now and 2025 to accelerate the flexibility of the electric grid by providing New Yorkers greater access to renewable energy resources, including wind and solar...
by webmaster | Nov 26, 2018 | Member News, Press Releases, Smart Grid Consortium Member News, Smart Grid News Highlights, US Smart Grid News
New York State Smart Grid Consortium Executive Director James T. Gallagher will be a speaker at the ACI’s 9th National Conference on Microgrids, to be held on April 17-18, 2019, in Boston, MA. The conference will explore the issues that are driving the growth of...
by webmaster | Oct 27, 2017 | Press Releases, Smart Grid News Highlights, US Smart Grid News
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that carbon emissions from 4,200 consistently benchmarked properties decreased by 14% and energy use lessened by 10% between 2010 and 2015. The findings were part of the city’s Energy and Water Use 2014 & 2015 Report...
by webmaster | Sep 26, 2017 | Press Releases, Smart Grid News Highlights, US Smart Grid News
Empire State Development (ESD) in partnership with the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) have opened the new Kodak Cell Assembly Center at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, NY. The new facility brings expanded resources for the...
by webmaster | Sep 7, 2017 | Press Releases, Smart Grid News Highlights, US Smart Grid News
In an effort to lower carbon pollution, New York and the eight other states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) are seeking to reduce the cap on power plant emissions by an additional 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. Fulfilling New York...
by webmaster | Jul 31, 2017 | Press Releases, Smart Grid Consortium Member News, US Smart Grid News
Direct Energy Business, an NYSSGC member, has been selected by the Department of Energy (DoE) Better Buildings® initiative as a Financial Ally. The DoE established the initiative to assist public and private organizations find funding for energy efficient and...