NEW YORK STATE

Tax credits and refunds could help pay for retrofits that cut buildings' carbon emissions.

For the third time, lawmakers try to immunize co-ops from "inadvertent" laws.

The law went into effect on Jan. 1 and affects all co-ops and condos with employees.

Installations have generated $9.2 billion in private investment and created 14,000 jobs.

State agencies are blamed for not providing a clear roadmap to meet renewable energy targets.

The Inflation Reduction Act and other federal and state incentives are boosting solar power.

State is still committed to meeting its 2040 goal of getting all electricity from renewable sources.

Long-awaited law will apply only to landlords and tenants in rental properties.

The well-off are taking advantage of tax incentives and tax breaks to install rooftop solar panels, while the less-well-off are missing out.

Co-op and condo boards anxiously await a decision on a major source of clean electricity.