New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
NYSERDA wordmark.svg
Authority overview
JurisdictionPromotion of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources
Headquarters17 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203-6399
Authority executive
  • Doreen Harris, President and Chief Executive Officer
Website www.nyserda.ny.gov

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), established in 1975, is a New York State public-benefit corporation, located in Albany, New York, with regional offices in New York City, Buffalo, and West Valley.

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NYSERDA offers information and analysis, programs, technical expertise, and funding aimed at helping New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, and reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. NYSERDA professionals are charged with protecting the environment and creating clean-energy jobs. NYSERDA collaborates with businesses, industry, the federal government, academia, the environmental community, public interest groups, and energy market participants to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Governance

Responsibilities

Governance

NYSERDA Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP), Malta, New York NYSERDA Malta.jpg
NYSERDA Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP), Malta, New York

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is governed by a 13-member Board appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the New York Senate.

Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York serves as Chair of NYSERDA. Doreen Harris serves as president and Chief Executive Officer and reports directly to the Board of Directors.

The Board oversees the development of the Authority's budget and program plan, and the processes, policies and procedures in which staff are to perform their duties in their efforts to fulfill NYSERDA's mission, and in the public's interest. The Commissioners of the Departments of Environmental Conservation and Transportation and the Chairs of the New York Power Authority and New York State Public Service Commission serve ex officio. Additional members must include: research scientist(s), economist(s), not-for-profit environmentalist(s), member(s) of a not-for-profit consumer group, officer(s) of a utility primarily engaged in the distribution of gas, officer(s) of an electric utility, and three public members. [2]

In 2017, the Authority had operating expenses of $119.76 million, an outstanding debt of $2.654 billion, and a staffing level of 326 people. [3]

NYSERDA Leadership

President and CEO
NameYears Active
Doreen HarrisApril 7, 2021 to Present [4]

Acting June 2020 to April 7, 2021 [4]

Alicia BartonJune 2017 to June 2020 [5] [6] [7]
John RhodesSeptember 2013 to June 2017 [7] [8] [9]
Francis J. Murray, Jr.January 2009 to September 2013 [9] [10]

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  2. Board of Directors. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
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