It's official: New York State to get a 50% by 2030 renewable energy program by July 2016

On Sunday November 22, the New York Times and Associated Press reported that New York Governor Cuomo had given the order for state regulators to create a 50% by 2030 renewable energy mandate for the state, in line with previously established goals. Despite these press reports, the governor's office had declined to confirm this mandate. That changed today, when Governor Cuomo produced a letter to New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) CEO Audrey Zibelman to create a program for 50% renewable energy by 2030. Significantly, the letter includes a timeline: DPS must create this policy by July 2016. It also clears up the role of nuclear in the program, which had been a subject of wide speculation. Governor ...

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