an example of the big green comment people are filling on NYPA draft plan

 It's so frustrating and NYPA's unwillingness to fully identify the projects is suspect, as well.  I spent significant time this morning trying to find information about a company called Forward Power which is supposedly sponsoring project E4, a 180 MW project in Charleston, but they have no web presence.  A little more digging and I found that they are a joint venture between Invenergy and another company associated with Clean Path.  

This led me to the following links, which seems to point to NYPA attempting to revive Clean Path as a "Primary Transmission Project."  Forward Power was a rumored bidder on the project according to the 1st article.  On Thursday, the PSC denied the petition, but it seems a clear indication of NYPA's downstate advocacy in this regard. 

Apologies if I am covering info that you already are aware of.

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/12/nypa-pitches-transmission-line-revival-00195956  (Sorry, it's behind the firewall and I'm not a subscriber)

https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7BB012E693-0000-C372-8B55-517D8C8DA1C6%7D

 

 

Yes, the big greens are obsessed with their 15GW "70% renewable by 2030" goal without having any idea what's actually needed to fully decarbonize the grid, a formidable task that requires firm reliable energy. And even if they were to achieve their magical solar and wind quota by 2030, enough transmission won't exist by then to make it work.

 

To meet New York’s climate goals, NYPA must build 15 GW of public renewable energy by 2030. Increasing the plan to 7 GW is a step forward, but it remains a half-measure in the face of increasing climate devastation. NYPA must double its efforts and build the 15GW that New York needs—at a minimum— to comply with the CLCPA, lower electricity bills, create 25,000 green union jobs, and end our fossil fuel dependence. As we face life-threatening heat waves, flash floods, skyrocketing energy bills, and an attack on climate action from the federal government, we need NYPA to lead the nation on building public renewables that will slash pollution, make energy more affordable, and protect our planet now. The rapid addition of 4 additional GW of capacity in NYPA’s draft plan update shows NYPA can build even more than the 15GW necessary for us to meet the state’s climate goals. The strategic plan must go further by making the following revisions: -Continue to increase the total planned capacity to at least 15 GW by 2030. -Ramp up their pace of adding projects and beginning construction to take advantage of Federal solar and wind tax credits prior to their expiration. -With IRA credits expiring, NYPA must commit to developing alternative financing methods to bring more renewables online regardless of federal tax credits such as expanded bond financing. -Plan at least 5 GW of capacity for the Hudson Valley and downstate New York, with more attention to Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). -Minimal proposed capacity is sited on public land or institutions. NYPA should substantially increase the number of such projects, in partnership with the Department of Education, MTA, and NYCHA. -Plan additional projects on brownfield sites to turn polluted land to a positive use. -Fully decarbonize our public schools by siting utility scale and distributed generation on SUNY and CUNY campuses and building enough capacity to meet their energy demands and related retrofits. -Make all projects REACH eligible. -Commit to building enough downstate generation projects to replace NYPA’s methane gas peaker plants by 2030, as required by law. Peaker plants are a public health disaster for host communities, which are already heavily burdened by other polluting infrastructure. There is so much work to do that has been promised to our communities. As someone who works in a an EJ neighborhood (Highbridge BX), I see how peaker plants and industrial sites affect asthma and other respiratory health conditions.