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Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

A New Nuclear Strategy in New York State

As New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s commitment to renewable energy has been challenged both by Washington and by her own Administration’s evolving priorities, she has embarked on a new strategy to elevate the profile of...more

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New York State Goes Nuclear

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced June 25 that she is directing New York Power Authority to add at least one gigawatt of new nuclear power generation by building a zero-emission nuclear power plant somewhere in upstate New...more

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The Battle Over The Constitution Pipeline

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In 2020, following a bitter eight-year fight, Williams Corporation canceled its plans to build the Constitution Pipeline. The pipeline would have carried natural gas from the gas fields of Northeastern Pennsylvania...more

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New York Passes Climate Superfund Legislation

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On December 26, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (“CCSA” or the “Act”) into law. The law requires certain fossil fuel producers and refiners with sufficient connections to New York...more

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Southern Tier Residents Fight Back As New York Bans CO2 Fracking

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently doubled down on the Empire State’s refusal to allow fracking by signing a bill that would ban the technique outright using carbon dioxide instead of water. The ban extends the...more

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New York DPS Proposes Definitions for CLCPA’s 2040 “Zero Emissions” Mandate

On November 4, 2024, in the Public Service Commission (“PSC”)’s large-scale renewables and Clean Energy Standard docket (“Case 15-E-0302”), the New York State Department of Public Service (“DPS”) filed a document proposing...more

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With Federal Support Uncertain, New York Executes Plan for Six Gigawatts of Energy Storage by 2030

After years of regulatory proceedings and planning, and following the New York Public Service Commission (the “PSC”)’s June 2024 Order Establishing Updated Energy Storage Goal and Deployment Policy (the “June 2024 Order”),...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Additional Delays on Energy Storage Roadmap Inject Additional Uncertainty into New York’s Energy Storage Market

Late last week, the New York State Department of Public Service (“DPS”) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) issued a long-awaited update (“Update”) on the 6 GW Energy Storage Roadmap,...more

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Energy Storage Sands Continue to Shift at Last NYISO Task Force Meeting Before Order No. 2023 Compliance Filing

On Friday, March 15, 2024, the NYISO hosted what is expected to be the last of its Interconnection Issues Task Force (“IITF”) meetings before making its FERC Order No. 2023 compliance filing on April 3, and it was clear that...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New York Explores Role of Multiple Technologies in Achieving 100 x 40

The New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) recently kicked off a proceeding to ensure that, by the year 2040, 100 percent of the state’s electricity grid is powered by zero-carbon energy. This proceeding will likely...more

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New York Releases Much Awaited Roadmap for Deploying 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030

Can New York State satisfy nearly 30 percent of its electricity needs with solar projects less than five megawatts in size by the year 2030? In September of this year, Governor Hochul announced a framework to do just that,...more

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