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| New York Solar Jobs Act of 2011!
Help New York go solar! Tell your state lawmakers that you support the Solar Jobs Act today — S.4178 & A.5713.
This just in from the Vote Solar Initiative: With rising electricity needs, plenty of sunshine, and a local workforce primed for green jobs, New York has what it takes to lead the new solar economyBut the state has a policy structure that’s supported less than 54 MW of installed solar to date. That’s not even 0.1% of New York’s electricity mix. New Jersey installed more than twice that much solar in 2010 alone.
The Empire State is missing a tremendous opportunity to invest its energy dollars in local jobs, economic opportunity and a brighter future for the state. New York can and should use smart solar policies to go further.
The Solar Industry Development & Jobs Act of 2011 provides a much-needed blueprint for solar leadership by:
- Setting a strong solar target of 5,000 MW – enough to power 500,000 average households and equivalent to 3% of the state’s total electric load.
- Establishing annual interim targets that ramp up to meet that impressive solar end goal at minimum cost and maximum benefit to New York ratepayers.
- Supporting a broad spectrum of business models and technologies to serve the residential, commercial and utility sectors. This design feature enables diverse participation and supports a strong, competitive local solar market.
- Altogether it’s a recipe for creating tens of thousands of new local jobs and billions in economic output – all while reducing harmful emissions and reliance on fossil-fuels.
Write to your state senator and assembly officials --- go to this website "support the bill", enter your zip code, and voice your support for this bill!
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