"We can keep tethering ourselves to volatile geopolitics, to fossil fuel prices we'll never control, and to an energy system built on instability and extraction-or we can choose the alternative that's right in front of us: harnessing the sun here at home on our own rooftops. By rapidly accelerating local solar in New York, we can build power right here in our communities, beyond the reach of coups, cartels, and commodity shocks."
"In short, the ASAP Act can deliver two things New Yorkers urgently need: lower bills for households and more clean electrons on an increasingly strained power grid. Why waste time and taxpayer dollars on chasing foreign oil or greenlighting new and expensive gas pipelines-like the recently approved NESE (Northeast Supply Enhancement) pipeline project in New York City, which had previously been rejected three times for projected environmental harms-when we already have a thriving industry built around the cheapest, most abundant power source on Earth: the sun."
Federal policy currently prioritizes expanded oil and new gas infrastructure, increasing exposure to volatile geopolitics and fossil fuel price shocks. Rapidly accelerating distributed solar—rooftop and community-scale projects—provides a domestic alternative that enhances energy independence and grid resilience. The Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power Act (ASAP Act), S6570 and A8758, would double New York's rooftop and community solar goals and reduce interconnection red tape to lower community solar costs. These measures would increase clean electricity on an increasingly strained grid, reduce household energy bills, and avoid costly, environmentally harmful pipeline investments.
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