In a Tuesday, Sept. 23 press release, New York energy provider Con Edison marked Climate Week by announcing several milestones, including record community solar generation in the first half of 2025.
The company’s key highlights for the first half of this year include:
• Community Solar Surge: Customers participating in community solar earned $43.7 million in renewable energy credits – $9 million more than in the same period last year.
• Savings for Households: About 55,000 solar customers reduced their electric bills to zero at least once.
• Clean Energy Investments: The New York State Public Service Commission authorized Con Edison to invest $2.1 billion to support customer efforts for energy efficiency and building electrification from 2026 to 2030.
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• Smart Infrastructure: Using a cost-effective “dig once” approach, Con Edison is building infrastructure to electrify 2,000 school buses and 3,000 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
“More New Yorkers are choosing to adopt solar power and a cleaner, more affordable energy future,” said Greg Elcock, vice president, Customer Clean Energy Programs, Con Edison. “This demonstrates what’s possible when we work with customers, communities, city, state and local governments to increase energy efficiency and reduce costs.”
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Additional highlights
Additional highlights this year include $125 million in energy discounts for income-eligible customers, a pledge to implement the expanded Enhanced Energy Affordability Program approved by the Public Service Commission last July, and $10.4 million provided in energy efficiency and building electrification incentives to income-eligible customers.
To support cleaner transportation choices in New York State, Con Edison implemented Brooklyn’s first battery swap hub which helps riders charge e-bike batteries more safely.
The company’s PowerReady program provided $31 million “to support the installation of more than 3,000 Level 2 EV charging plugs and 65 Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) plugs,” the press release reads.
Forty-five percent of the Level 2 plugs have been deployed in state-designated “disadvantaged communities” and 44 percent are publicly available.
Among the company’s other accomplishments is the completion of a transmission line between Gowanus and Greenwood that increased capacity and reliability for Brooklyn customers.
Heat pumps have also become more prevalent in the state as more Con Edison customers replace their fossil-fuel powered HVAC systems with heat pumps, reducing emissions.
In the first half of this year more than 3,100 heat pumps were installed by Con Edison customers, funded in part by $34.4 million from the Clean Heat Program.
“Heat pump incentives offset upfront costs for customers who want to reduce their impact on the environment by using electricity to heat and cool space and to heat water,” the press release reads.
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Advancements in energy storage
Among the company’s recent accomplishments is the installation of 723 battery systems in Westchester County, with a capacity to store upwards of 29 megawatts of energy.
“Customers with batteries can charge their units when energy is less expensive and use that energy when demand is high and power is more expensive,” Con Edison explained.
The company’s press release serves as a “snapshot” of the progress being made by both customers and the company in the electrification of New York’s energy grid.
By leveraging clean energy technologies and initiatives, including adopting solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and building electrification, Con Edison and its clients are moving closer to their renewable energy goals.
Con Edison is one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies. The company delivers electricity, natural gas and steam to a combined 3.7 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, New York.
