Category: Energy

Gov. Cuomo Behaves Like New York Has an Energy Fairy

The Indian Point nuclear power plant, located in Westchester County just 30 miles north of New York City, has been a target of environmentalists since it first opened in 1974. An irrational distrust of nuclear power has motivated opponents to declare it an unacceptable risk and call for its closure-despite the power plant’s overwhelming safety record.

Anti-nuclear activists slam NYS move to transfer funds to co.s

Anti-nuclear activists are blasting the state for agreeing to turn over about $1.5 billion it held in nuclear plant decommissioning funds to two energy companies. The New York Power Authority agreed to transfer the $683.8 million decommission fund for the Indian Point nuclear plant to Entergy, which recently reached agreement with the state to shut down the Westchester County facility by 2021.

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Filling the energy gap once Indian Point closes

New Yorkers have called for the closing of Indian Point Energy Center for years. Located on the Hudson River in Buchanan, Westchester County, the plant is just 30 miles away from New York City as the crow flies, and residents familiar with Chernobyl and Three Mile Island have long feared a disaster there.

New Castle Is State’s First Small Town To Get Clean-Energy Designation

In recognition of its drive to go green, the Town of New Castle was recently named the first small community the state and first community in Westchester County to be designated a Clean Energy Community by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. New Castle received the designation for completing four of 10 high-impact clean energy actions identified by NYSERDA as part of the Clean Energy Communities initiative: Implemented Community Choice Aggregation, where residents and businesses in the town pool their demand for energy and take part in a bulk purchase of 100 percent clean, renewable electricity.

Con Edison Declares Common Stock Dividend

… of New York, Inc., a regulated utility providing electric, gas and steam service in New York City and Westchester County, New York; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,300-square-mile-area in …

New York Seeks to Develop U.S.’s Biggest Offshore Wind Projects

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo this week proposed to develop up to 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 capable of powering 1.25 million homes as the state seeks to lead the nation in renewable energy production. The offshore wind proposal came after the Democratic governor said on Monday that Entergy Corp’s 2,069-MW Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County would shut by 2021 and the state planned to replace its power output with renewable and low carbon energy sources.

New York seeks to develop U.S.’s biggest offshore wind projects

Jan 12 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo this week proposed to develop up to 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 capable of powering 1.25 million homes as the state seeks to lead the nation in renewable energy production. The offshore wind proposal came after the Democratic governor said on Monday that Entergy Corp’s 2,069-MW Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County would shut by 2021 and the state planned to replace its power output with renewable and low carbon energy sources.

Riverkeeper Applauds Indian Point Closing

… replace the energy generated by the plant – which will also provide new, well-paying jobs in the region.” Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino blasted the agreement, criticizing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Riverkeeper for negotiating the agreement in …

Cuomo: Cities, counties should pool resources to save money

New Yorkers could get a chance to vote on shrinking their local governments under a proposal announced Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a Westchester County stop during his state of the state tour. Cuomo’s idea would require officials in each county to develop plans to save tax money by better coordinating municipal services.

State, Federal Lawmakers React To Deal To Close Indian Point By 2021

Indian Point’s two nuclear power plants would be closed permanently by 2021 under a deal confirmed Friday by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who called it “a complete surprise to us” and “potentially catastrophic.” Early reaction to the proposed permanent closing of Indian Point’s nuclear reactors by 2021 has been met with a mix of shock, disappointment as well as praise.

AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021

The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.

Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021, AP source says

The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.

Astorino: ‘Secret Deal’ To Shut Indian Point ‘Potentially Catastrophic’

Indian Point’s two active nuclear power plants will close by April 2021 under a deal confirmed Friday by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who called the secret deal “a complete surprise to us” and “potentially catastrophic.” Astorino, a Republican, said that neither Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, nor the plants’ New Orleans-based owner, Entergy, informed him, or the municipalities most affected about the plan.

Report: Entergy makes deal with NY to shut down Indian Point nuke by 2021

The Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester County will shut down by April 2021 under an agreement New York State reached this week with Entergy Corp., The New York Times reported today. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who worked hard to save Entergy’s unprofitable FitzPatrick plant from shutting down, has pushed equally hard to close its profitable sister plant at Indian Point, which he criticized as inherently unsafe because of its proximity to New York City.