Expanded Solar for All

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is accepting applications from community solar projects interested in participating in Expanded Solar for All (E-SFA), a new program jointly run by National Grid and NYSERDA that uses community solar to provide electric bill savings to over 160,000 low-income National Grid electric customers. CR Number: 2086556 NYSERDA will competitively select up to 300 MWdc of community solar projects to participate in the E-SFA program. Participating community solar projects will be compensated directly by National Grid, eliminating the need for customer acquisition, management, and administration. The credits generated by the projects will be pooled and distributed to all the customers in National Grids Energy Affordability Program (EAP). E-SFA is designed to deliver the benefits of community solar, including lower energy costs and adoption of clean energy, to historically underserved low-income customers. If changes are made to this solicitation notification will be posted on NYSERDAs website at: electronically Applications may only be submitted by the NY-Sun Participating Contractor associated with the community solar projects NY-Sun MW Block application. Eligible project must be a community solar project located in the National Grids electric service territory, have received an award under the NY-Sun MW Block program rules including zero dollar awards for NY-Sun applications that may be submitted for the purpose of establishing eligibility for this solicitation, make full interconnection upgrade payments as required by the New York State Standardized Interconnection Requirements, and upload documentation of payment (CESIR milestone deliverable) to the projects NY-Sun application in the NY-Sun portal. Eligible projects must enter commercial operation on or after January 21, 2022 and must commence enrollment in National Grids E-SFA tariff within thirty (30) days of receiving written notice of selection from NYSERDA. Contract term: Selected E-SFA community solar projects must enroll in National Grids Expanded Solar for All Tariff for up to 25 years from the projects initial interconnection date

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