September 27 (SeeNews) – New York City has set a new target of 1 GW of citywide solar capacity by 2030, mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Friday.
In 2014, the city committed to installing 100 MW of solar power on public buildings and spurring the installation of 250 MW on private buildings by 2025. Mayor de Blasio said progress made so far has encouraged the administration to adopt the new target, which is equivalent to the power needs of more than 250,000 households.
The mayor also set the city’s first ever energy storage target that calls for the deployment of 100 MWh by 2020.
According to the announcement, New York City’s solar capacity has almost quadrupled to 96 MW from 25 MW since mayor de Blasio took office at the start of 2014. There are 69 MW of private solar installations plus another 17 MW scheduled to be installed, while almost 9 MW of solar has now been constructed on public buildings.
New York City has a target of reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
Separately, de Blasio on Monday announced the completion of a 3,152-panel rooftop solar installation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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