Private solar power installations at homes and businesses more than doubled last year in New York City and Westchester County. In 2009, 134 PV systems were installed in that area and solar power capacity was 4 MW. Last year, there were 203 PV installations, bringing the capacity up to 8.5 MW.
Westchester County installations actually fell slightly from 2009, but the New York City boroughs ramped up their solar. Queens actually quadrupled its installations from 16 in 2009 to 64 in 2010, adding over 1,538 kW of capacity.
Utility company Con Edison is taking the credit for the solar boom saying they promoted the economic and environmental benefits of solar power systems and also streamlined the approval process for residential systems under 25 kW.
The number of small-scale solar installations has grown more rapidly than larger solar projects recently, mainly due to the economic downturn and the high price of larger installations, but also because the approval process for large projects can be a nightmare for developers. While small, distributed installations won't solve the climate crisis on their own, they are an essential part of the solution.
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written by Justin, March 03, 2011
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written by Mike, March 05, 2011
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written by Brad, March 06, 2011
The 52 page document drafted by the group stated that cloud cover made solar energy ineffective in South Florida. This coming from FPL who has launched 5 major solar projects in 2010 alone displays a hypocrisy that has burdened alternative energy solutions for 50 years. Then again, NYC seems to be a logical choice over the "Sunshine State"
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written by Matt, March 07, 2011
doubling per year maintain over even a short period of time does have a impact. 4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024
Next time you are in a plane, before you get to high look down. A LOT of flat roofs, or pitch roofs faces south down there.
Local power generation does not suffer from transmission loss or failures. When power is generated 100s of miles away you lose a lot going from point A to point B. Last I looked, I didn't see any town fighting to get a large new coal or nuke plant in their back yard. When A Texas power company sells to California that a long trip.
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written by Marie | Green Your Apartment, March 08, 2011
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