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Wind Goals Likely Impossible
The following article was in today’s Bloomberg. It is copied below. Biden’s 2030 Wind Goal Looks Like It Simply Won’t HappenBy Will Wade and Jennifer A DlouhyOctober 18, 2023 As the price of construction climbs, developers are rapidly revising their plans — at great cost. When President Joe Biden in 2021 laid out a target of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore…
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Utility Rate Increases
She is doing what she is required to do by law. The issue isn’t NYSERDA or the PSC, it’s the science and economics devoid CLCPA that was passed by the government. Short of getting that repealed, this will be the norm. What is she supposed to say in her tweet? “We’re screwed and everyone knows…
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1 in 3 tenants spend 1/2 their income on rent
This is in today’s Gothamist. 1 in 3 NYC tenants spend half their income on rent. What is NY City’s solution? Pass Local Law 97 that will drive up their rent even more while having little to no effect on carbon emissions. The penalties associated with the law are going to be passed along to the…
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Climate goals are at risk
Most of the facts stated in this article are true. The conclusions are not, nor is the headline. Climate goals are already at risk, even if they build the transmission lines. The renewable technologies being installed cannot produce enough energy. Additionally, transmission lines that carry renewable energy are underutilized making them more expensive per Megawatt-hour…