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2018 Solicitation

 

On April 25, 2018, NYSERDA issued its 2018 Renewable Energy Standard Request for Proposals (RESRFP18-1). It was the second request for proposals under the Clean Energy Standard. NYSERDA will issue a third Renewable Energy Standard request for proposals on April 22, 2019.

RESRFP18-1 resulted in 19 agreements to develop 1,364 MW of new, clean energy capacity throughout New York State. The agreements will also support development of 25 MW of utility-scale energy storage. The total funding committed through RESRFP18-1 is approximately $1.1 billion, and the weighted average price for these contracts was $18.52 for each Tier 1 REC. For more information on the awards, consult the 2018 Renewable Energy Standard Solicitation Fact Sheet [PDF] and the 2018 RES Standard Form Agreement [PDF].

The successful proposals include 3 wind projects, including 1 with energy storage, and 16 solar projects, including 1 with energy storage:

Capital Region

Two solar projects:

Central New York

Two solar projects:

Finger Lakes

Six solar projects and one wind project:

Mohawk Valley

Four solar projects:

North Country

One wind project:

Southern Tier

One wind project with energy storage and one solar project:

Western New York

One solar project:

Site Character and Agricultural Resources

The Site Character map and data below apply to all Site Character claims made by Proposers under RESRFP18-1. All areas of the map displayed as dark red and green are designated as USDA Prime Farmland, and tax parcel data has also been provided for counties with data that is available for public distribution.

USDA Prime Farmland shapefile data, organized by region:

Further information on accessing county assessment rolls is available from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: