New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced that $13.5 million is available for projects aimed at reducing the overall cost of installing photovoltaic (PV) solar-electric systems and streamlining the inspection and permitting process for local officials.
The funding is available through the NY-Sun initiative, a public-private partnership aimed at driving growth in the solar industry and making solar technology more affordable for all New Yorkers.
Of the $13.5 million now available, $10 million will support efforts to lower the overall cost of non-module PV systems, and $3.5 million will pay for a two-year statewide effort to educate local officials and first responders, according to the governor’s office.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) are teaming up to provide the $10 million in funding. That money will focus on projects that reduce PV balance-of-system (BOS) costs, which are all the upfront costs of the PV system except the module.
BOS costs can account for more than half of total-system costs, and include equipment and installation, the governor’s office said.
In addition to the BOS project funding, NYSERDA is offering $3.5 million to support education and training on PV for local officials who might have a role in the permitting, inspection, or approval of a PV system and for first responders who may encounter PV systems while fighting fires.
