U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Distributed Energy Program

New York — DE Information

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Resources

Natural Gas

• Natural gas prices
• Natural gas production and use
• Natural gas summary statistics (PDF 455 KB) — Shows dry production, gas consumption, deliveries to consumers, number of wells, average gas prices, and net interstate movements of gas (i.e., net import or export).

Renewable Energy and Load Reduction

• Biopower
• Geothermal energy
• Solar energy
  • Solar electricity (PV)
  • Concentrating solar power
• Wind energy
  • Detailed wind resource map
• Energy efficiency

Case Studies

Examples of DE installations, arranged by technology.

Power Generation

• Renewable energy projects — A summary and full list of operating facilities in the state.
• Wind power
  • 11.5-MW wind plant provides green power to New York — Madison Wind Plant, Madison, New York.
  • 6.6-MW wind plant provides power to Niagara Mohawk — Wethersfield wind plant, Wyoming County, New York.

Load Reduction

• High-rise office building achieves 81 kBtu/sq. ft. annually with an efficient building envelope and variable-air-volume HVAC with zone controls — U.S. Trust Building, 114 West 47th St., Manhattan, New York.
• Lighting upgrades, high-efficiency boiler, and energy management allow school to achieve 64 kBtu/sq. ft. annually — Centre Avenue School, East Rockaway, New York.

Utility Contacts

• Electric utilities and wholesalers — From DOE's Energy Information Administration.
• Nonutility power producers — From DOE's Energy Information Administration.

Interconnection

• In November 2004, the New York State Public Service Commission voted to expand the state's uniform electricity interconnection standards to include distributed generators up to 2 MW (PDF 20 KB). This facilitates their connection to local utility delivery systems in the state.

Permitting and Environmental Regulations

• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation air pollution permits

Other Information

• Combined Heat and Power Market Potential for New York State (PDF 1.0 MB) — Energy Nexus Group and Pace Energy Project, May 2002. This report, prepared for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, concludes that there is the potential for approximately 8,500 MW of new CHP in New York over the next decade.

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