After 19 months, New York has abandoned its most recent attempt to procure offshore wind power, saying it would not be prudent to proceed amid federal policy uncertainty.

The New York Public Service Commission said the regulations it has approved will reduce permitting time for transmission projects by up to 50%.

New York is trying to strike a balance between economic development, grid stability and affordability as potential new large load customers look for electricity.

After a decade of intensive policy work and billions of dollars expended, the state’s grid was more reliant on carbon-based fuels in 2024 than in 2014.

The four aging reactors and their 3.36 GW of output are considered an indispensable part of New York’s power portfolio and decarbonization strategy.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for a “Nuclear Reliability Backbone” of more than 8 GW as part of an all-of-the-above energy solution, which was among the more than 200 initiatives she floated as part of her State of the State Address.

State policymakers and industry leaders at the Alliance for Clean Energy New York’s Fall Conference offered messages of full support even as they acknowledged the federal roadblocks thrown in their path.

New York is planning a step back and a change of focus for a renewables program that never gained traction in the five years since it was launched.

The New York PSC granted a request by the developers of the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project to perform cable installation during October and November.