New York’s landmark clean energy and climate law is facing new questions as the state Legislature this month failed to pass measures that would help implement it even as renewables moved forward on several fronts.
The split tracks underscore the challenges — and opportunities — facing one of the largest states in the nation as it considers unprecedented policies that could shape the energy mix for years to come.
Under the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), New York must derive 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydropower by 2030. A decade later, the entire grid must be carbon-free, and by 2050, the state should eliminate 85 percent of its carbon emissions directly in order to reach net-zero economywide emissions. The law’s environmental justice carve-outs also were considered a landmark, serving as the basis for President Joe Biden’s own Justice40 pledges.
This month, the New York State Energy Research and...
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