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A digital media publication dedicated to documenting New York’s transition to clean energy
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Skylight is a new website magazine featuring stories about New Yorkers leading the clean energy transition in their own homes.
Follow us to stay updated on the latest emissions solutions in our city, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter.
www.skylight.nyc/
Follow us to stay updated on the latest emissions solutions in our city, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter.
www.skylight.nyc/
Energy efficiency tech manufacturer Kelvin developed these mighty white boxes that are changing the game in reducing emissions. Read more about the “Cozys” in our tenth edition tech piece!
December 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Energy efficiency tech manufacturer Kelvin developed these mighty white boxes that are changing the game in reducing emissions. Read more about the “Cozys” in our tenth edition tech piece!
Happy holidays from the Skylight team. Today, we're feeling thankful for all of the readers and supporters who have contributed to our mission. Look out for big Skylight news in the new year — and until then, be well!
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy holidays from the Skylight team. Today, we're feeling thankful for all of the readers and supporters who have contributed to our mission. Look out for big Skylight news in the new year — and until then, be well!
Skylight's new boiler explainer is giving the rundown on how boilers work to heat large buildings. Here’s a closer look at the mechanisms involved, with designs by scientific illustrator Diana Steelman.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Skylight's new boiler explainer is giving the rundown on how boilers work to heat large buildings. Here’s a closer look at the mechanisms involved, with designs by scientific illustrator Diana Steelman.
https://ow.ly/ejui50XA2kR
https://ow.ly/ejui50XA2kR
We’re close to filling the gap on our end-of-year giving goal of $15,000! If you value independent reporting that shows how all of us can take part in solving the city’s climate challenges, please consider supporting Skylight today:
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December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We’re close to filling the gap on our end-of-year giving goal of $15,000! If you value independent reporting that shows how all of us can take part in solving the city’s climate challenges, please consider supporting Skylight today:
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Steam heating systems in older cities like NYC are often wildly inefficient, great targets for cost savings and pollution reduction via replacement with electric heat pumps. Good stuff.
Legacy firm MPN Boilers, long rooted in fossil-fuel systems, is rethinking its future under Local Law 97. Now, MPN is positioning itself as a leader in the clean energy transition with water-source heat pumps:
https://tinyurl.com/2f64yvfx
https://tinyurl.com/2f64yvfx
Steam heat systems learning new tricks | Skylight
A legacy boiler company is pioneering boiler replacement with a steam-generating heat pump powerful enough to heat New York's biggest apartment buildings
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December 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Steam heating systems in older cities like NYC are often wildly inefficient, great targets for cost savings and pollution reduction via replacement with electric heat pumps. Good stuff.
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Holy cow this is brilliant!!! 👀
Legacy firm MPN Boilers, long rooted in fossil-fuel systems, is rethinking its future under Local Law 97. Now, MPN is positioning itself as a leader in the clean energy transition with water-source heat pumps:
https://tinyurl.com/2f64yvfx
https://tinyurl.com/2f64yvfx
Steam heat systems learning new tricks | Skylight
A legacy boiler company is pioneering boiler replacement with a steam-generating heat pump powerful enough to heat New York's biggest apartment buildings
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December 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Holy cow this is brilliant!!! 👀
ATTENTION 🚨: December's newsletter focuses on a tale of two projects that share one site — one of which was allowed to move forward and fully embrace clean energy, while the other's progress was limited by historic preservation. Subscribe here:
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December 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
ATTENTION 🚨: December's newsletter focuses on a tale of two projects that share one site — one of which was allowed to move forward and fully embrace clean energy, while the other's progress was limited by historic preservation. Subscribe here:
https://bit.ly/4lUhtav
https://bit.ly/4lUhtav
ATTENTION 🚨: December's newsletter focuses on a tale of two projects that share one site — one of which was allowed to move forward and fully embrace clean energy, while the other's progress was limited by historic preservation. Subscribe here:
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Get the latest on how New Yorkers are switching over to clean energy in their homes right now! Skylight’s monthly newsletter is sent out on the last…
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December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ATTENTION 🚨: December's newsletter focuses on a tale of two projects that share one site — one of which was allowed to move forward and fully embrace clean energy, while the other's progress was limited by historic preservation. Subscribe here:
