Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to create a new Office of Renewable Energy Permitting, which would be responsible for reviewing large wind and solar projects. But municipal leaders across the state are worried that the new process could limit local influence on the often massive developments.
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Power struggle
Renewables have a bunch of things working both for and against them. Trump’s solar tariff is just one.
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New wind, old fights
New York leads in wind development in the Northeast, but still trails 12 other states in the country, including California, Illinois, Oregon, and Washington. Texas is eating everybody’s lunch. A burst of new wind projects could push New York higher in the rankings; emphasis on “could.” Plenty of state wind-farm proposals have died due to […]
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WSJ corrects the record on renewables
The Wall Street Journal is getting attention for yesterday’s Energy section cover piece, “Six Myths About Renewable Energy.” The article takes six common claims for or against renewable energy and sets the record straight. For example, it tackles the claim that renewables don’t contribute much power to the United States’ grid and explains, point by […]
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As the windmill turns: residents doubt the power
Upstate New York has been boasting about wind-power development the last few years. Wind farms — clusters of high-tech windmills 200 feet or more tall — have become tourist and business-booster attractions in Wyoming County and Madison County. The Wyoming County wind farm, on one otherwise vacant hilltop in the town of Wethersfield, sports […]
