New York Climate and Community Investment Act Page

This page lists posts on the Climate and Community Investment Act (CCIA) that was proposed in the New York state Senate in early 2021. I prepared an annotated version of the draft bill that includes internal links to the sections of the bill that in the following posts:

Pragmatic Summary of the Climate and Community Investment Act

Guest Post: Would You Rather Live Near A Battery Energy Storage System or a Nuclear Plant June 1, 2026
This post was originally published at Watts Up With That Earlier this year I assembled a post describing a white paper by Richard Ellenbogen M.E.E. titled The Intrinsic Danger of Siting Utility Scale Lithium Based Energy Storage Systems In Densely Populated Areas. In this post I summarize his New York State Public Service Filing An … Continue reading "Guest Post: Would You Rather Live Near A Battery Energy Storage System or a Nuclear Plant "
Guest Post – Heat Pump Rate CarveoutsMay 28, 2026
It has been my experience that every aspect of the green energy transition is more complicated than it appears at first. This is an example of the unintended consequences of a transition component. I recently met Scott Endler who provided this guest post describing a proposal to change the electric rate structure to support heat … Continue reading "Guest Post – Heat Pump Rate Carveouts"
New York State Renewable Permitting ScandalMay 26, 2026
This article was also posted at Watts Up With That Paraphrasing the Washington Post “Environmental Protections Die in Darkness”, could be a slogan for New York’s Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (CLCPA) monomaniacal emphasis on renewable energy development. Reasonable limits have never been established on wind and solar projects, so developers have been given … Continue reading "New York State Renewable Permitting Scandal"
Budget Bill Revisions to the CLCPAMay 24, 2026
In late February the Hochul Administration “leaked” a New York Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) memo that said that “full compliance with New York’s 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act could cost upstate households more than $4,000 a year – on top of what they are already paying today and gas prices could … Continue reading "Budget Bill Revisions to the CLCPA"
Public Power New York on NYPA Renewables PlansMay 22, 2026
Post updated on 5/21/2026 to revise quotes from Keith Schue Public Power New York recently released a notice that the New York Power Authority (NYPA) is reviewing 5GW of new public renewables. However, when I tried to find a reference to a NYPA announcement I could not find anything. This post addresses some of the … Continue reading "Public Power New York on NYPA Renewables Plans"

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