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New York is home to some of the most ambitious clean energy and climate goals in the nation. Our state aims to generate 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040 and get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide by 2050. At the ...

Within the next decade, 100 percent of Pactiv Evergreen Inc.’s products will be made with recycled, recyclable or renewable materials. It is a lofty goal, but one that the leader in food packaging is committed to. “Consumers and brands are ...

Little Black Buddha has received a $25,000 economic development grant from RG&E, part of the company’s Innovation Zone — Ignition Grant Program. Little Black Buddha (LBB) is a black- and woman-owned career services software company. The grant will support efforts ...

Green may be the color of money but it’s also the new energy objective for JPMorgan Chase. JPMorgan Chase has entered into a five-year agreement for Toronto-based Brookfield Renewable to supply clean, renewable energy to over 500 of the firm’s ...

The second phase of the Frances Apartments community in the town of Sweden — a $12.8 affordable housing project spearheaded by Lifetime Assistance and Rochester’s Cornerstone Group — has been finished. The development provides 48 homes, with eight apartments for residents ...

Hydrogen mobility and clean energy company Hyzon Motors Inc. and Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures, the venture capital arm of European energy giant Total SE, have announced a strategic investment led by Total and other specialist hydrogen investors. Financial details of ...

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The New York Power Authority and the state Department of State are collaborating on an effort to significantly expand deployment of electric vehicle fast-charging stations. The city of Geneva will serve as one of seven communities statewide that will participate ...

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Roughly a decade ago, Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. determined that the electricity transmission system in the Rochester area needed to be beefed up. But to do that, a delicate ecosystem would need to be disrupted. To ease that disruption, ...

LaBella Associates has enhanced its renewable energy suite of offerings with the acquisition of Solar Ground-N-Pound of Hamlin. Solar Ground-N-Pound focuses on preparing the ground for solar panels and then constructing the mounting and installation of the panels. “Renewable energy has ...

Climate technology startups can now apply for a spot in a local manufacturing readiness program that will help the ventures bring their business ideas to market. Applications are now being accepted for a spot in Cohort 3 of the Hardware ...

The proposed rate hikes and closing of several customer walk-up offices will be the subject of virtual public hearings conducted by the New York State Public Service Commission on Aug. 26 and 27. Rochester Gas & Electric (RGE) and New ...

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will team with the state’s investor-owned utilities on a new framework to increase access to energy efficiency and clean energy solutions for low- to moderate-income households and affordable multifamily buildings. Gov. ...

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New York State Electric & Gas Corp. and Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. have filed their 2020 Distributed System Implementation Plan, the Avangrid Inc. subsidiaries’ strategy to integrate distributed energy resources (DER) into the New York grid. The plan outlines ...

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RG&E customers will pay more for their electric service beginning in October if a proposed rate settlement is approved by the Public Service Commission. The increase will be minimal for the final three months of 2020 and the first four ...

Pandemic-related furloughs will begin as early as May 10 for employees at the University of Rochester, including the University of Rochester Medical Center.  In messages sent to the UR and hospital community Wednesday, university leaders said plans are being reviewed ...

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