The “Largest Rooftop Solar Project In New York State,” image by Powerflex.
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New York has just reached 8 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity in the “distributed” solar market — rooftops and small-scale installations. The state has a target of reaching 10 GW by 2030, and this new milestone puts them ahead of schedule. The state was at 6 GW in 2024, and installed 1.28 GW in 2025.
Furthermore, this distributed solar market has already generated $12.2 billion in private investment in the state and created 16,000+ jobs in New York.
With 276,000 projects in operation, the distributed solar market is creating enough electricity for more than 1.3 million New York homes and businesses.
