2025 Announcements

December

• 12/29/2025 More Than $23 Million Awarded For Innovative Projects To Reduce Carbon Emissions Through The 2025 Regional Economic Development Initiative
  Advances Community and Economic Development Across the State, Including in Disadvantaged Communities
• 12/19/2025 $300 Million Announced for Port Infrastructure Development
  Competitive Solicitation Will Help Support New York’s Ports, Attract Private Investment, and Generate Long-Term Economic Benefits
• 12/16/2025 State Energy Planning Board Approves State Energy Plan
  Plan Provides Pragmatic Approach for Energy-Related Decision Making in New York State
• 12/15/2025 Over $23 Million Awarded To Advance Next Generation Building Innovation Projects in New York State
  Adoption of Scalable Technologies to Improve Energy Efficiency, Reduce Energy Demand and Lower Operating Costs
• 12/10/2025 Proposed Regulations Announced to Strengthen Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Program, Reduce Emissions
  Updates to Multi-State Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to Achieve Affordable Emissions Reductions and Meet Expected Energy Demand

November

• 11/13/2025 $32 Million Commitment Announced to Electrify Cooking Appliances in NYCHA Buildings Through Induction Stove Challenge
  Copper to Develop New Class of Induction Stoves and Produce 10,000 Units
• 11/05/2025 Over $7 Million Awarded To Co-Locate Solar and Agricultural Operations in New York State
  Research Will Support Understanding Costs, Benefits, and Market Potential for Agrivoltaics

October

• 10/29/2025 NYSERDA Announces Peter Costello Appointed Chief Operating Officer
  Will Manage Authority-Wide Operations, Optimize Outcomes by Promoting Operational Excellence, Efficiency and Effectiveness
• 10/09/2025 $10 Million Is Now Available To Advance Clean Heating And Cooling Solutions In New York
  Manufacturers and Vendors Can Now Apply to Qualify and Demonstrate Packaged Window Heat Pumps in Multifamily Buildings Across the State

September

• 09/26/2025 Directive and New Solicitation Announced to Accelerate Renewable Energy Project Development and Construction
  State Launches New Renewable Energy Solicitation
• 09/19/2025 Empire Technology Prize Winner Selected To Advance Low Carbon Heating Systems
  Miller Proctor Nickolas, Inc. To Receive $1 Million Award To Advance Heat Pump Solutions to Save Consumers Energy and Costs
• 09/05/2025 Nearly $28 Million Awarded To Advance Energy Efficiency And Electrification Projects In Multifamily Buildings As Part Of Empire Building Challenge
  10 Awarded Partners Represent More Than 123 Million Square Feet of Real Estate and More than 123,000 Multifamily Residential Units – Including More Than 13,000 Affordable Housing Units

August

• 08/21/2025 Over $11 Million Awarded To Clean Hydrogen Research And Development Projects 
  Technologies Make it More Affordable To Adopt Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure in Hard-to-Electrify Sectors Including Transportation
• 08/20/2025 Nearly $8 Million Is Now Available To Support Innovation in Low-Carbon Fuels In New York
  Alternative Fuel Technologies to Enhance Grid Reliability and Support the Clean Energy Transition
• 08/13/2025 $23 Million Awarded To Create Healthier Learning Environments In Under-Resourced School Districts
  Environmental Bond Act Funding Awarded for Four Major Energy Efficiency Projects Through the Clean Green Schools Program

July

• 07/31/2025 Over $21 Million Is Now Available To Support Zero-Emission Mobility Transportation Solutions
  Community-Led Demonstration Projects to Focus on Micro Mobility, Ridesharing and On-Demand Transportation Options
• 07/28/2025 First Bulk Energy Storage Solicitation Announced As Part of New York's Energy Storage Roadmap
  Competitive Solicitation, the First of Three, Seeks to Procure One Gigawatt of Energy Storage
• 07/23/2025 Draft State Energy Plan Released For Public Comment And Public Hearing Schedule Announced
  Draft State Energy Plan Provides 15-Year Outlook to Guide Energy Direction and Prioritize Affordability, Reliability, and Economic Development While Supporting Equity and a Healthy Environment
• 07/22/2025 Additional $200 Million In Environmental Bond Act Funding Now Available For Zero-Emission School Buses
  New York School Bus Incentive Program Makes Clean Buses and Charging Infrastructure More Affordable for Public Schools
• 07/09/2025 $3.9 Million Is Now Available To Support Innovative Maritime Solutions To Transport Clean Hydrogen
  Advances New or Retrofitted Vessels That Improve Delivery and Distribution of Clean Hydrogen and Helps Unlock Broader In-State Supply Chain
• 07/08/2025 $3 Million Awarded To Integrate Electric Vehicles Into The Grid    
  $4 Million is Also Now Available for Technologies to Manage Electric Vehicle Charging in New York State

