SunEast Awarded NYSERDA Contracts for Eight Projects Totaling 220 MW-ac

These projects, which New York Energy Research and Development Authority and other State and local agencies will ensure are sited and developed responsibly, will spur over $2.5 billion in direct, private investments toward their development, construction and operation and create over 2,000 short-term and long-term jobs. The awards accelerate New York's progress towards Governor Cuomo's Green New Deal goal to obtain 70 percent of the state's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, as codified by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, and supports the State mandate for a 100 percent carbon-free electricity sector by 2040.

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The awards announced today are the third in a series of annual NYSERDA land-based renewable procurements that are expected to result in the development of dozens of large-scale renewable energy projects over the coming decade. For three consecutive years, NYSERDA has demonstrated the State's firm commitment to advancing renewable energy, awarding over 67 projects since 2018 - the most significant State commitment to renewables in the nation. These three rounds of land-based renewable awards, combined with New York's record-breaking commitment to offshore wind announced earlier this year, will be capable of generating over 12 percent of the state's expected electricity demand in 2030.

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The SunEast projects awarded are:

Capital Region

• SunEast Hilltop Solar: SunEast Development will build a 19.99 megawatt solar facility in the town of Schaghticoke.

Finger Lakes

• SunEast Highview Solar: SunEast Development will build a 19.99 megawatt solar facility in the town of Castile.

Mohawk Valley

• SunEast Flat Hill Solar: SunEast Development will build a 19.99 megawatt solar facility in the town of Manheim.

• SunEast Grassy Knoll Solar: SunEast Development will build a 19.99 megawatt solar facility in the town of Manheim.

• SunEast Limestone Solar: SunEast Development will build a 19.99 megawatt solar facility in the town of Perth.

• SunEast Tabletop Solar: SunEast Development will build a 80 megawatt solar facility in the town of Palatine.

North Country

• SunEast Fairway Solar: SunEast Development will build a 19.99 megawatt solar facility in the town of Oswegatchie.

Southern Tier

• SunEast Valley Solar: SunEast Development will build a 19.99 megawatt solar facility in the town of Owego.

Building on the momentum of these project awards, NYSERDA will issue the next solicitation for large-scale renewable energy under the Clean Energy Standard by Earth Day, 2020. Maintaining a predictable pace of annual solicitations for renewable energy will support continued development and investment interest in New York State, and build on the State's status as a leading market for renewable energy development in the U.S.