New York City officials want the state to make solar more accessible to apartment dwellers by allowing small panels to plug into standard outlets without advance utility permission.
Roughly 30 elected leaders have asked Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Solar Up Now New York Act, arguing that it would remove one of the biggest roadblocks facing plug-in solar systems.
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In a letter to Hochul, City Comptroller Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and 27 New York City Council members, including Speaker Julie Menin, said the bill could help apartment residents produce renewable power and lower their electricity costs, amNewYork reported.
Brooklyn Assembly Member Emily Gallagher and Manhattan state Sen. Liz Krueger are backing the measure. It cleared both chambers of the state Legislature on May 28, including a 59-1 vote in the Senate…