The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is seeking proposals for a district energy microgrid for 28 buildings with 6,300 people on 39 acres in Brooklyn. The microgrid will deliver heat, steam and electricity to part of the Red Hook neighborhood, which was pummeled during SuperStorm Sandy and lost eight steam plants. Called the Red Hook … [Read more...]
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New York City Seeks Developer for District Energy Microgrid
June 23, 2016 By Elisa Wood
Filed Under: Campus, CHP, District Energy, Editor's Choice, Google News Feed, Infrastructure, Markets, Microgrids, RFPs, Wires Tagged With: Microgrid Newsletter Article, New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, Red Hook
New York Readies for Next Step to Decentralize the Electricity Market
September 30, 2015 By Elisa Wood

New York plans to roll out REV Connect in the coming weeks, a next step in its move to dramatically overhaul and decentralize the electricity market. Details are still forthcoming, but policymakers are describing REV Connect as a structure through which innovative energy technologies and business models can enter the New York market. It is … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Community, Economics, Google News Feed, Grid, Microgrids, News, North America, Policy, Regions, Reliability, Resources Tagged With: Microgrid Newsletter Article, Red Hook, REV, REV Connect
Story Update! NYPA Pursues Microgrids; Reinvents Its Mission for the New Grid
October 30, 2014 By Elisa Wood

NYPA today provided updated information on where it is considering building microgrids. In addition to Riker's Island and Red Hook, mentioned below, the authority is studying use of microgrids at the Stony Brook University Research and Development Park on Long Island and the Empire State Plaza in Albany. The New York Power Authority is poised … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Economics, Financing, Google News Feed, Markets, North America, Policy, Regions, Reliability, Utility, x ~ Main Features Tagged With: Gil Quiniones, Microgrid Newsletter Article, New York Power Authority, NY Energy Manager (NYEM), NYPA, Red Hook, Reforming the Energy Vision, REV