New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Panelists at the New York Energy Summit offered assessments and strategies for the obstacles facing the state’s continuing efforts toward decarbonization.
Renewable energy certificate contracts signed years ago did not contain cost adjustment mechanisms and New York is refusing to consider adding them now, after construction costs soared.
Panelists at the 2026 New York Energy Summit discussed the challenges facing the state's power grid amid a constantly shifting landscape.
The state authority managing New York’s clean-energy transition estimated one part of complying with the state’s climate law could carry a gross impact of more than $4,000 per year per household in some cases.
After 19 months, New York has abandoned its most recent attempt to procure offshore wind power, saying it would not be prudent to proceed amid federal policy uncertainty.
After a remarkably bad year for the U.S. offshore wind industry, the Oceantic Network’s annual conference was focused on engineering a rebound rather than licking wounds.
After a decade of intensive policy work and billions of dollars expended, the state’s grid was more reliant on carbon-based fuels in 2024 than in 2014.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for a “Nuclear Reliability Backbone” of more than 8 GW as part of an all-of-the-above energy solution, which was among the more than 200 initiatives she floated as part of her State of the State Address.
The newest iteration of New York’s energy road map maintains a zero-emission grid as a target but acknowledges an uncertain path to that goal, and likely a longer reliance on fossil fuels.
All seven clean energy technologies evaluated for a new report might someday help New York reach its decarbonization goals, but each would require innovation and support to reach that potential.
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