Cuomo Signs Executive Order Mandating Energy Efficiency Increases at State Buildings

An executive order by Governor Andrew Cuomo directs state agencies to increase energy efficiency in state buildings by 20 percent in seven years. It is one of the most ambitious initiatives in the nation and will save millions of dollars for taxpayers while creating thousands of jobs and significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The governor also launched "Build Smart NY," a plan to strategically implement the executive order by accelerating priority improvements in energy performance.

Build smart NY supports the governor's larger NY Works program and economic development agenda, which coordinates state funding to accelerate projects that will create jobs and improve the state's infrastructure. NY Works is designed to speed up select projects with maximum economic impact, allowing them to begin as soon as possible and reduce project costs by hundreds of millions of dollars.