The Standard... New York State’s energy regulators have launched a new Clean Energy Standard requiring 50% of the region’s electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2030. The Standard outlines a series of subsidies designed to support upstate nuclear plants and to enable the state to achieve its intended 40% reduction in greenhouse gases from 1990 levels by 2030. This target will rise to an 80% cut by 2050. But while this is good news, it does not address the fact that there are no viable alternatives for generating power on Long Island.
New York State’s energy regulators have launched a new Clean Energy Standard requiring 50% of the region’s electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2030. The Standard outlines a series of subsidies designed to support upstate nuclear plants and to enable the state to achieve its intended 40% reduction in greenhouse gases from 1990 levels by 2030. This target will rise to an 80% cut by 2050. But while this is good news, it does not address the fact that there are no viable alternatives for generating power on Long Island.