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Permits for Renewable Energy

In order to achieve its ambitious climate goals, New York State must make significant and rapid progress in its deployment of renewable energy . An important step in this process is environmental review and permitting. Because ACE NY has been actively involved in highlighting problems and delays in permitting, we wanted to check in to see how things were going.

To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects within the required time frames.

Navigating Solar Permits in New York

New York's solar permits create a safe framework for your investment. The state has strict guidelines that balance renewable energy growth with safety. This is different from states with less strict rules, where homeowners might face costly repairs or safety issues later.

The mission of the Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) is to consolidate the environmental review and permitting of major large-scale renewable energy facilities and major electric transmission lines in New York State into a single forum that provides a coordinated and timely review of siting permit applications. All large-scale, renewable energy projects 25 ...

ORES Resources

Article VIII of NYS Public Service Law consolidates the environmental review, permitting, and siting of major renewable energy and electric transmission facilities.

New renewable energy projects greater than or equal to 25 MW will seek a permit through the Office of Renewable Energy Siting. New renewable energy projects between 20-25 MW, as well as projects in the initial stages of Article 10, may opt-in to this process.

Office of Renewable Energy Siting

The Office of Renewable Energy Siting (the Siting Office), created by the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act (the Act), will serve as the central forum for siting and permitting new large-scale renewable energy facilities in New York State.

Learn all about New York's RAPID Act, a law designed to simplify and speed up the approval process for renewable energy and transmission projects.

Application Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy ...

To determine the extent of implementation of the one recommendation included in our initial audit report, Application Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects (Report 2023-S-52).