Rally for Rooftop and Community Solar
Wednesday, May 28 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
New York State Capitol Building | Million Dollar Staircase
State Street and Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12224
On Wednesday, May 28th, Senator Harckham, New York's solar industry, and a coalition of supporters are convening a Rally for Rooftop and Community Solar in Albany at the Capitol Building.
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Distributed solar is New York's most successful clean energy sector, surpassing deployment goals ahead of schedule and under budget. Rooftop and community solar deliver direct utility bill savings to hundreds of thousands of New York families and businesses while powering the economy and supporting 15,000 good local jobs. As New York leaders seek to tame the affordability crisis facing families across the state, rooftop and community solar are critical tools to lower household energy bills.
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Despite this momentum, federal policy uncertainty is threatening New York's solar success story, making state-level policy leadership more important than ever before. Senator Harckham's recently introduced Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power ("ASAP") Act will; raise New York's solar goal, enact utility interconnection reforms to lower costs, and continue support for solar projects that lower electricity bills for businesses, homeowners and renters alike. This event will bring hundreds of blue collar and white collar solar industry workers and clean energy supporters to the halls of power to call for the New York legislature to take bold action and pass the ASAP Act this legislative session.
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The Rally for Rooftop and Community Solar will be followed by sandwich lunch and optional lobby meetings with legislators. Tentative agenda below, with additional details to be confirmed.
Day of Event Details
Arrival & Check-In
Please plan to arrive at the New York State Capitol Building by ​10:15 AM to allow time to get through security. Once inside, head to the ​War Room (also known as the Governor’s Reception Room) on the second floor. This is where all attendees will gather to get ASAP t-shirts/signs before proceeding to the Million Dollar Staircase for the rally/press conference.
If there is a long line to get through security at the Capitol Building, you can enter through the Legislative Office Building across the street and go to the Capitol Building through the underground concourse. Just ask for directions to the War Room in the Capitol and you’ll be pointed in the right direction!
Rally for Rooftop and Community Solar
The rally will take place ​promptly at 11:00 AM at the Million Dollar Staircase​ in the Capitol Building. The rally will feature a press conference with brief speeches from lawmakers, solar industry leaders, workers, unions, and environmental organizations. We’re expecting ​hundreds of solar industry professionals and advocates to participate.