NYC DOUBLES ITS SUN

Con Edison Customers Double their Use of Solar Power; Going Solar = Greener Wallets, Climate
February 9, 2011 (Con Edison)

"Solar power more than doubled in New York City and Westchester County last year as Con Edison customers installed 4.5 megawatts of photovoltaic generation.

"Con Edison, which is working with the City University of New York (CUNY) on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar America City program, now has 8.5 megawatts of photovoltaic-generated electricity on its system…Customers completed 203 solar projects last year, up from 134 new installations a year earlier…"

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[Robert Schimmenti, vice president/engineering and planning, Con Edison:] “We reached out to our customers and explained the economic and environmental benefits…shortened our approval process for residential systems - those under 25 kilowatts - and created a website where customers can submit their applications.”

"Con Edison’s website provides information about the process for installing solar panels and links to the NYC Solar America City website…[and other] sites that explain the financial incentives…[and] net metering…Con Edison is working with city and state agencies and CUNY on the 100 Days of Solar program, which aims to reduce the time it takes a customer to get the approvals to install solar panels by improving coordination across agencies."