The administration of New York Government Andrew Cuomo has genuinely been a national leader on policies to support the shift to a newwable energy deployment.As its cornerstone,the state of New York seeks to get half of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030,and only a handful of other states-Hawaii,Vermont and California have an equal or greater level of ambition in their renewable energy mandates.

Untapped potential

New York city would be a booming market for distributed solar.In its neighboring Long Island,which had reaches 139MW of installed residential PV alone in April,exhausting its last block grant level under NY-Sun.As of late May.Long Island had additionally installed another 25MW of small -scale commercial and industrial(C&I)PV.This gives it more than twice the distributed solar capacity,despite having less than half the population of New York City.The Upstate region of New York is also doing much better,and have reached 175MW of installed residential PV and 125MW of small C&I PV in late May.

FDNY and the six foot rule

The Fire Department City of New York (FNDY)requires clearance around roof vents and obstructions,but also a 6 foot clearance around the perimeter of any flat roof in the city.FDNY's explanation for this requirement has to do with rooftop access for firefighters using aerial ladders.

SUNPOWER TO DELIVERY DIRECTLY TO NEW YORKERS

In March,SunPower announced a deal that will see it sell or lease PV systems to homeowners in New York.SunPower has parteres with The Solar Program to offer hometowners in New York a possibility to purchase or lease solar panels directly from the manufacture.And Boostsolar is the supplier to SunPower to help to finish the big project.