Distributed Generation Information

The NYC Grid Ready Solar project is working to reduce technical and financial barriers for large-scale PV projects in NYC. The recent growth of large-scale PV installations on the electric grid resulted in the need to address potential adverse technical impacts in certain locations, as currently developers were not able to screen in advance where technical issues may arise. The project is supported by the NY-Sun Initiative and is led by Sustainable CUNY in collaboration with Consolidated Edison, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. For NYC buildings with large-scale PV potential (>200kW) CUNY, Con Edison, and NREL analyzed the technical risk factors for grid interconnection, and is creating public resources to allow developers to make informed decisions regarding project location and cost. These resources will include: a layer on the NY Solar Map showing whether buildings may or may not face interconnection issues; a guide to the order of magnitude of costs for typical mitigation strategies; and an overview of short and long-term solutions for medium and low opportunity buildings.

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