Legacy firm MPN Boilers, long rooted in fossil-fuel systems, is rethinking its future under Local Law 97. Now, MPN is positioning itself as a leader in the clean energy transition with water-source heat pumps:
https://tinyurl.com/2f64yvfx
https://tinyurl.com/2f64yvfx
Steam heat systems learning new tricks | Skylight
A legacy boiler company is pioneering boiler replacement with a steam-generating heat pump powerful enough to heat New York's biggest apartment buildings
tinyurl.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Legacy firm MPN Boilers, long rooted in fossil-fuel systems, is rethinking its future under Local Law 97. Now, MPN is positioning itself as a leader in the clean energy transition with water-source heat pumps:
https://tinyurl.com/2f64yvfx
https://tinyurl.com/2f64yvfx
Legacy firm MPN Boilers, long rooted in fossil-fuel systems, is rethinking its future under Local Law 97. Now, MPN is positioning itself as a leader in the clean energy transition with water-source heat pumps:
Steam heat systems learning new tricks | Skylight
A legacy boiler company is pioneering boiler replacement with a steam-generating heat pump powerful enough to heat New York's biggest apartment buildings
tinyurl.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Legacy firm MPN Boilers, long rooted in fossil-fuel systems, is rethinking its future under Local Law 97. Now, MPN is positioning itself as a leader in the clean energy transition with water-source heat pumps:
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"One year in, @skylightnyc.bsky.social has documented real progress towards a clean energy transition in New York City’s apartment buildings," writes Eric S. Lee: www.skylight.nyc/articles/res... 🔌💡
It’s hard — and it’s happening | Skylight
One year in, Skylight has documented real progress towards a clean energy transition in New York City’s apartment buildings
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December 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"One year in, @skylightnyc.bsky.social has documented real progress towards a clean energy transition in New York City’s apartment buildings," writes Eric S. Lee: www.skylight.nyc/articles/res... 🔌💡
Our latest Q&A with property manager Desi Ndreu shares her insights on managing a diverse portfolio, all while prioritizing Local Law 97 compliance. Read it now:
https://tinyurl.com/ypctfxh8
https://tinyurl.com/ypctfxh8
“If you have a pulse on what’s going on, you don’t lose a… | Skylight
A Q&A with property manager Desi Ndreu on the value of communication, and how property management is responding to the need to decarbonize
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December 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Our latest Q&A with property manager Desi Ndreu shares her insights on managing a diverse portfolio, all while prioritizing Local Law 97 compliance. Read it now:
https://tinyurl.com/ypctfxh8
https://tinyurl.com/ypctfxh8
Our latest Q&A with property manager Desi Ndreu shares her insights on managing a diverse portfolio, all while prioritizing Local Law 97 compliance. Read it now at skylight.nyc!
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our latest Q&A with property manager Desi Ndreu shares her insights on managing a diverse portfolio, all while prioritizing Local Law 97 compliance. Read it now at skylight.nyc!
What do you do when a switch to natural gas costs $3 million? Find out in our tenth edition feature, available at the link in bio!
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What do you do when a switch to natural gas costs $3 million? Find out in our tenth edition feature, available at the link in bio!
A year into covering NYC’s clean energy transition, one thing is clear: It’s hard, and it’s happening. Read more about what we learned from buildings adapting in real time here:
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A year into covering NYC’s clean energy transition, one thing is clear: It’s hard, and it’s happening. Read more about what we learned from buildings adapting in real time here:
We are hiring! Skylight is looking for a bright, hard-working Audience and Development Associate with a passion for sustainability and housing to join our team. If you know someone, send them our way!
Details here:
www.skylight.nyc/articles/res...
Details here:
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We're hiring! | Skylight
Come join our team as the new Audience and Development Associate.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We are hiring! Skylight is looking for a bright, hard-working Audience and Development Associate with a passion for sustainability and housing to join our team. If you know someone, send them our way!
Details here:
www.skylight.nyc/articles/res...
Details here:
www.skylight.nyc/articles/res...
Have you ever wondered how your boiler works? If so, head to part one of our boiler explainer series, where Skylight breaks it down.
https://tinyurl.com/yc4khnzj
https://tinyurl.com/yc4khnzj
How steam heat boilers work | Skylight
Boilers have warmed New York buildings for decades. But to prepare them to meet the city’s new climate standards, we must first understand how they…
www.skylight.nyc
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Have you ever wondered how your boiler works? If so, head to part one of our boiler explainer series, where Skylight breaks it down.
https://tinyurl.com/yc4khnzj
https://tinyurl.com/yc4khnzj
Have you ever wondered how your boiler works? If so, head to part one of our boiler explainer series, where Skylight breaks it down.
