The New York state Energy Research and Development Agency has introduced the Municipal Solar Energy Toolkit , which offers guidance on maximising the use of waste and landfill sites for renewable generation . The guidelines came after the Department of Environmental Conservation amended regulations in June to scrap the need for contractors to make formal assessments of environmental impacts of solar projects on such sites . New York state is aiming for 100 % renewable energy by 2030 . ​In June, NYSERDA also unveiled higher incentives for solar projects on landfills and brownfields as part of a set of changes to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $1 billion solar incentive program, NY-Sun Megawatt Block. The new guidelines will take effect from 1 January 2019 .
The New York state Energy Research and Development Agency has introduced the Municipal Solar Energy Toolkit , which offers guidance on maximising the use of waste and landfill sites for renewable generation . The guidelines came after the Department of Environmental Conservation amended regulations in June to scrap the need for contractors to make formal assessments of environmental impacts of solar projects on such sites . New York state is aiming for 100 % renewable energy by 2030 . The new guidelines will take effect from 1 January 2019 .