Electeds and Advocates Bring Solar Powered Smoothies to Albany, Urge Assembly to Pass the SUNNY Act!

ALBANY, NY (04/28/2026) (readMedia)-- On Wednesday, April 29, elected officials and advocates of all ages will hold a rally at the NYS Capitol for the Solar Up Now New York (SUNNY) Act (S.8512 Krueger/A.9111 Gallagher). The SUNNY Act would remove regulatory red tape to small, "plug-in" solar panels, so that New Yorkers-especially renters or families living in apartments-can take advantage of clean energy technology that allows them to lower their energy bills and do their part to cut pollution and fight climate change. Five other states have already passed similar bills this year, and 28 more states have legislation moving. The NYS Senate passed the bill unanimously as part of their Earth Day package, and advocates will call on the Assembly to follow suit and make affordable, plug-in solar accessible to New Yorkers. Especially as Governor Hochul attempts to roll back the Climate Law and double down on expensive fossil fuels, the SUNNY Act shows the way forward: affordable, accessible solar is key to lowering bills and meeting our climate goals

Weather permitting, following the rally advocates will head outside to West Capitol Park for a demonstration showing how easily plug-in solar panels work, using a panel to power a blender and handing out smoothies.

The rally will be livestreamed here.