Preliminary analysis suggests that a mesh-and-backbone network design would be the best way to integrate offshore wind into the New York grid despite higher initial costs than a business-as-usual radial approach, likely offering more redundancy and potential savings down the line, state officials heard Monday. "That redundancy is what we’re...

The New York Public Service Commission on Thursday ruled on its first major electric rate case since the pandemic struck in March, approving three-year phased increases totaling $219 million for New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) and $74 million for Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E). The commission said "notable...

The New York Climate Action Council’s Power Generation Advisory Panel on Thursday decided to take on the issue of methane gas leakage as part of an effort to scope out by next fall a statutorily mandated path to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030 and no less...

Actor and anti-fracking activist Mark Ruffalo and former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, now CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, headlined the Alliance for Clean Energy New York’s (ACE NY) annual Fall Conference Wednesday. Here are some highlights of what we heard. Taking Action In her keynote address, McCarthy said...

Unlike spring, when New York City was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, health indicators are now pointing in the right direction for the city, but its unemployment rate is still about double the national average, according to Moody’s Analytics. Moody’s expects the recovery of the U.S. economy to extend...

New York on Tuesday held its final hearings on emissions standards, with Administrative Law Judge Molly McBride conducting two public comment webinars for the recently proposed statewide emissions limits for 2030 and 2050. The limits are proposed as 60% and 15%, respectively, of estimated 1990 greenhouse gas emissions, a baseline...

A new study from Columbia University puts forward a levelized cost of carbon abatement (LCCA) as a good way for investors and companies to compare technologies and policies that reduce emissions. "Policymakers should recognize that one size doesn’t fit all," Julio Friedmann, lead author of the paper from Columbia’s Center...

The New York Public Service Commission on Thursday designated the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) $1 billion Northern New York (NNY) transmission line as a high priority for meeting the state’s renewable energy goals and adopted criteria for identifying other such "priority transmission projects" (PTPs) (20-E-0197). The commission’s order bypassed...

An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 MW of offshore wind capacity representing a $28 billion to $57 billion investment in the U.S. economy will be operational by 2030, according to the U.S. Offshore Wind Power Economic Impact Assessment. OSW project development, construction and operations could bring a projected 83,000 jobs in that...

Transmission congestion around New York City could increase after the first 6,000 MW of offshore wind is interconnected without coordinated planning, NYISO told state officials Friday. The state hopes to develop 9,000 MW of offshore wind (OSW) by 2035. Having offshore wind energy interconnect to load centers in the city...