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I’m meeting Richard Kaufman who’s the

I’m meeting Richard Kaufman who’s the Czar in charge of New York’s energy

Czar in charge of New York’s energy

Czar in charge of New York’s energy hi I’m Cecily I’m Richard nice to meet

hi I’m Cecily I’m Richard nice to meet

hi I’m Cecily I’m Richard nice to meet you Leslie so we’re at jet row it’s a

you Leslie so we’re at jet row it’s a

you Leslie so we’re at jet row it’s a restaurant supply store it’s one of the

restaurant supply store it’s one of the

restaurant supply store it’s one of the largest solar powered buildings in New

largest solar powered buildings in New

largest solar powered buildings in New York this is all solar yes the whole

York this is all solar yes the whole

York this is all solar yes the whole roof is filled with solar panels there’s

roof is filled with solar panels there’s

roof is filled with solar panels there’s solar panels that are on the roof

solar panels that are on the roof

solar panels that are on the roof provide between thirty and forty percent

provide between thirty and forty percent

provide between thirty and forty percent about total usage we probably sell

about total usage we probably sell

about total usage we probably sell somewhere between fifteen and sixteen

somewhere between fifteen and sixteen

somewhere between fifteen and sixteen thousand SKUs everything from fresh fish

thousand SKUs everything from fresh fish

thousand SKUs everything from fresh fish and produce to canned goods and

and produce to canned goods and

and produce to canned goods and equipment if you live in New York and

equipment if you live in New York and

equipment if you live in New York and you drive on the Bruckner Expressway you

you drive on the Bruckner Expressway you

you drive on the Bruckner Expressway you can’t help but see the giant roof with

can’t help but see the giant roof with

can’t help but see the giant roof with the solar panels the state under

the solar panels the state under

the solar panels the state under Governor Cuomo we have a support program

Governor Cuomo we have a support program

Governor Cuomo we have a support program and the idea the support program is to

and the idea the support program is to

and the idea the support program is to provide enough support until the

provide enough support until the

provide enough support until the industry can stand on its own

industry can stand on its own

industry can stand on its own yeah and under New York Sun in many

yeah and under New York Sun in many

yeah and under New York Sun in many parts of state by 2020 the solar

parts of state by 2020 the solar

parts of state by 2020 the solar industry will require no further public

industry will require no further public

industry will require no further public support it’s nice to see that she has

support it’s nice to see that she has

support it’s nice to see that she has this passion for renewable energy I

this passion for renewable energy I

this passion for renewable energy I think she was surprised by the the scope

think she was surprised by the the scope

think she was surprised by the the scope of the project itself how large it was

of the project itself how large it was

of the project itself how large it was and how much of a benefit that was posed

and how much of a benefit that was posed

and how much of a benefit that was posed financially on the savings and on the

financially on the savings and on the

financially on the savings and on the betterment of the community by taking so

betterment of the community by taking so

betterment of the community by taking so much power off of the grid the challenge

much power off of the grid the challenge

much power off of the grid the challenge is that you have hundred years of

is that you have hundred years of

is that you have hundred years of culture and business models that’s

culture and business models that’s

culture and business models that’s changing how do you change minds what

changing how do you change minds what

changing how do you change minds what does it take to get these people at the

does it take to get these people at the

does it take to get these people at the top to make that change once we can show

top to make that change once we can show

top to make that change once we can show that this is something that works we

that this is something that works we

that this is something that works we would expect that other states will

would expect that other states will

would expect that other states will support this because this is a example

support this because this is a example

support this because this is a example of policy that is pro innovation

of policy that is pro innovation

of policy that is pro innovation promotes economic growth and it’s

promotes economic growth and it’s

promotes economic growth and it’s cleaner