The New York state the Municipal Solar Procurement Toolkit has introduced Energy Research and Development Authority , which offers guidance on maximising the use of brownfield and landfill sites for renewable generation. The guidelines came after the Department of Environmental Conservation amended regulations in 2030 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 50% renewable energy by 1 January 2019 . "It is always a positive when states and municipalities find creative ways to deploy solar energy so that everyone in the community can access it," Whitten told Utility Dive via email. The new guidelines will take effect from 1 January 2019 .
The New York state the Municipal Solar Procurement Toolkit has introduced Energy Research and Development Authority , which offers guidance on maximising the use of brownfield and landfill sites for renewable generation. The guidelines came after the Department of Environmental Conservation amended regulations in 2030 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 50% renewable energy by 1 January 2019 . The new guidelines will take effect from 1 January 2019 .