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Nuclear Power Plant

Indian Point Closure During Pandemic is Wrong, Says Climate Group

US-based Climate Coalition is urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to suspend the closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant, due to take place later this…

New York Passes Renewable Energy Act Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

State of New York authorities have passed legislation to speed up the siting and construction of large-scale clean energy projects to help the sector recover fr…

Coal Mine

The Last Coal-Fired Power Plant in New York Will Retire

New York's last coal-fired power plant is going dark, part of the state's aggressive effort to fight climate change.

Market Analysis

Northeast US Added 800 MW of Rooftop Solar in 2019

Solar contractors added about 800 MWac of small-scale solar across nine Northeastern states in the 12 months ending in November, 2019, with contractors in New Y…

Power Construction

New York Announces $341m Funding to Rebuild Transmission Lines

The Government of New York has announced a funding of $341m to rebuild an 86-mile stretch of ageing Moses-Adirondack transmission lines.

​New York to Invest $2bn in Utility Energy Efficiency Initiatives to Combat Climate Change

As part of the initiative, the New York State Public Service Commission has approved energy efficiency and electric heat pump targets to significantly reduce en…

Nuclear Technology

Brookhaven Selected to Host New US Ion Collider

The US Department of Energy has selected Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York, as the site for a new research facility that it says will be a…

New York’s Green New Deal Hangs in the Balance

The Legislature passed, and the governor signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which sets binding mandates to get New York off of fossil f…

Trina Solar

Founded in 1997, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2006, Trina Solar specializes in the manufacture of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules an…

NYSERDA to Replace Fossil Fuels with 20 MW Energy Storage System

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority signed a contract with Lincoln Park DG, a unit of GlidePath Power Solutions, to build a 20 MW stora…

Oil Price

Oil Surges as Saudis Surprise with Pledge of Additional Cuts

Oil in New York posted the biggest weekly gain since June after Saudi Arabia surprised the market with a significant supply cut beyond what was agreed to with f…

Carbon Pricing

Is Carbon Pricing the Key to a Clean Energy Future?

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has proposed incorporating the social cost of carbon into the wholesale price of electricity.

New York : New Technology to Reduce Consumer Energy Costs by 20%

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected Dandelion Energy for the provision of a new geothermal technology that is ex…

New York City Buildings Will Get Grades on Energy Efficiency Next Year

New Yorkers are used to seeing letter grades on restaurants and bagel shops. Soon offices and residential buildings will be getting something similar.

Wind Power Project

New York Deal Finalised Contracts for the Development of Sunrise Wind Project

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has finalised contracts for the development of 880MW Sunrise Wind Project.