New York State Plans 2400 MW of Offshore Wind by 2030
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the Empire State plans to build enough offshore wind power capacity by 2030 to power 1.25 million homes....
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Gov Delivers: Indian Point to Close, Clean Energy Advances
The troubled and aging Indian Point nuclear power plant, located 24 miles north of New York City, will be closed by April 2021, with no increase in carbon emiss...
NY Auction Shows Bright Future for U.S. Offshore Wind Power
After 33 rounds of bidding, offshore wind power developer Statoil Wind US LLC has won the leasing rights to the offshore New York Wind Energy Area with a bid wo...
Made in America: First U.S. Offshore Wind Project Now Online
With the flip of a switch today, the country’s first offshore wind power project began commercial operations....
NY Energy Agency Aims for Pioneering Role in Offshore Wind
By becoming the first state in the nation to bid into a federal wind energy area leasing rights auction, New York can jumpstart the development of cost-effectiv...
States Will Drive Clean Energy Forward Until the U.S. Leads
2016 is expected to be the hottest year on record and trends on Arctic sea ice and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasingly alarming. But just...