How steam heat boilers work | Skylight
Boilers have warmed New York buildings for decades. But to prepare them to meet the city’s new climate standards, we must first understand how they…
tinyurl.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Have you ever wondered how your boiler works? If so, head to part one of our boiler explainer series, where Skylight breaks it down.
As a property manager juggling an 18-building portfolio, Desi Ndreu’s job involves constant communication as she handles complaints, overhauls, and more recently, Local Law 97 compliance. Read more here:
“If you have a pulse on what’s going on, you don’t lose a… | Skylight
A Q&A with property manager Desi Ndreu on the value of communication, and how property management is responding to the need to decarbonize
tinyurl.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As a property manager juggling an 18-building portfolio, Desi Ndreu’s job involves constant communication as she handles complaints, overhauls, and more recently, Local Law 97 compliance. Read more here:
Today, New Yorkers — and people everywhere — are showing support for the work they believe in for Giving Tuesday. If you value reporting that keeps New York moving forward on climate, now’s the moment to act
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tinyurl.com/yuuf56ck
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Today, New Yorkers — and people everywhere — are showing support for the work they believe in for Giving Tuesday. If you value reporting that keeps New York moving forward on climate, now’s the moment to act
tinyurl.com/yuuf56ck
tinyurl.com/yuuf56ck
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! You can help Skylight continue writing the roadmap for New York City's clean energy transition by donating on our website:
tinyurl.com/yuuf56ck
tinyurl.com/yuuf56ck
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! You can help Skylight continue writing the roadmap for New York City's clean energy transition by donating on our website:
tinyurl.com/yuuf56ck
tinyurl.com/yuuf56ck
Skylight exists to ensure our city delivers on its clean energy transition goals. If you value reporting that reflects these goals, this is the time to support our work. Donate here:
tinyurl.com/yuuf56ck
tinyurl.com/yuuf56ck
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Skylight exists to ensure our city delivers on its clean energy transition goals. If you value reporting that reflects these goals, this is the time to support our work. Donate here:
tinyurl.com/yuuf56ck
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This morning, Skylight listened in at a press conference on the J-51 tax abatement, which benefits affordable buildings that have taken on costly renovations and can help homeowners afford Local Law 97 compliance — but only if it is extended. Hear Elijah Hutchinson's thoughts:
#j-51 #locallaw97
#j-51 #locallaw97
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This morning, Skylight listened in at a press conference on the J-51 tax abatement, which benefits affordable buildings that have taken on costly renovations and can help homeowners afford Local Law 97 compliance — but only if it is extended. Hear Elijah Hutchinson's thoughts:
#j-51 #locallaw97
#j-51 #locallaw97
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"We can pull the old boiler out. We don’t have to change radiators or piping. We plug right into the system from the bottom and — bam — we’re in business,” MPN's Julia Cyr told @scigat.bsky.social: www.skylight.nyc/articles/res... via @skylightnyc.bsky.social 🔌💡
Steam heat systems learning new tricks | Skylight
A legacy boiler company is pioneering boiler replacement with a steam-generating heat pump powerful enough to heat New York's biggest apartment buildings
www.skylight.nyc
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"We can pull the old boiler out. We don’t have to change radiators or piping. We plug right into the system from the bottom and — bam — we’re in business,” MPN's Julia Cyr told @scigat.bsky.social: www.skylight.nyc/articles/res... via @skylightnyc.bsky.social 🔌💡
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Once we teach everyone how to build a zero carbon NYC, no one can stop us. Then we'll do the same for every other city.
Thanks, @skylightnyc.bsky.social @350nyc.bsky.social @ethicalnyc.bsky.social for co-hosting! #PlayEnergetic
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Thanks, @skylightnyc.bsky.social @350nyc.bsky.social @ethicalnyc.bsky.social for co-hosting! #PlayEnergetic
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Skylight on Instagram: "We’re LIVE at the Society for Ethical Culture, where Skylight is cohosting a decarbonization game night with @350nyc @cityatlas_nyc and more!"
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November 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Once we teach everyone how to build a zero carbon NYC, no one can stop us. Then we'll do the same for every other city.
Thanks, @skylightnyc.bsky.social @350nyc.bsky.social @ethicalnyc.bsky.social for co-hosting! #PlayEnergetic
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Thanks, @skylightnyc.bsky.social @350nyc.bsky.social @ethicalnyc.bsky.social for co-hosting! #PlayEnergetic
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