If the Climate Act requires severs economic damage to New Yorkers over the next few years, that incredible fact should be a major election issue. That it is being kept…
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Fuel rationing chaos looms in New York State
Rationing gasoline and diesel under the Climate Act is a predictable prescription for chaos. It is the mobility these motor fuels provide that guarantees rationing to meet the 2030 emissions…
New York Must Reconsider the Climate Act
NYSERDA expects that their energy bills will increase by $593 per month.
Even “Progressives” Are Now Allowed To Notice That New York’s Climate Plans Are Crumbling
Well, guys, welcome to the right side of history. Now that we have this crack in the dyke of left-wing unanimity for strict net zero mandates, perhaps the flood will…
New York’s 2030 climate target is impossible
The law calls for a 40% reduction in CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions from the 1990 levels by 2030. According to state data, the emissions have already been reduced…
DEFR Technoeconomic Assessment
This report provides multiple reasons that New York State needs to pause Climate Act implementation. Future action should only proceed if reliability requirements are ensured and this report identifies issues…
New York’s climate law hits the wall
Hell done froze. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a leading contender for Greenest Governor in America, wants to redo their infamous Climate Act because New Yorkers cannot afford it. This…
NY Politicians Face Climate Act Consequences
The politicians who supported the Climate Act did not include defined affordability and reliability risk limits, a feasibility analysis, or concrete implementation plans. The necessity to consider a pragmatic approach…
New York Draft Energy Plan Health Impacts Analysis Scientific Travesty
My comments should precipitate, at a minimum, a revision to NY-CHAPPA to include 16 wind directions and a valid verification analysis of the modeling. I don’t expect NYSERDA to respond. …
Battling the Net-Zero Transition in New York
Even the most zealous climate activist must admit that there is a limit to how much any jurisdiction can afford to spend to implement an energy transition program to eliminate…
Some New York Dems Starting To Realize Climate Targets Are Too Extreme
Some New York Democrats are sounding the alarm over the state’s climate goals, arguing that New York should delay implementing some of its stringent green energy mandates.
Green Energy Wall Coming Into Focus In New York?
It was back in 2021 that I started to ask which country or U.S. state would be the first to hit the “Green Energy Wall.” It has long been obvious…
New York’s Official Energy Plan Is No Plan
Until new, non-emitting alternatives like hydrogen or advanced nuclear generation are developed and commercialized, fossil resources are needed to fill an essential role in preserving reliable grid operations.
Bad News Getting Worse For New York’s Struggling Grid With Looming Green Buildings Mandate
New York will soon force developers to build new buildings that can only use electricity for temperature control and appliances, which will further strain the state’s electric grid if it’s…
Crack in the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act Façade
She already threw previous Governor Cuomo under the bus when she suggested that “we cannot reach those objectives” that were put in place before she became governor. The strategy where…
New York Electric Power Trends
Ultimately the problem is that New York has no comprehensive energy plan. The Climate Act Scoping Plan is just a list of technologies that describe an electric system that is…
As The Federal Government Abandons The Climate Fantasy, New York Doubles Down
So we move forward with our officials in a state of bluff and bluster and denial, and no plan of any kind to meet the impossible mandates of the Climate…
Peer Review and Costs of Building Electrification for Commercial Users
The ramifications of New York’s Climate Act on business development are becoming evident. In 2026, certain new buildings in New York will no longer be able to install fossil fuel…
Implications of the Moss Battery Plant Fire
A similar fire there would require at least a shelter in place order and possibly an evacuation order for nearly a million people to say nothing about shutting down highways…
California Tipping Point
Faced with the election of Donald Trump to a second term, soaring inequality, and a decline in support from the state’s non-white majority, California’s Democratic leaders have begun asking hard…