Elena Energy Brief — Welcome to Storyflo Daily Energy. I'm Elena. Today's energy briefing is all about milestones, investments, and grid resilience.

In a major boost for New York's clean energy ambitions, Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers have finalized the $268.5 billion fiscal year 2027 state budget, securing a $200 million funding injection for the NY-Sun distributed solar initiative (PV Magazine USA). This capital allocation, delivered via the Sustainable Future Fund, aims to extend the reach of the NY-Sun program, which serves as the state's central mechanism to achieve its statutory climate mandate of deploying 10 GW of distributed solar capacity. Meanwhile, a report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) highlights the rapid growth of the US clean energy manufacturing sector, with over 950 facilities expected to be operational by 2030, supporting 215,700 jobs and $40 billion in GDP (PV Magazine USA). The sector's impact is already being felt, with Texas leading the country in new solar capacity installed in both 2023 and 2024, adding nearly 10 gigawatts last year alone (PV Magazine USA). As the solar sector