“Central New York news has covered proposals for large solar farms in Cayuga County and across Upstate. Some proposals have generated opposition. A review of legislation might help us understand how project siting has been changed to silence citizen voices and neuter local laws. Article 10 was originally developed to engage the public, developers … [Read more…]
“New York’s grid operator is hoping a highly-anticipated carbon pricing conference will convince federal regulators that carbon pricing is the most efficient way for the wholesale power markets to support state decarbonization goals. In response to increasingly aggressive state decarbonization objectives, “the markets are going to need to change” if they want to be … [Read more…]
National Grid June 2 2020 sort by town “” NYSIR webpage AMP Solar Group Delanson 269 Substation Altamont 283 substation NYISO for Schoharie
“In a recent Gotham Gazette column, Richard Webster, legal director for Riverkeeper, writes that “New York Has Already Moved Beyond Indian Point Nuclear Power; Here’s Where We’re Headed.” While Riverkeeper, the Westchester-based environmental group that has spearheaded the decades-long push to close Indian Point, may have moved on, the rest of us will be … [Read more…]
“Dive Brief: The New York ISO has approved two projects that will add significant new transmission capacity to the state’s system, helping move renewable energy from upstate generators into load centers like New York City. The projects must still receive approval from the New York Public Service Commission. Clean energy advocates celebrated the ISO’s … [Read more…]