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One year after the adoption of New York’s Advanced Building Codes, Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards Act, New York has new minimum energy efficiency standards for products...

Senate Republicans this week called for additional energy sources to be included in zero emissions standard.

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The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men

Ignoring NY HEAT Act will be costly

To meet New York’s emission reduction goals, renewable energy must be the central pillar of our clean energy system. Between federal investments in infrastructure and new state policies enacted in this year’s budget, New York is taking tremendous strides toward a clean energy future, but we will need more support from our leaders in Albany and Washington to achieve our clean energy goals.

Not many Bronx, Manhattan and Queens Con Edison residential customers will notice when the expected average $14 a month gas price hike goes into effect this summer. But the law of averages will ensure that the pain doesn’t go unnoticed next winter. National Grid’s proposal to raise its Brooklyn and Staten Island customers’ gas bills by $30 a month also seems to have mostly slipped under the radar — for now.

Local or state regulations seeking to decarbonize new buildings by banning natural gas appliances or infrastructure are preempted under federal law according to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Sustainable Transportation in the Golden State

After a month of hotly debated budget talks, New York passed its 2024 fiscal year budget late Tuesday night, and with it, took a long-awaited step towards decarbonizing New York’s...