On August 21st, 2025, NYSEIA filed comments on the PSEG Long Island Utility 2.0 Long Range Plan. The Utility 2.0 Plan is PSEG Long Island’s annual strategic filing to LIPA and the New York State DPS outlining proposed initiatives to support New York’s clean energy goals. 

The Plan provides updates on five active initiatives, and proposes one new project: the Non-Wires Alternative (NWA) Retail Energy Storage Evaluation, and outlines PSEG Long Island’s continued support for distributed energy resources (DER), including solar and battery storage. 

The Utility reports strong progress towards its 2030 solar PV goal, but does not propose any new solar initiatives. Energy storage remains a priority in the plan, with ongoing efforts to expand residential and bulk-scale deployment and a new push to support retail BESS.

NYSEIA strongly supports PSEG Long Island’s continued investment in clean energy programs, but encourages the utility to consider more ambitious initiatives that reflect the urgency of meeting state mandates when other clean energy technologies are facing major setbacks. This year’s filing comes at a pivotal moment, and the Plan presents an opportunity for PSEG Long Island and LIPA to propose bold, forward-looking initiatives for clean energy deployment, grid modernization, and energy affordability.

In the comments, NYSEIA offers four main recommendations: 

1. Maximize Long Island’s Leverage of Federal Solar Tax Credits While They Are Available: The recent passage of H.R. 1 rapidly phases out federal fax credits for solar on homes and businesses. This has prompted a major rush to install solar + storage by the end of the year. PSEG-LI can help Long Island residents leverage the remaining federal support by expediting interconnection timelines and implementing NYSEIA’s detailed interconnection recommendations included later in the comments.

2. Double Down on Energy Storage: The Plan does not include the Utility’s load share of the energy storage target in the State’s CLCPA as a goal for the Utility. NYSEIA urges LIPA and PSEG-LI to reaffirm its commitment to achieving the energy policy goals adopted by the Commission by animating a market for retail BESS and accelerating the market for behind-the-meter BESS.

3. Streamline Interconnection: by standardizing the SCADA installation process and management, reducing cost barriers from direct transfer trip requirements for DER, enabling the usage of meter socket adapters, improving DER review processes, and enabling flexible interconnection.

4. Improve Customer Experience: by maximizing the benefits of Time-of-Day (TOD) rates for solar customers, and implementing net crediting for volumetric Community Distributed Generation (CDG)

NYSEIA also expresses its support for additional comments filed by NY-BEST.

The full comments can be accessed by clicking "READ MORE" below.