Yes, New York State Is $6 Billion Serious About Offshore Wind
New York State has a $6 billion offshore wind energy backup plan just in case Trump’s new solar tariff kills the US solar industry.
New York State has a $6 billion offshore wind energy backup plan just in case Trump’s new solar tariff kills the US solar industry.
New York City is busy adding protected bike lanes, but most go uptown and downtown. Now the city plans to add two crosstown protected bike lanes to keep bicyclists safe as they traverse Manhattan.
New York City has filed suit against 5 major oil companies asking them to pay to clean up the mess they have made. It also says its pension fund will sell off its shared in oil companies. Can you feel the gathering momentum?
FleetCarma has partnered with Consolidated Edison to help New York customers lower the cost of charging their electric cars through the SmartCharge New York program. In general, the electricity needed to charge a battery costs about half the price of gasoline. But utility rates vary depending on time of day. Charging your car during off-peak hours can save you a lot of money compared to peak rates and it helps the utility company to balance grid demand.
Chautauqua County, New York, has deployed its first all-electric terminal truck, an Orange EV T-Series, at the North County Transfer Station in Fredonia — as part of work being done to meet some of the goals of the Chautauqua County 20/20 Comprehensive Plan.
Verizon has now replaced 234 gasoline-powered vans in its New York City service fleet with hybrid-electric vans, making use of the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program to do so.
New York has now become the fourth US state to introduce energy storage targets and mandates through its state legislature after Governor Andrew Cuomo approved a bill to develop an Energy Storage Deployment Program and to implement an energy storage procurement target for 2030.
The Governor of New York State, Andrew M Cuomo, has announced the availability of $3.5 million in new funding for those pursuing means of increasing the rate at which plug-in electric vehicles are adopted; those pursuing the price reduction of electric vehicle charging station installation and operation; and those pursuing ways of using electric vehicles to improve the resiliency of the grid.
The state of New York is putting up $500,000 to assist UPS in converting the majority of its New York City delivery fleet to electric trucks.
A new report published earlier this month has revealed that New Yorkers overwhelmingly want the ability to choose their energy supplier, clean energy, and want more renewable energy in New York’s electricity mix.