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Leo Wiegman Pace LULC Annual Conference 5 Dec 2014
WHAT IS YOUR SOLAR DENSITY NUMBER?Pace LULC Annual Conference, December 5, 2015
11:00–12:15PM Breakout Sessions
Session 2: The New York Sun Initiative
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Mayor Leo Wiegman,Village of Croton-on-Hudson
lwiegman@crotononhudson-ny.gov
Leo Wiegman Pace LULC Annual Conference 12 Dec 2014
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Q1: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO …SOLAR INCENTIVES?2012
yesterday2014 today
2016 tomorrow
Federal policy
Sunsetting!!
Investment Tax Credit
ITC 30% tax benefit
ITC 30% tax benefit
ITC expires 12/31/16
State policy
Dropping fast!
$ incentives $1.50/watt $0.90/watt
$0 (Megablock
program runs out…)
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Q2: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO …COST OF SOLAR?
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014$0.00
$2.50
$5.00
$7.50
$10.00
$8.63$9.40
$7.76$8.65 $8.88
$9.34$8.61
$7.10
$6.01$5.49
$4.92$4.55
$4.15 $4.05 $3.99 $4.00 $3.99 $4.00$3.59
$2.91
$1.91$1.44 $1.19 $0.98
Westchester County NY
System cost (ave. $/w)
Source: NYSERDA Solar PON 2112 data accessed at open.ny.gov
Leo Wiegman Pace LULC Annual Conference 12 Dec 2014
6-2009
2-2010
1-2011
7-2011
1-2012
7-2012
2-2013
7-2013
3-2014
11-2014
$0.00
$0.08
$0.16
$0.24
$0.32
$0.40Elec rate ConEd resid. ($/kWh)
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Q3: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO …VALUE OF SOLAR?
17% hike since 2012
Leo Wiegman Pace LULC Annual Conference 12 Dec 2014
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Q5: WHAT IS …SOLARIZE WESTCHESTER?
Solarize Westchester has two complementary programs:
1. Solar-friendly Permitting and Zoning effort will help Westchester municipalities design and implement regulations in their communities that encourage residential and commercial installations of solar energy systems in a manner that is safe and consistent with local and state construction codes and zoning rules.
2. Solarize Community Campaigns in which the Solarize Westchester Team will assist local communities to select competitively chosen solar
photovoltaic (“PV”) installers to make residential and small commercial solar energy more accessible and affordable for residents and businesses in participating municipalities.
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Q5: WHAT IS …SOLARIZE WESTCHESTER?
Solarize Westchester has two complementary programs:
1. Solar-friendly Permitting and Zoning effort will help Westchester municipalities design and implement regulations in their communities that encourage residential and commercial installations of solar energy systems in a manner that is safe and consistent with local and state construction codes and zoning rules.
2. Solarize Community Campaigns in which the Solarize Westchester Team will assist local communities to select competitively chosen solar
photovoltaic (“PV”) installers to make residential and small commercial solar energy more accessible and affordable for residents and businesses in participating municipalities.
Goal: 400 new installations under contract by January
2016:~ 50 in each of 8 Solarize Community Campaigns
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Q4: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO…SOLAR PERMITTING?
2012 yesterday
2014 today
2016 tomorrow
Local policy
Taking off!!
Expedited Solar-
specific Permiting
Available in 4 N Y Munis
Available in 38 N Y
munis (6 in Westcheste
r)
Solarize Westchester
BEGINS ROLL OUT 2015-2016
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EXPEDITED PERMITTING IN WESTCHESTER
For full list of solar-specific permits, visit: http
://www.solarizewestchester.com/for-municipalities/solar-permitting-zoning
/
Bedfordhttp://www.bedfordny.gov/departments/building-inspector/
Cortlandthttp://www.townofcortlandt.com/Cit-e-Access/FormCenter/?TID=20&TPID=2448
Croton-on-Hudsonhttp://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_Engr/VillageForms
Somershttp://www.somersny.com/Pages/SomersNY_Building/index
White Plainshttp://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/index.aspx?NID=115
Yonkershttp://www.cityofyonkers.com/live/real-estate-homes/forms-permits
Leo Wiegman Pace LULC Annual Conference 5 Dec 2014
Find your town’s Solar Energy Density
(kWh/year/person) here:https://infogr.am/lwiegman
Click on “Solar in Westchester”
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