June

• 06/18/2025 Expansion of New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program Announced
  Manufacturers of Zero Emission Agricultural, Construction, Rail or Warehouse Equipment and Class 3 Vehicles Can Now Apply for Program Eligibility
• 06/17/2025 Nearly $7 Million Awarded To Advance Best-In-Class Multifamily Buildings
  Nine Projects in Buildings of Excellence Competition Demonstrate Replicable Energy Efficient Solutions for Multifamily Buildings
• 06/09/2025 $3.7 Million Is Available To Support Clean Hydrogen-Based Fuel Cell Resources In New York
  Fuel Cell Technologies to Enhance Grid Reliability and Decarbonize Industrial Process While Integrating Renewable Energy

May

• 05/22/2025 Over $5 Million Is Now Available To Support Innovative Energy Storage Solutions
  Supports Development and Demonstration of Technologies That Help Integrate Existing Energy Resources into the Grid to Efficiently and Cost-Effectively Meet Energy Demand During Peak Times
• 05/21/2025 Contracts Executed for 26 Large-Scale Land-Based Renewable Energy Projects
  Projects to Provide More Than 2.5 Gigawatts of Locally-Produced Clean Energy and Generate More Than $6 Billion in Private Investment
• 05/20/2025 $15 Million Now Available for Clean, Resilient Economic Development Projects
  Building Cleaner Communities Competition Supports Carbon Reduction Strategies for Regionally Significant Commercial Projects Across the State
• 05/20/2025 $10 Million Available For Seventh Round Of Commercial and Industrial Carbon Challenge
  Funding Supports Strategies to Advance Electrification, Increase Energy Efficiency and Reduce Emissions of Large Energy Users
• 05/19/2025 Statement from Doreen M. Harris, President and CEO, NYSERDA On Lifting Stop-Work Order For Empire Wind 1
  
• 05/07/2025 Statement from Doreen M. Harris, President and CEO, NYSERDA on Multistate Litigation Co-led by AG James Challenging U.S. Department of Transportation's Illegal Attacks on Electric Vehicles
  
• 05/05/2025 Statement from Doreen M. Harris, President and CEO, NYSERDA, on Multistate Litigation Co-Led by AG James Challenging Federal Administration’s Attempt to Block Wind Energy
  

April

• 04/28/2025 Northeast Collaborative Advances New Approaches to Transmission
  The Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission is Advancing New Approaches to Transmission Requirements
• 04/24/2025 Statewide Climate Adaption and Resilience Plan Launched During Earth Week
  Multi-Agency Plan Will Establish a Unified Vision To Adapt and Prepare New York Communities for Extreme Weather
• 04/23/2025 University to Power Part of Campus with Locally-Sourced Energy
  First-of-a-Kind Transaction Between NYSERDA and SUNY Is a Replicable Model for Other Energy Users; Encourages Reduction of Carbon Footprint and Supports Local, Renewable Energy Projects Throughout the State
• 04/18/2025 $30 Million Is Now Available To Lease Or Purchase An Electric Vehicle In New York
  State’s Drive Clean Rebate Program Offers Point-of-Sale Rebates for More Than 60 New Electric Vehicles, Making It More Affordable To Drive Electric
• 04/17/2025 Statement from Doreen M. Harris, President and CEO, NYSERDA, On Empire Wind 1 Work Stoppage
  
• 04/16/2025 $12 Million is Now Available to Support Innovative Electric Grid Technologies
  Funding Supports Projects That Enhance Grid Performance, Improve Grid Reliability, and Make It Easier to Integrate Renewable Energy into the Grid

March

• 03/14/2025 $5 Million Is Now Available To Support Innovative Building Solutions in New York
  Funding Supports Demonstration Projects Featuring New and Emerging Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Technologies
• 03/13/2025 Awardee Announced to Build One of the Largest Solar Projects in New York’s Adirondack Park
  Project to be Built on Underutilized Portion of Benson Mines Property in St. Lawrence County  
• 03/11/2025 $2.9 Million Awarded to Community- Led Planning Projects to Advance Shared Electric Transportation
  Feasibility Studies Will Explore Launching or Expanding Zero-Emission Mobility Services That Solve Local Transportation Needs and Help Reduce Emissions
• 03/10/2025 $30 Million Is Now Available for Efficient Electrification Upgrades at Hospitals Across New York State
  State’s Empire Building Challenge: Hospitals Program Supports Demonstration of Pathways to Achieve Electrification Retrofits in Hospitals

February

• 02/13/2025 $2.5 Million Awarded To Three Clean Energy Workforce Training Projects
  Projects Will Develop a Pipeline of Skilled Workers to Meet Growing Needs of Clean Energy Sectors While Increasing Access to Family-Sustaining Jobs
• 02/10/2025 $60 Million Announced for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
  NY Green Bank Financing Enables Revel to More Than Triple its NYC Public Fast-Charging Network in 2025 – 267 New Fast-Charging Stalls Coming Soon

January

• 01/23/2025 $1.2 Million Awarded To Four Clean Hydrogen Research and Development Projects
  Projects To Demonstrate New Designs for Clean Hydrogen Electrolyzers to Lower Costs, Mitigate Supply Chain Risks, and Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuels
• 01/14/2025 $1 Billion Investment In Climate Action For More Sustainable And Affordable Future Announced
  $1 Billion Investment Will Generate Thousands of Jobs, Slash Energy Bills for New Yorkers, and Cut Harmful Pollution