Dive into nine insightful workshops designed to future-proof your farming strategies. Be inspired by trailblazing farmers, an enlightening keynote speaker, and set the course of grassroots public policy for 2025! Plus, you won’t want to miss the networking opportunities, an awards banquet, and a host of fun-filled evening activities.

This is StaCon like you’ve never seen before!

You can view the schedule here.

Learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.

In GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green, you will learn how to see buildings differently and discover strategies to make them efficient, healthy and resilient.

What you’ll learn

By the end of this course, participants will learn:

• How reducing building energy will reduce the effects of climate change
• Basic elements of green, high-performance construction and building operations
• Role of trades on high-performance job sites
• Energy-consuming building systems and some strategies to reduce building energy use

Who is this for

This course is ideal for anyone who needs a better understanding of high-performance building, including sales or administrative staff in real estate, construction, architecture or engineering, workforce development providers, facilities and operations staff, and college students interested in entering the building or construction industry.

How it works

This class session will be held virtually over zoom. NYSERDA fully subsidizes the cost of this training for certain groups.

Registration includes a course e-book and the online exam session. Students who pass the exam with an 80% or higher become a GPRO Certificate Holder.

If you are unable to attend your scheduled course date, sign up for a future class at no additional cost by emailing gpro@urbangreencouncil.org. We understand that your plans may change and are happy to refund your registration fee within 90 days of purchase. Requests for session changes and/or refunds must be received at least a week in advance of the course date. Memberships and donations are nonrefundable.

A regular get together for folks working in the clean technology, energy, climate, sustainability, and related spaces.

Events are held in Albany. Normally set up as an after work networking, “happy-hour” style event, keep an eye out for special events like panels, lectures, advocacy, and facility tours.

Primarily we aim to have fun, learn, and get to know each other.

Also… traditional energy (i.e. oil & gas) folks are welcome! Just prepare to be converted 🙂

NY-BEST and Con Edison of New York are teaming up again this year to present an informative and engaging half-day virtual event on Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 1:00 PM-4:30 PM ET. The event will focus on opportunities for energy storage in Con Edison territory.

Energy storage installers, vendors, and project developers interested in developing energy storage in Con Edison territory are invited to attend this timely and informative event. Attendees will learn first-hand from Con Edison senior managers about the utility’s network, needs, programs and opportunities for energy storage. Updates on New York City and NYSERDA clean energy initiatives impacting energy storage will also be provided.

The half-day video-conference event will consist of informative featured presentations and provide opportunities for attendees to ask questions.

Who Should Attend:

Energy storage project developers, vendors, integrators, and installers interested in deploying energy storage in Con Edison’s territory.

Date and Time:

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET

Cost:

$95 – NY-BEST Members

$175 – Non-Members

You can register for the event here.

Using the power of the sun to charge your electric vehicle saves you money and benefits the electric grid and the environment. Whether you start with solar or an EV, adding the other is a perfect match. Hear advice from individuals who enjoy the benefits of their EVs and solar power. If you’re ready to take the next step to explore one of these technologies, Generation180 and Solar United Neighbors will provide resources and information to help you go solar, transition to electric, or both!

SUN events are a way for people to learn. As a nonprofit we are both installer and vendor neutral. By registering for this event, you agree to attend as an individual and not to advertise or promote any services you happen to be associated with. You also agree to not attempt to sell solar or solicit leads. If you do so, you will be removed from the event. Two violations will result in you being banned from SUN events.

After sign up, Solar United Neighbors and Generation 180 may contact you by email or phone with campaign updates and other offers of engagement. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Register here.

Cleaner air and water. New and growing job opportunities. Communities that can withstand the impacts of climate change. To realize this clean energy future, we must work together.

Join Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group, and RMI Managers Taylor Krause and Ian Welch-Phillips for our December webinar. The discussion, moderated by RMI Trustee Martha Brooks, will explore the importance of activating the next generation of climate leaders and how these leaders are partnering to advance clean energy solutions around the world.

Register here.

In this webinar, Mark Leybourne with the World Bank will discuss considerations for deploying offshore wind in a new market and a comparative analysis of international policy development. This webinar is part of the Learning from the Experts series hosted by NYSERDA’s Offshore Wind Team and featuring experts in key offshore wind topics, including wind farm technologies, development practices, regulatory processes, and research initiatives.

