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Mandate solar energy to New York in 2015

On November 18 in New York has announced the approval of the municipal program of energy own loan, which allows communities to take advantage of assessed property Clean Energy (PACE), the lending programs to promote efficiency program energy and renewable energy.

The bill passed in special session at the request of its author, Steve Israel (D-NY), which has contributed to see the extent of their fruit, even if the foot of the State Legislative trawlers.

Efficient measurement of the reversal of a law prohibited cities and municipalities throughout the state of assessing loan repayments through property taxes, saying it puts the two municipalities to participate in the bidding for funds. Also, homeowners can opt for the annual burden of more taxes to pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy on a longer period.

PACE, which has a handful of support organizations Such "green" as the Environmental Defense Fund, National Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club and the Solar Energy Industries Association is a vehicle approved funding for renewable solar energy in cities like San Diego, California and Boulder, Colorado, and Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin.

In October, Vice President Joe Biden spent 454 million U.S. dollars in the ARRA (the Recovery and Reinvestment Act) funding to support programs PACE. The program is called "Recovery Through Renovation. Applications due in December and are awarded through competition.

PACE funding obligations could, under the advocacy group PACE Now, the $ 500 billion, leading greater (and, if necessary) to improve the energy efficiency of older buildings to reduce energy consumption, or provide an opportunity for homeowners and businesses to install renewable energy technologies such as energy systems solar photovoltaic, solar thermal hot water heating, or geothermal heat pumps. What would improve the nation's profile green energy, reduce fossil fuel use, production and help provide energy security in a world increasingly disturbed.

The program would be particularly useful in New York City, where an older crowd, "energy buildings pig and electricity prices high performance necessary to adapt if the city is fulfilling its mandate reduced energy in building a new "green" legislation recently created by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

This law, which requires that building owners and managers to conduct regular audits of energy and adaptation of energy efficiency in a cost-effectiveness comes into force in 2013 and applies to buildings over 50,000 square meters. Owners and managers will also need to use energy to build reference against other similar size and structure of the target.

Throughout state, Paterson has established 45 "x 15" initiative, which requires New York to meet 45 percent of its electricity needs through renewable energy and energy efficiency of buildings before 2015.
This is one of the highest standards of renewable energy in nation, and the meeting would be difficult or impossible without emergency legislation because the state NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) incentive program to reduce mid-October to prevent the money to operate until the end.

The new, more small level of funding for solar PV is currently $ 2.50 per watt, compared to $ 3, with incentives for commercial and nonprofit Solar Cup too. To date, PACE offers new hope for manufacturers and installers of solar energy and owners and businesses seeking solar energy as a path to a clean energy future.

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