New York on the Path to Requiring All-Electric Buildings

Developers of new buildings in New York state and of new and renovated buildings in New York City may soon be prohibited from powering and heating their buildings with any fossil fuels. Bills are pending in the New York Senate and the New York City Council that, if enacted, would require newly constructed buildings in the state―and in the case of the city, renovated buildings―to be developed as all-electric buildings. With stakeholder opposition to both bills, either could see changes as they work their way through their respective legislative processes.

To read the full text of this Alert by Duane Morris attorney Phyllis Kessler, please visit the Firm website.

Bright Future for Solar Developers in New Jersey? Only If They Act Fast

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities established a Successor Solar Incentive Program that provides new, reduced incentives to developers of solar generation projects compared to past incentive programs. The new program limits the number of solar incentives available each year to developers of projects smaller than 5 megawatts, so interested developers should move quickly. In addition to the annual limits, the value of the available incentives will be reduced over time, giving an advantage to early movers.

To read the full text of this Alert by Duane Morris attorneys Phyllis Kessler and Patrick Dinnin, please visit the Firm website.

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