Solar Roofs On Nycha Housing

Rather than purchase solar panels and maintain the systems on nycha property the city.

Solar roofs on nycha housing.

In late 2019 nycha signed its first solar lease for 2 mw worth of solar power on 27 roofs at queensbridge north and south and construction is expected to begin in mid 2020. The housing authority s capital. The project subscribers receive a credit on their electric bill as if the solar panels were on their own roofs. Nycha s first phase will install up to 7 megawatts of community solar on the roofs and parking lot canopies in 14 public housing developments enough to power up to 1 600 homes.

The housing authority spent about 452 million from 2000 to 2010 to install. Be community solar garden also known as community shared solar meaning that the electricity generated will belong to the project subscribers not to nycha. The teams led by kinetic communities consulting solar one fifth avenue committee sol purpose and blocpower will develop proposals for up to 6 megawatts of solar power as well as create career path green jobs for nycha residents in the growing solar industry and benefits for residents at the developments where the solar will be built. Kinetic communities consulting solar one fifth avenue committee sol purpose and blocpower to propose designs for up to 6 megawatts of solar power atop more than 180 nycha rooftops across new york city.

Con edison is proposing placing solar panels on the roofs of. As part of a general plan to adhere to paris accord climate goals the city has laid out an eight year plan to bring solar panels to nycha houses but the deal sounds like a better deal for solar installers. Warranties could help nycha mitigate the hefty costs of maintaining its aging buildings roofs stringer s office says. Nycha is currently under a court order to clear out mold from apartments but has struggled to complete the repairs due to leak prone roofs and aging pipes.

Inspectors from the comptroller s office found that nycha failed to properly maintain 19 of the 35 roofs they checked at 13 of the authority s public housing projects. Nycha announces partners to design rooftop solar gardens for communities citywide. Pledge to employ nycha residents and develop career path green jobs. The plan identifies public housing suitable for solar panels and requests bids from installers.