State Budget Includes Funding for the Renewable Capital Act Study
The New York state budget passed last week includes funding for the study that the Renewable Capital Act (RCA) calls for. Although the RCA is not explicitly mentioned in the budget provisions, one of the laws enacted in the budget—the Decarbonization of State-Owned Facilities Act—calls for the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to establish decarbonization Read More …
SHARE and the Renewable Capital Act In the News
A recent article and an editorial in the Times Union spotlighted SHARE and the Renewable Capital Act: State pushed to `green’ its buildings, Raga Justin, Times Union, 4/17/23. Greening the Capitol, Editorial Board, Times Union, 4/19/23. Both supported the Renewable Capital Act and the editorial suggested expanding the act to provide clean power to the Read More …
Renewable Capital Act Is Reintroduced
The Renewable Capital Act – a bill first introduced in the previous legislative session to make our vision of having state facilities run fully on renewables a reality – has been reintroduced in the current session by Capital District Assemblymember Pat Fahy and by Albany State Senator Neil Breslin. The bill (A5633, S2689A) requires that Read More …
SHARE Submits Testimony on Budget Appropriations
Ruth Foster and Merton Simpson have submitted SHARE’s Testimony to the Environmental Conservation Hearing on Executive Budget Appropriations for 2023 – 2024. “We call for the legislature to shut down the Sheridan Avenue Steam Plant (SASP) that heats and cools the Capitol and Empire State Plaza in Albany, and to fund the Sheridan Hollow neighborhood Read More …
In Memory of Ward Stone
On February 8th, New York lost a dedicated public servant and a remarkable human being. Ward Stone was a wildlife pathologist with the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for over four decades and authored more than 250 peer-reviewed articles. He studied the pathways by which toxins like PCBs and lead enter the environment, and Read More …
SHARE to Hold Public Forum on Monday, November 14
Update: Video recording of the forum. Ruth Foster and Merton Simpson will present a public forum on ongoing projects of the Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE) on Monday, November 14, 7-8pm, at Albany UU and on Zoom. The event, hosted by Albany UU’s Green Sanctuary Team, provides an opportunity to learn about: SHARE’s Read More …
New SHARE Newsletter Now Available
The August 2022 SHARE Community Newsletter includes updates on the Renewable Capital Act, the declaration of part of Sheridan Hollow as a Brownfield Opportunity Area, and a study of feasibility of installing district geothermal in 100 or so buildings in Sheridan Hollow.
Albany Legislators and Sheridan Hollow Leaders Speak at RCA Press Conference
In an April 18 press conference, state and county legislators were joined by Sheridan Hollow community activists, including several from SHARE, in promoting the Renewable Capital Act (RCA), which was introduced in the legislature in February. Part of the press conference was captured in two videos (see below). Assembly members John McDonald and Pat Fahy described Read More …
Renewable Capitol Act Introduced!
New York State has taken some important steps to remedy the impacts on the local community and the climate of the state facilities on Sheridan Avenue in Albany, but they are failing to fully act in concert with our state’s climate goals. Simply put, New York State is continuing to use fossil fuels to heat, Read More …
Progress Toward Powering the Empire State Plaza with Renewable Energy
Representatives of the Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE), the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the NY State Office of General Services (OGS) met on December 15, 2021 for an update on the energy-related work being done on the Empire State Plaza. Several years ago, SHARE successfully advocated for the state agencies to Read More …