{"id":358657,"date":"2026-09-28T10:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/358657\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:47:01","slug":"new-charge-agenda-and-key-investments-round-out-big-climate-week-for-governor-hochul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/358657\/","title":{"rendered":"New CHARGE Agenda and Key Investments Round Out Big Climate Week for Governor Hochul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please consider making a small donation to NYLCV<\/a> as we work to set the stage for a successful legislative session and more in 2027. Clean here to donate<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As stakeholders convened in New York City for hundreds of events and conversations about energy, transportation, buildings, and more \u00a0\u2013 Governor Hochul announced some big climate action.<\/p>\n

Thank Governor Hochul for advancing critical funding and clean energy projects!<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are the highlights:<\/p>\n

The Governor announced a $1 billion investment in the Sustainable Future Fund (SFF) for programs that will save New York families money, reduce building emissions, boost agricultural resiliency, create green jobs, and improve air quality throughout the state.<\/p>\n

$500 million dollars for building decarbonization and energy cost savings, including:<\/p>\n

$150 Million for EmPower+
\n$150 million to assist eligible homes with affordable energy-efficient upgrades like heat pumps and weatherization, and more
\n$50 million for Clean Green Schools
\n$150 million for utility-scale thermal energy networks. <\/p>\n

$200 million for the NY-Sun program and $100 million for NYPA Renewables in order to expand affordable renewable energy.
\n$25 million for municipal recycling and food waste
\n$25 million for climate resilient farming and $12.5 million for urban tree canopies
\n$25 million for land acquisition for state forests and parks, and repairs for public campgrounds, trails, pools, and recreational facilities<\/p>\n

The Governor also announced a new Energy Infrastructure Development Plan to \u201cupdate New York\u2019s energy planning process with an actionable blueprint designed to cut through red tape and match resources with economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

IT TAKES LESS THAN A MINUTE:
TELL GOV. HOCHUL TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING!<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFor too long, our electricity and gas infrastructure planning have been done separately even though they have intersecting impacts,\u201d said NYLCV President Julie Tighe in a statement following the announcement.\u00a0 \u201cThe Energy Infrastructure Development Plan will integrate the review of our energy needs and put us on the path to the lowest cost and cleanest options.\u201d<\/p>\n

All this and more is part of the Governor\u2019s new Clean, Highly Affordable, Reliable, Grid Expansion (CHARGE) agenda, which is focused on driving down costs, holding energy companies and data centers accountable, building clean energy at scale, modernizing NY\u2019s aging grid, and creating a clean energy economy<\/p>\n

\u201cThe the $1 billion Sustainable Future Fund, along with a new cross sector energy planning initiative and advancing the new CHARGE initiative \u2013 and with projects ranging from climate resilient farms to zero-emission transportation \u2013 this investment is a welcome step towards a cleaner, more affordable future,\u201d said Tighe<\/p>\n

The Governor and NYSERDA also announced new large-scale renewable energy and energy storage infrastructure projects that total 1.7 gigawatts, including:<\/p>\n

Eight contracted bulk energy storage projects \u2013 in New York City, Long Island, Hudson Valley, and Western New York \u2013 that will add 950 megawatts of new energy storage capacity.
\n13 awards for new land-based renewable energy projects \u00a0\u2014 wind, hydroelectric and solar \u2014 totaling more than\u202f719\u202fMW of renewable capacity \u2013 enough to\u202fpower over\u202f230,000 New York homes annually.These projects will create more than 1,000\u00a0 jobs and protect families from volatile fossil fuel prices and help keep our electric bills stable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED MORE OF: TELL GOV. HOCHUL TO KEEP IT UP!<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Hochul is using Climate Week to deliver more clean power for New Yorkers,\u201d said Tighe after NYSERDA\u2019s announcement. \u201cNew York needs more electricity, and solar, wind, and battery storage are the fastest and most affordable ways to get it onto the grid. These projects protect families from volatile fossil fuel price swings and will help keep our electric bills stable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional funding:<\/p>\n

$16.8 million is available through the Climate Resilient Farming Grant Program to help New York farmers reduce air pollution, protect water quality, protect and enhance soil health, and increase on-farm resiliency
\n$5 million for the development of New York\u2019s clean energy workforce through the DEC\u2019s Environmental Justice Green Jobs for Youth Grants that will support skills training by 20 community-based organizations helping advance green jobs for young New Yorkers<\/p>\n

THANK GOVERNOR HOCHUL FOR ADVANCING OUR CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE!<\/a><\/p>\n

These announcements are a major step toward New York\u2019s clean energy future.\u00a0Join us in thanking Governor Hochul for these investments and tell her to keep the momentum going!<\/a><\/p>\n

Now is the time \u2014 help us seize the narrative from those seeking to stop our transition to affordable clean energy<\/a>. They have spent untold dollars trying to sow doubt and instill fear into New Yorkers about rising energy costs, and to have us believe that the only way to keep our economy moving is to rely on fossil fuels. <\/p>\n

We can\u2019t let this moment pass. We need your help<\/a> to ensure its the voices of countless New Yorkers who support homegrown clean energy that are heard \u2013 and not the small but loud opposition.<\/p>\n

Please consider making a small donation to NYLCV<\/a> as we work to set the stage for a successful legislative session and more in 2027. Clean here to donate<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Please consider making a small donation to NYLCV as we work to set the stage for a successful…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-358657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}