NY Assets Map
New York State is rich and fertile ground for the photovoltaics industry. The assets map below displays a sampling of the New York solar/PV landscape.
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Lifestyle
Unique communities. Sophisticated charm.
Unmatched in quality living, New York State offers beautiful, affordable and diverse communities. Within its borders are stimulating cities; excellent suburban and rural living; spectacular wilderness settings; and world-class theater, museums, sports and entertainment. The heart and spirit of New York are found in its rich history. Diverse communities, each endowed with unique natural, cultural, recreational and commercial opportunities, make inviting places to live, work and do business.
Infrastructure
Built to work. Extremely reliable.
Our science and technology infrastructure is in place and ready to meet the needs of the solar/PV industry. Statewide, New York has a quality transportation system, abundant water and sewer capacity, natural gas, redundant electric and state-of-the-art telecommunications. Our superior network of resources provides ready access to the infrastructure needs of the solar/PV industry.
Unparalleled strategic market proximity gives New York-based businesses a distinct edge over the competition. Conveniently located at the center of one of the largest and richest consumer and business markets in the world, 50 percent of the population and income in North America can be found within a 750-mile radius of Central New York.
Academia
A highly educated and skilled workforce supports each sector of New York State’s economy. One quarter of New York’s adult population has four or more years of higher education, and more than one million undergraduate students attend the State’s 325 first-rate institutions of higher education. According to the most recent data available, 2,223 Ph.D.s and 7,200 graduate degrees were awarded in science and engineering in the State in 1999, ranking New York second in the nation.
With more than one million students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs at our 325 institutions of higher learning New York ranks first in the nation for degrees awarded in the material, computer and medical sciences. New York State ranks second in the nation for degrees awarded in the electrical engineering, mathematics and biological sciences.