Two gubernatorial hopefuls marched with more than 1,000 climate change protesters to call on the Cuomo administration to implement more environmentally friendly policies, starting with
a new microgrid project that heats and cools the Empire State Plaza.
Not exact matches
In the months before design and construction takes place for the
new 16MW
microgrid — a locally sourced power grid consisting of two gas turbine generators — to be located in the downtown neighborhood of Sheridan Hollow, community groups are reaching out in search of concrete answers from
project planners.
On March 12, the
New York State Assembly amended the state budget bill addressing capital
projects (A9504b) «for services and expenses related to the design and construction on Sheridan Avenue in Albany of a cogeneration plant and
microgrid, to operate on renewable energy, natural gas and / or fuel oil.»
Jamestown,
New York, offers a good example of a community
microgrid design that begins by incorporating existing energy facilities, a strategy that can decrease
project complexity and cost.
New York has awarded $ 3.3 million for research into
microgrids and other electric resiliency
projects, among them an underground
microgrid.
At least one
microgrid is in place in
New York City, and Connecticut last summer funded nine
projects powering police stations, schools and other public places.