Landowners and Local Governments

New York’s nation-leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) mandates that 70% of electricity comes from renewables by 2030 and 100% from zero-emission sources by 2040. As New York adapts to a changing climate, solar, wind, and other renewables, combined with energy storage, will deliver affordable and reliable electricity over the next decade and beyond.

Explore the resources below to advance clean energy at the community.

Resources for Communities and Landowners 

• NYSERDA – Landowner Considerations for Solar Land Leases Factsheet [PDF] and Guide [PDF]
• NYSERDA’s Awarded Projects - Learn more about awarded large-scale renewable projects in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and dating back to 2004.
• NYSERDA – Wind Energy Guidebook: Land Agreements [PDF]
• NYSERDA – Solar Canopies for Parking Lots Fact Sheet [PDF]
• Solar Energy Industries Association – Guide to Land Leases for Solar [PDF]
• New York Farm Bureau – Leasing Your Farmland for Wind & Solar Energy Development [PDF]
• Cornell Cooperative Extension – Considerations When Leasing Agricultural Lands to Solar Developers [PDF]

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