Governor Cuomo Announces Clean Energy Competition among New York Universities

EDF statement from Rory Christian, New York Director, Clean Energy

(NEW YORK, NY – October 2, 2015) Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today a $3 million clean energy competition for New York colleges and universities to develop creative ideas around energy efficiency, renewable energy and reducing overall carbon emissions on campuses and beyond. Idea submissions are due in early 2016, from which three winners will be chosen and awarded $1 million each – courtesy of the New York Green Bank. 

“Governor Cuomo’s announcement today is exactly what is needed to inspire climate action among college students. New York’s young people have the talent, creativity and energy to accelerate our transition to a clean energy economy. Now they have a lucrative incentive to do so.”

The competition announced today is part of the Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) Campus Challenge, an initiative to support colleges and universities that “implement clean energy projects and principles on campus, in the classroom and in surrounding communities.”

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