Council member Nurse urges New York Power Authority to boost renewables to 15 GW by 2030
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Council member Nurse introduced a resolution calling on the New York Power Authority to increase its renewable energy capacity target to at least 15 gigawatts, arguing the authority’s draft plan (projecting 3.5 GW) falls short of Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goals.
Council member Nurse introduced a resolution at the Jan. 8 charter meeting urging the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to set a public renewable-energy capacity target of at least 15 gigawatts by 2030.
Nurse criticized NYPA’s draft strategic plan projection of 3.5 gigawatts as far below the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) goals, which set a framework for a zero-carbon economy by 2050 and 100 percent zero-emission electricity by 2040. Nurse said a 15-gigawatt target would create “tens of thousands of green union jobs,” decarbonize the state grid and reduce costs for consumers as extreme weather increases energy demand.
The resolution was introduced and Nurse “urge[d] everyone to sign on,” according to the transcript; no council vote on the resolution is recorded in the Jan. 8 transcript.
