2014 NY State of the State: Energy and Climate

Biofuels, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Power & Utilities, Renewables, Smart Grid, Solar Power

Governor Cuomo’s 2014 State of the State agenda includes new clean energy and climate initiatives with a grid resiliency and distributed generation focus. In his State of the State (SOS) address on January 8, 2014, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo reaffirmed his commitment to clean energy, proposing significant initiatives to address energy and…...

EPA Publishes Proposed Emissions Standards for New Power Plants

Coal Power, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas

EPA has published its long-anticipated proposed carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions standards for new power plants, setting separate limits for new coal- and natural gas-fired plants. On January 8, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published proposed New Source Performance Standards to regulate CO2 emissions from new fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs).  EPA also published…...