The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority on April 24 announced the launch of a land-based renewable energy solicitation.
The competitive solicitation, administered by NYSERDA, seeks to procure renewable energy certificates from eligible mature projects, such as land-based wind, hydroelectric and solar energy projects, with a focus on qualifying projects for which expiring federal tax credits will be accessed.
“Leveraging sunsetting federal clean energy tax credits will reduce costs for ratepayers and ensure that as many projects as possible can successfully move to construction and begin providing clean power to New York homes and businesses. Therefore, eligible project developers advancing mid-to-late-stage renewable energy projects are encouraged to participate,” NYSERDA said.
The solicitation "incorporates best practices and lessons learned from prior procurements, including key provisions on component cost indexing, labor provisions, stakeholder engagement requirements, disadvantaged community commitments, and agricultural land preservation practices to ensure an equitable energy transition that benefits all New Yorkers," it said.
To expedite the timeline to commence contracting with successful projects, NYSERDA continues to streamline bid requirements, with full details outlined in the solicitation documents.
The process for submitting proposals into the land-based renewables solicitation will be conducted in two steps.
Step one eligibility requirements are due on May 19, 2026, to confirm that interested projects are eligible to bid. Non-price components of step two bid proposals are due on June 25, 2026, by 3:00 p.m. and price components of bid proposals are due on July 30, 2026, by 3:00 p.m.
Conditional award notifications to selected proposers are expected by September 2026, followed by an announcement of selected projects once the awarded contracts have been executed.
New York's current pipeline of large-scale renewable energy is comprised of 61 solar, land-based wind, hydroelectric and offshore wind projects under development that are expected to deliver over 9 gigawatts of clean power to the grid once completed.
More details on the land-based renewable energy solicitation are available on the Large-Scale Renewables Solicitation page on NYSERDA’s website.
