Local Students Lobby Albany for Solar Bill
Jun 19th, 2008 by Jervey
UPDATE: The Solar One response to the big solar victories up in Albany:
Victory! Both of the I HEART PV campaign’s spring goals accomplished! NET METERING and the NYC SOLAR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT to become law!
EXPANDED NET METERING and the NEW YORK CITY SOLAR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT both passed in the State Assembly during this last week of the Legislative Session. The ABATEMENT passed on Tuesday June 17, and NET METERING on June 19th.
This is a big victory for solar in New York State and City. Both policies, to brought into force over the next 6 months, will help make clean energy investments more economical in the short-term, and ultimately cost-competitive with conventional sources in the next 5-10 years.
For all of you who called and wrote letters to your legislators over the past two months, thank you and congratulations! Your efforts and hard work paid off.
From Solar One’s Under the Sun blog:
On Monday June 16th, with only a week remaining until the end of the current legislative session, six members of the Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School I Heart PV Street Team met with key leaders in Albany to make the case for solar energy in New York City and State. The group met with distinguished senators from throughout the state, including the Chair of the Senate Energy Committee, George Maziarz, and Senators Joseph Griffo and Michael Nozzolio.
The Albany expedition occurred as a result of Brooklyn Senator Eric Adams’ deep interest and appreciation for the I Heart PV project and the street team’s activities. After seeing the team in action last month at the Grand Army Plaza Green Market in his Brooklyn district, the senator invited them to join him for a fast-paced day of lobbying in Albany. I Heart PV warmly thanks him for his hard work, generosity and responsiveness to the campaign’s goals
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