The Empire State’s solar industry has attracted nearly $1.5 billion in private investment, putting its goal of producing 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2030 in reach.
It’s been said that if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. If that’s true, then solar has made it, with a flare typically seen only in the bright lights of Broadway.
After letting its neighbor New Jersey steal the solar spotlight from it for years, New York is now back in the game in a significant way, growing 795% in the past five years, according to figures released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office.
Frank Andorka has been writing professionally for nearly 29 years and spent nearly 20 years in trade publications. He was the founding editor of Solar Power World and has covered all aspects of the solar industry from policy to panels and everything in between. More articles from Frank Andorka
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