There is a movement underway to transform the New York State electric energy system. The rationale for this transformation is that we “have to do something” to alleviate the impacts of climate change. The plan is to change the existing electric energy system to be clean, more resilient, and affordable. My problem is that I see very little evidence that the components of the plan will actually meet those objectives.
I am very concerned that most of the public has no idea what the politicians, bureaucrats, advocacy groups, and crony capitalists are up to in this process. I am motivated to prepare these blog posts so that there is at least one voice of the unaffiliated public whose primary interest is keeping the electric energy system as resilient and affordable as it is currently.
The comprehensive energy strategy for New York is called Reforming the Energy Vision (REV). The ultimate goal of REV is to change the energy system of New York to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80% from 1990 levels by 2050 (“80 by 50”). That is such a large effort that I have a companion blog that addresses components of REV.
This page lists my posts on New York energy policy that are not directly related to REV components. New York State energy planning is trying to choose between many expensive policy options in the electric sector while at the same time attempting to understand which one (or what mix) will be the least expensive and have the fewest negative impacts on the existing system. If they make a good pick then state ratepayers spend the least amount of a lot of money, but if they get it wrong we will be left with lots of negative outcomes and even higher costs for a long time.
New York Energy Policy Posts
- Replacement Power for Indian Point January 23, 2017
- Revisions to Replacement Power for Indian Point, March 24, 2017
- Replacement Power for Indian Point – Renewables and Energy Efficiency. March 26, 2017
- Replacement Power for Indian Point – Energy Storage, May 12, 2017
- How Much for the Paris Climate Agreement? June 2, 2017
- How Much for Cuomo Executive Order 166 – Part 1 July 9 2017
- How Much for Cuomo Executive Order 166 – Part 2 July 26 2017
- How Much for Cuomo Executive Order 166 – Part 3 August 6 2017
- The High Cost for New York’s Symbolic Environmentalism August 28, 2017
- Millennium Proposed Valley Lateral Pipeline Project, October 16, 2017
- Cuomo State of the State 2018 Climate Agenda “Really?”, February 5, 2018
- Reality Slap to the REV Microgrid Concept February 8, 2018
- New York State Comments on the Clean Power Plan February 2018, March 4, 2018
- Indian Point Replacement Power – NYISO Official Conclusion, March 7, 2018
- Climate Ambition Must Confront Energy Realities, March 18, 2018
- Cuomo Pledges No New Natural-Gas Fired Power Plants, May 17, 2018
- Stop this Nonsense, July 3, 2018
- CPV Valley Energy Center Operating Status August 1, 2018, August 6, 2018
- Oneonta New York Decompressor Station and New York Energy Policy, September 25, 2018
- Warning Signs from Germany for New York Reforming the Energy Vision, October 5, 2018
- NYS Energy Czar on the “Carbon Bubble”, January 13, 2019
- NYS Energy Profile Patterns and Trends March 9, 2019
- Solar Issues in Upstate New York March 10, 2019
- Air Source Heat Pumps In New York April 2, 2019
- New York Peaking Turbines April 18 2019
- NYS Annual Wind Energy Production April 30 2019
- Rocky Mountain Institute Natural Gas Plants are Doomed September 15, 2019
- New York Resource Adequacy Proceeding Comments September 18, 2019
- Transportation Climate Initiative Polling Results December 12, 2019
- NYISO Wind Generation Record Publicity December 22, 2019
- NYS REV Investment Cost Effectiveness January 30, 2020
- NYSERDA Toward a Clean Energy Future – A Strategic Outlook 2020-2023 February 20, 2020
- EPRI Electrification Scenarios for New York’s Energy Future March 5, 2020
- Cuomo’s Promise to Free the New York State Fairgrounds of Fossil Fuels March 22, 2020
- Hornsdale Power Reserve Considerations March 26, 2020
- New York Distributed Energy Resources Information March 30, 2020
- Another Solar Power Issue in Upstate New York March 31, 2020
- Accelerated Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act: Electric System Concerns April 4, 2020
- Accelerated Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act: Additional Concerns April 8, 2020
- The Futility of New York Energy Policy April 9, 2020
- NESE Pipeline Alternatives for National Grid April 10, 2020
- New York Energy Efficiency Goals April 14, 2020
- Indian Point Closure Update – May 2020 May 29 2020
- Indian Point Replacement Power – Even Worse than I Thought June 3, 2020
- PEAK Coalition Dirty Energy, Big Money: Background on the Issues June 27, 2020
- PEAK Coalition Dirty Energy, Big Money: Rationale and Feasibility, June 28, 2020
- PSE Healthy Energy: New York State Peaker Power Plants June 29, 2020
- New York Peaking Power Plants and Environmental Justice Summary June 30, 2020
- IEA Special Report on Clean Energy Innovation July 8, 2020 – Published at What’s Up With That
- NY Climate Act Implementation – Electric Generation De-Carbonization Pathways July 20, 2020
- Media Coverage of Clean Energy August 26, 2020
- Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Kick-Start the Economy September 11, 2020
- NYISO Climate Change Impact Studies October 16, 2020
- 2020 76West Clean Energy Competition Winners, October 24, 2020
- Albany Times Union “Could a Texas-size power failure hit New York?” February 19, 2021
- New York Pollution Justice Act of 2021 – What Were They Thinking? March 4, 2021
- Texas Lessons to Keep the Lights On Dangers March 19, 2021
- New York Climate and Community Investment Act – Overview April 11, 2021
- Fossil Fuel Phase Out Claptrap April 16, 2021
- CLCPA and the NYISO May 19, 2021
- Reliability Goal of a Renewable-Dependent Electricity System October 5, 2021
- Climate Act and New York State 2021 Wind Resources May 24, 2022
- Resource Adequacy Modeling for High Renewable Future July 21, 2022
- Replacing Peaking Power Plants with Battery Energy Storage Systems October 24, 2022
- New York Siting Board Garnet Solar Project Application Decision October 28, 2022