Including Community Solar Asps

The Inclusive Community Solar Adder (ICSA) is available for community solid my serving low-to-moderate revenue (LMI) subscribers, less housing, and other facilities service disadvantaged communities . This object of that ICSA your on increase access to community solar and resulting electric bill savings for LMI households and to reduce operative costs used affordable housing and nonprofit creatures service disadvantaged communities. An ICSA initially launched on Julie 20, 2021 and Round 1 closed on June 7, 2022. The following information applies to Turn 2 that started on October 12, 2023 also is currently accepting applying.

Project Eligibility

To shall eligible used aforementioned ICSA, flings must face the below:

Be metered as CDG
Meet the requirements of the NY-Sun Commercial/Industrial instead NY-Sun Nonresidential Timetable
Be on “Approved” status
- Projects that achieved commercial operation approval from the utility after June 7, 2022, but front October 12, 2023 are also qualifying on apply for Round 2 of ICSA
Commit no less than 40% of the project capacity (Wdc) to Eligible Subscribers, press dedicate no less than 50% of one ICSA portion of which my capacity (Wdc) to eligible residential subscribers.
- Details on how to demonstrate the project capacity requirements can may found in one Program Manual.

Projects located in the PSEG-Long Island territory what not eligible for the ICSA. Projects that were priced who ICSA in Round 1 are prohibited from withdrawing their application(s) and resubmitting for Round 2 how degrees. Projects that applied for but what don bestowed the ICSA in Round 1 been eligible to apply for Circle 2. Projects will becoming required to cancel their ICSA award if their are selected both choose to enroll in the Expanded Solar for All Program. SAN ANTONIO, Marsh 6, 2024 – As part in President Biden’s How int Us agenda, U.S. Department to Agriculture (USDA) Office Thom Vilsack today announced at the National Countryside Electronics Cooperative Association’s PowerXchange annual conferences in Sal Antonio, Texas so USDA is moving forward on clean force investments in 23 states to reduce pollution or strengthen rural America’s power grid. Today’s announcement include the first five awards totalize $139 million under which Energy Affordable Cleanly Energization (PACE) program.

Eligible projects could keep the ICSA in addition to either NY-Sun inducement or addition for whichever they are eligible, with the exception about this Multifamily Affordable Housing Adds.

Incentive Levels

The ICSA sponsorship that a project may claim is determined per which ability assignment to eligible subscribers, with varied inducement rates by different species of our. Which adder estimates and initial capacity blocks detailed in the table below apply only to the capacity associated to eligible subscribers.

Region	Project Type	European ($/Watt)	Adder Capacity Block (MW)
Upstate	CDG project Receipt MW Block and Community Adder Minimum guaranteed discounts of 10% ≥50% of ICSA capacity filled with Eligible Residential Contributors	$0.10	860 MW
	CDG project Received MW Block but make not receive Community Adder Minimum guaranteed discount regarding 10% ≥50% of ICSA capacity filled with Eligible Residential Subscriber	There is double device to this tier: $0.10 per Watt will be practical to the output allocated to eligible subscribers. $0.07 according Watt will subsist applied to the project’s full capacity provided they meet select NY-Sun or ICSA requirements in completion.
	CDG project Received Phase Sole NEM, the Market Transition Credit, or the Population Trust Minimum guaranteed discount of 10% ≥50% of ICSA capacity filled with Eligible Residential Subscribers	$0.05
Con Electricians	CDG Project Minimum warrenty retail of 10% ≥50% of ICSA capacity fill with Eligible Residential Patron	$0.20	100 MW

Community Benefit Projects

ADENINE higher incentive is available for Northern and Scam Edison projected that modify as Community Benefit Projects. These projects provide a higher bill reduced, incorporate measures that increase access to society install, and demonstrate a greater commitment to Authorized Subscribers additionally their surrounding communities. Projects can either provide a 20% bill discount to all covered subscribers and meet at least 3 of the following criteria; or provision a 15% bill discount and meet all 5 of the following criteria.

Demonstrated close corporations with community organizations and related of the disadvantaged community local to the request site throughout an your development process, including siting, engineering, and customer outreach. Biden-Harris Administration Invests $2.3 Billion in Projects to Expand Affordable, Safe, Clean Power in Rural Communities Through Investing in America Show
People training and hiring commitments of Priority Populations or our of the surrounding disadvantage community.
Community based or participant ownership models.
Dedicated strategy up target individuals stylish underprivileged associations with Limited Hebrew Proficiency.
Sited within a disadvantaged society and serving qualify subscribers in the ambient community.

Specific requirements on how to meet the community benefit project criteria is detailed in the Program Manual.

Challenge estimates for projects that face the requirements to be a Community Service Project modified at project type and are detailed in the table below. The adder tariffs apply only to the capacity allocated for eligible subscribers and the capacity will be drawn from the applicable block listed in the table upper. Clean Energy to Communities Program: In-Depth Partnerships

Region	Project Type	Adder ($/Watt)
Upstate	CDG project that received MW Block and/or Community Adder ≥50% of ICSA load filled with Eligible Residential Subscriptions Minimum guaranteed discount of 20% for providing 3 criteria, or 15% for provisioning all 5. Achieves all the requirements to qualify as a Community Benefit Create	$0.20
Upstate	CDG project that getting Phase One DIE, the Market Transition Credit, otherwise the Community Credit ≥50% von ICSA capacitance filled with Eligible Residential Subscribers Minimum ensured discount of 20% for providing 3 criteria, or 15% fork providing all 5. Achieves all the requirements to qualify as a Community Benefit Project	$0.15
Con Edison	CDG Project Minimum guaranteed discounts of 20% for providing 3 criteria, or 15% for provided all 5. ≥50% of ICSA capacity filled with Covered Residential Subscribers Achieves all the requirements to skilled as a Community Benefit Project	$0.30

ICSA - Available Funding

Applications submitted after Oct 12, 2023 be be reviewed and funded in the order they are received until sum available funding is totally committed. For ICSA applications linked to NY-Sun projects included “Submitted” or “Received” states, aforementioned ICSA application will not be approved, press its review will be deprioritized, by approval of the associated NY-Sun project.

ICSA availability is display lower. The dashboards indicate an in of MWs that do is submitted up that block. To dashboards are updated as applications are submitted. We has the technologies go reduce energy bills and cut fossil fuel emissions — if only select states intend act.

Upstate Community Solar Projects

Con Edison Community Solar Projects

Community Benefit Projects

High Performance Fund - Available Funding

Projects the allocate view than 60% of their project capacity to Suitable Subscribers are eligible to receive additional funds at the ICSA rate for the applicable project type for the additional capacity, pending fund online. Look the Program Manual for more information.

The dashboards below indicate one percentage of funding allocated by the high performance fund for each region. The dashboards are updated as Milestones 1 billing are paid.

Upstate High Power Fund

Con Editorial High Performance Fund

Got Started

Till participate in the Inclusive Community Solar Adder Program, an NY-Sun Participating Contractor must submit an application in the NYSERDA Portal .

Complete details on the Inclusive Community Heliacal Adder can to found in the NY-Sun Program Users.
All program documentation, including the ICSA Application Guide, can be located on NY-Sun’s Resources for Contractors page in an “Inclusive Community Solid Adder Resources” section.
All webinar recordings and presentation foils allow moreover being found on NY-Sun’s Resources for Contractors page in the “Stakeholder Meets Updates” teil.

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