Energy siting and the grid
Solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, interconnection, power plants, pipelines and utility rates. What changed, the rules that apply and the dates ahead for projects in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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New York permits North Country wind farm rebuild, cutting turbines from 54 to 25
The State's renewable siting office approved a 91-megawatt repowering of the Ellenburg wind farm in Clinton and Franklin Counties, about six months after finding the application complete.
FinalEnergy & grid - MediumNew York
New York awards contracts for 950 megawatts of grid batteries, including two Bronx projects
The State's first bulk storage solicitation contracted eight battery projects that are paid only once operating and must be in service by the end of 2030, alongside 13 wind, solar and hydro projects.
FinalEnergy & grid - MediumNew York
New York approves 90-mile underground power line linking Long Island to Westchester; construction plans pending
The Public Service Commission adopted the settlement for the Propel NY Energy Project on September 17, 2026, but construction waits on approval of phased construction plans.
FinalEnergy & grid - HighNew York
New York issues voluntary $1 million per megawatt data center benchmark; DEC permit pause continues
The September 15 framework leaves the pause on DEC permits for large data centers in place and gives towns a voluntary contribution benchmark to use in negotiations, so site contract deadlines need review.
- MediumNew York
New York wind and solar projects face separate state siting and grid connection clocks
State siting permits for large wind and solar projects run on statutory deadlines, while grid connection runs on the grid operator's separate study cycle, which those deadlines do not govern.
FinalEnergy & grid - MediumRockland County, NY
Orangetown, New York, halts new data center and battery storage approvals for 180 days
A Rockland County town has frozen permits for data centers and battery systems while it rewrites its zoning, but data center applications filed before July 1, 2026 may proceed.
- MediumNew York
New York's water permit for Raritan Bay gas pipeline survives federal appeal as New Jersey's falls
A federal appeals court upheld New York's conditional water quality certification for the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline, weeks before another appeals court voided New Jersey's certification for the same project.
- MediumNew York
Federal: New York grid operator has until November 16 to file data center connection rules
Federal energy regulators paused their challenge to New York's grid rules for loads of 50 megawatts or more, giving the grid operator and utilities 90 days to propose revisions on cost, co-location and flexible service.
ProposedEnergy & gridData centers - MediumNew York
New York regulators decline to cap solar and storage interconnection costs, require utility cost reporting
At its August 13, 2026 session the Public Service Commission declined to cap developers' interconnection upgrade costs and instead required utility cost and study-timeline reporting, with tariff amendments effective October 1, 2026 and annual filings from March 31, 2027, according to the Department and a copy of the order.
FinalEnergy & grid - MediumNew York
New York finalizes tighter carbon cap on power plants, effective January 1, 2027
DEC and NYSERDA adopted amendments, effective January 1, 2027, that lower the CO2 allowance budget, add a second cost-containment tier, raise the minimum reserve price and end offsets. The changes bear on electricity generating units and on projects whose economics depend on them.
Rules 11
- Federal · 91 FR 768 (January 8, 2026); 33 CFR Part 330Army Corps nationwide permits (2026 set)
- Federal · 26 U.S.C. 45Y, 48E as amended by P.L. 119-21Federal tax credit deadlines for wind and solar projects
- New York · Executive Law Art. 18; 19 NYCRR Parts 1219-1229Battery energy storage fire safety code
- New York · ECL art. 40; 6 NYCRR Parts 597–598Chemical bulk storage tank registration
- New York · Local Laws 92 and 94 of 2019; NYC Building Code 1512NYC solar and green roof requirement
- New York · Executive Order No. 62 (2026)Pause on DEC permits for large data centres
- New York · ECL 17-1001 et seq.; 6 NYCRR Part 613Petroleum bulk storage tank registration
- New York · PSL Article VIII; 16 NYCRR Parts 1100-1102Renewable energy and transmission siting permit
- New York · Public Service Law Article 10Siting Board certificate for non-renewable power plants
- New York · Energy Law 11-104(6); Executive Law 378(19)State all-electric new buildings law
- New York · PSC Standardized Interconnection RequirementsUtility interconnection for projects up to 5 MW
Coming up
- New York · Comments closeComments due on data centre GEIS draft scope
- New York · Takes effectAll-electric buildings suspension may end
Funding and incentives 17
- Federal · US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Dominance Financing (formerly Loan Programs Office)DOE Energy Dominance Financing Program (section 1706)
- Federal · US Treasury and IRS; US Department of EnergyLow-income communities bonus for the clean electricity investment credit (48E(h))
- Federal · US Treasury and IRSClean electricity investment and production credits (48E, 45Y)
- Federal · USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Rural Development)USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants and guaranteed loans
- Federal · US Treasury and IRSBuilding energy credits ended June 30, 2026 (179D, 45L, 30C)
- Federal · US Environmental Protection AgencyEPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (Solar for All, National Clean Investment Fund, Clean Communities Investment Accelerator)
- New York · Energy Improvement Corporation; NYC Energy Efficiency CorporationC-PACE financing (Open C-PACE and NYC PACE)
- New York · NYSERDACharge Ready NY 2.0 Level 2 charging rebates
- New York · NYSERDANY-Sun incentives for commercial, industrial and community solar
- New York · NYC Department of Buildings and Department of FinanceNYC solar and electric storage property tax abatement
- New York · NYSERDANYSERDA Retail Energy Storage Incentive (commercial behind-the-meter and distribution-connected storage)
- New York · National Grid, NYSEG, RG&E, Central Hudson, Orange & Rockland, PSEG Long Island/LIPAUtility energy-efficiency and heat pump programs outside Con Edison (National Grid, NYSEG, RG&E, Central Hudson, O&R, PSEG Long Island)