Con Edison

New York’s grid is straining under heat, with aging gas plants, rising demand from electrification, and regulatory bottlenecks hindering rooftop solar and large clean-energy projects.

The SUNNY Act to legalize balcony solar has cleared New York’s legislature and awaits Gov. Hochul’s signature, with a 1,200W cap and utility-approval exemption, plus modest household savings—set against ongoing affordability-and-climate policy debates and a evolving regulatory framework.

Every Electric and Con Edison piloted renters powering window ACs with home batteries to reduce grid stress during a heat wave, backed by concrete participation, payments, and regulatory-context data.