The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is pursuing an energy policy of a "circular economy of organics," aiming to minimize organic waste sent to landfills and maximize the recovery and beneficial use of all resource streams.
Local Law 1 of 2007 requires the Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services(“DCAS”) to assess all City-owned facilities with a peak electric demand of at least 500 kilowatts (“kW”) for the potential to accommodate clean on-site power generation technologies (Cogeneration and Distributed Generation).
NYC Department of Citywide Administrative services Requires DCAS to provide an annual report on electricity and fossil fuel use in certain City-owned buildings.
Deputy Commissioner of Wastewater Treatment, Pam Elardo, explains the projects underway to utilize organic food waste for energy production. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) completed solar photovoltaic and energy storage feasibility studies for six facilities.
Department of Citywide Administrative Services City of New York Municipal Services Solar-Readiness Assessment prepared in compliance with LL 24 of 2016
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has begun construction on a $67 million energy efficiency upgrade at the Hunts Point Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in the south Bronx. The new centrifuges are designed to consume 60% less electricity and process 25% more material
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released a streamlined green roof funding schedule for its Green Infrastructure Grant Program. DEP workers from the Bureau of Water & Sewer Operations (BWSO) provided a demonstration of how rain gardens work to children from PS75.