On April 24, 2025, the New York Public Service Commission issued an Order that, among other actions, eliminated $271M of previously authorized funding from NY-Sun, a NYSERDA program that supports distributed solar projects across New York State. The Commission decision eliminates NYSERDA support for certain forms of distributed solar projects while reducing the total amount of available funding, creating near-term program incentive cliffs that imperil New York’s most successful clean energy sector at a time of unprecedented federal policy risk.

On May 19, 2025, pursuant to New York Public Service Law Section 22, NYSEIA filed a petition for rehearing asserting that the Commission committed an error of law, including violation of the State Administrative Procedure Act (“SAPA”), and also that new circumstances warrant a different determination.

NYSEIA's petition for rehearing requests that the Commission: 1) allow NYSERDA to proceed with certain actions outlined in the Order in order to minimize further market disruption and harm to industry participants and the solar workforce; and 2) grant a rehearing of the Commission decision to divert $271M of authorized funding from the NY-Sun program.

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