Entries by Lorenzo Mohammed

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Energy Affordability

Too many New Yorkers cannot afford their utility and heating bills, and the problem is only getting worse. This briefing will lay out the problem, identify some of the root causes, and highlight key policy solutions that will help lower energy costs now and into the future.

Laurie Wheelock – Executive Director, Public Utility Law Project (PULP)
Annie Carforo – Climate Justice Campaigns Manager, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Allison Considine – Senior Campaign & Communications Manager, Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC)

Visit our Teach In Archive for more: https://nyforcleanpower.org/teach-in-archive/

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Agrivoltaics: Supporting Farmer-Focused Solar in New York

Join New Yorkers for Clean Power on Monday, February 10, noon to 1 P.M. for a discussion of Agrivoltaics—Supporting Farmer-Focused Solar. Our guests are Lucy Bullock Sieger, VP of Strategy from Lightstar Renewables (a member of NYSEIA), and Iain Ward, founder of SolAg Services. Iain is faculty with American Farmland Trust on a DOE-funded farmer technical assistance collaboration with Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program in NJ.

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The GAP Fund: Bridging the Equity Gap in Home Energy Efficiency

Join New Yorkers for Clean Power and the NY Energy Democracy Alliance for an interactive teach-in on the Green Affordable Pre-Electrification Fund, legislation that will help create a pathway to home energy upgrades for low and moderate income homes.

Our panelists include: Assemblymember Anna Kelles and State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, the lead sponsors of this crucial legislation, Jasmine Graham, Executive Director and Mid-Hudson Energy Transition, Avni Pravin, Deputy Director at the Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE), Matt Dennis, heat pump and weatherization sales at Halco Energy, and Annie Carforo of WE ACT for Environmental Justice.

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“The False Solutions Jeopardizing NY’s Climate Progress”

New York has set an ambitious climate plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but false solutions threaten to derail progress. In this teach-in, we will examine three problematic solutions: so-called “renewable natural gas,” hydrogen blending for buildings, and carbon capture and storage, all of which could impede real climate action. Missed this one? Find the recording here […]

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“Climate Anxiety: A Panel Discussion”

On Thursday, September 12, 2024, the NYS Chapters Coalition hosted an engaging panel discussion on the growing issue of climate anxiety and how it affects people across different age groups and professions. The event featured expert insights from Dr. Jennifer Fendya (licensed psychologist), Dr. Divya Gupta (environmental social scientist), and Lauren Kim (NYU student and climate activist). The panel explored various dimensions of climate anxiety, from the emotional burden […]

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“Support the Supporters – Distributed Solar Makes Big Impacts”

As New York transitions to clean energy, community involvement is crucial to the success of renewable energy projects like wind and solar. These projects not only help combat climate change but also bring local benefits, such as job creation and healthier environments. In this meeting of the Support the Supporter network, led and moderated by […]

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USES Webinar: Big Solar in NY

Learn how NYS can greatly ramp up solar power generation to provide inexpensive, abundant, and reliable electricity on a large scale. Dr. Richard Perez will be presenting his research about how solar power has the technical capabilities to achieve this goal and what is needed to ensure that this transformation will be successful.

We will also be very briefly discussing the new proposed regulations from the NYS Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) about siting major renewable energy facilities, including for solar power, and next steps in this process.

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