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 .
The New York state Energy Research and Development Authority has introduced the Municipal Solar Procurement Toolkit, 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 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 50% renewable energy by 2030. The new guidelines will take effect from 1 January 2019.