Some good sources for information about solar photovoltiacs in New York State and beyond.
[These links are sorted by geographic scope covered (national, state or local) and thereafter alphabetically by name.]
| Scope | Description |
| National | DSIRE is the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States |
| National | The Federal Investment Tax Credit (Form 5695) is worth 30% of your investment in the system |
| National | NREL Open PV database (real time state of PV market in US) |
| National | NREL Solar Resource Data Center |
| National | PACEnow is advocacy/policy nonprofit for innovative financing for clean energy investments |
| National | Solar Road Map is DOE sponsored interactive map of solar-friendly jurisdictions |
| State | The New York State solar energy credit is worth 25% of your investment, capped at $5,000 |
| State | The New York State property tax exemption form |
| State | Energy Improvement Corp is implementing PACE financing in NYS |
| State | New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) |
| State | New York Solar Energy Society (NYSES) |
| State | NYS solar program results (PV contractors upload their information here) |
| State | NYS Energy Plan documents |
| State | NYISO: Click on “Documents and Resources” here to choose which data to download, e.g. 2014 Gold Book lists every generating facility in New York State. |
| State | NYS solar incentive program |
| State | Open NY portal: Search for “solar” here and locate data on solar incentive program performance history) |
| State | NYS Public Service Commission: Search for “Case 14-M-0101” here to find Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) |
| Local | ConEdison Distributed Generation Program |
| Local | Interactive graphic on Solar in Westchester County |
| Local | NY Solar Smart, a DOE sponsored program housed at CUNY to coordinate DOE and state agency efforts “ to lower the soft costs of installing solar across New York State.” |
| Local | NYC Solar Map of solar capacity for buildings (good topo maps for Westchester included) |
| Local | Sustainable Westchester, a local initiative, in Westchester County NY, with over 40 cities, towns and villages participating. |
| Local | Westchester County GISS (mapping with some solar potential information) |