Learning from the Experts is an educational webinar series hosted by NYSERDA’s Offshore Wind Team, featuring independent experts speaking on key offshore wind topics, including wind farm technologies, development practices, regulatory processes, and research initiatives. Visit NYSERDA’s Learning from the Experts webpage for more information on the webinar series.

You can register for the webinar here.

Deployment of heat pumps is a key part of the greenhouse gas reduction goals set out in the Inflation Reduction Act. In “Accelerating Heat Pump Adoption through the Inflation Reduction Act and Complementary Policies,” CLASP and RAP analyze impacts of the IRA on heat pump uptake in the United States and explore complementary policies that states can use to further increase adoption: workforce training, improved public access and participation and rate design.

Join us for an interactive conversation in which we focus on heat pump adoption in New England. We will look at the region and at several states to see how they are using federal dollars and state policies to deliver heating and cooling improvements in homes throughout the Northeast.

Panelists:
* David Lis, Director, Technology Market Transformation, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)
* Hank Webster, Deputy Commissioner of Energy, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
* Peter McPhee, Senior Program Director, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

David Farnsworth of RAP will introduce the panel, and Vivian Cox of CLASP and Louisa Eberle of RAP will moderate the session.

After a roundtable discussion, there will be ample time for audience questions.

Register here.

Come join us for an exciting Offshore Wind Careers Workshop offered by Suffolk County Community College! Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, this event is perfect for anyone interested in the offshore wind industry. Learn from industry experts, network with like-minded individuals, and explore potential career opportunities. The workshop will be held at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, 423 N Griffing Ave, Riverhead so mark your calendars and don’t miss out on this valuable event!

Join the Statewide Day of Action for Renewable Heat Now!

We’re joining activists across New York State to unite for affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings.

Together, we will amplify New York’s demands of Governor Hochul to prioritize affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings in her January 2025 State of the State address and state budget.

Email buffalo@citizensclimatelobby.org for more information or the virtual meeting link option!

Register for the event here.

Join the Statewide Day of Action for Renewable Heat Now!

We’re calling on communities across New York State to unite for affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings.

Together, let’s reach our goal of 12 local events—from rallies to press conferences and educational events—cities like Syracuse, Brooklyn, and Long Beach are already underway with planning.

We invite you to create your area’s own event, and to amplify to Governor Hochul that we can make our state a brighter, greener place!

Each event will amplify New York’s demands of Governor Hochul to prioritize affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings in her January 2025 State of the State address and state budget.

Our demands include:

• Pass the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act (NY HEAT Act)
• Establish the Green Affordable Pre-Electrification Fund (GAP Fund)
• Set binding targets for capping greenhouse gas emissions from utility infrastructure
• Pass the Renewable Capitol Act.

Find (or host) your local event here.

Join New Yorkers for Clean Power, For the Many, NYPIRG, and other Hudson Valley allies at this press conference calling on Governor Hochul to put the NY HEAT Act into her budget!

Our esteemed speakers include Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha and Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger.

A light lunch will be served after the event.

We’re joining activist across New York State to unite for affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings.

Together, we will amplify New York’s demands of Governor Hochul to prioritize affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings in her January 2025 State of the State address and state budget.

You can register here.

Join the Statewide Day of Action for Renewable Heat Now!

Join Citizen Action, Frack Action, Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE), Third Act Upstate, and other Albany climate and environmental justice groups for an action calling on Governor Hochul to put the NY HEAT Act and the Renewable Capitol Act into her next budget. We’re joining activists across New York State to unite for affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings.

Together, we will amplify New York’s demands of Governor Hochul to prioritize affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings in her January 2025 State of the State address and state budget.

You can register here.

Join Mothers Out Front and friends at the Broken Bow Brewery on Thursday after work where we’ll raise a glass to a future without fossil fuels.

We’re joining activists across New York State to unite for affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings.

Together, we will demand that Governor Hochul to prioritize affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings in her January 2025 State of the State address and state budget.

You can register here.

Join the Statewide Day of Action for Renewable Heat Now!

We’re joining activist across New York State to unite for affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings.

Together, we will amplify New York’s demands of Governor Hochul to prioritize affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings in her January 2025 State of the State address and state budget.

Join the Long Island press conference for the Statewide December Day of Action for Renewable Heat Now!

We’re joining activists across 12 New York State locations to unite for affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings.

Together, we will amplify New York’s demands of Governor Hochul to prioritize affordable, clean, and climate-friendly buildings in her January 2025 State of the State address and state budget.

Check here for updates.