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Eastern Generation LLC, which accounts for nearly 18% of New York City’s power generation capacity, is withdrawing its application to regulators to

The proposal had come under criticism as a step backward while the state government attempts to phase out fossil fuels and switch to clean sources of energy.

The Department of Environmental Conservation denied permits for NRG’s Astoria plant and the Danskammer plant in Orange County.

North Country Public Radio While many environmental groups cheer the policy, some oppose what they call a costly and unnecessary investment in nuclear power. (Provided photo — David Sommerstein / North Country Public Radio) In 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo set one of the country’s most ambitious green energy goals when he signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. “Climate change is an undeniable scientific fact, period. To deny climate change is to deny reality,” Cu...

. In the late 19th century, Newburgh in the Hudson Valley represented the bleeding edge of industrial technology. Streams powering wool, gunpowder, flour and saw mills emptied into the Hudson River, where steamships carried industrial cargo. Thomas Edison in 1884 selected Newburgh to host one of the world’s first central power stations, making it the second electrified municipality in the United States after lower Manhattan. A century later, Newburgh’s economic leadership had stalled, as ma...

While many environmental groups cheer the policy, some oppose what they call a costly and unnecessary investment in nuclear power. Photo: David Sommerstein. Apr 19, 2021 — Ryan FinnertyDisagreement over how to achieve New York emissions goals reveals split among clean energy supporters In 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo set one of the country’s most ambitious green energy goals when he signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. “Climate change is an undeniable scientific fac...

Electric E-1 – Calpine Corporation, Dynegy Inc., Eastern Generation, LLC, Homer City Generation, L.P., NRG Power Marketing LLC, GenOn Energy Management, LLC, Carroll County Energy LLC, C.P. Crane LLC, Essential Power, LLC, Essential Power OPP, LLC, Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC, Lakewood Cogeneration, L.P., GDF SUEZ Energy Marketing NA, Inc., Oregon Clean Energy, LLC, and Panda Power Generation Infrastructure Fund, LLC v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Docket No...

Follow Us We are first in your inbox with the most important news in the industry―keeping you smarter and one-step ahead in this ever-changing and competitive market.Start your free subscription 2020: A Year of Reckoning for Competitive Generators Over the past year, power generators that depend on wholesale electricity markets for the bulk of their revenues endured remarkable pressure stemming from the pandemic, changing company business priorities, and environmentally driven policy shi...

President and CEO, New York Power Authority While New York won national acclaim last year for passing landmark climate change legislation, Gil Quiniones has spent nearly a decade pursuing ambitious green energy policies at the helm of the New York Power Authority. Besides running NYPA, a major energy producer and utility largely driven by hydropower, Quiniones has shaped the governor’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative, which aims to harness private markets and technological innovations...