Congestion pricing green light
The news means the MTA has been given the green light to start charging drivers entering central Manhattan at peak times in an effort to cut down on gridlock.
The news means the MTA has been given the green light to start charging drivers entering central Manhattan at peak times in an effort to cut down on gridlock.
New York would be the first state to take this step through legislative action; California and Washington have done so through building codes.
Gordon reflected on his time at the BPU, which oversees the state’s power, gas, private water and telecom utilities.
Post-pandemic growth in demand for electricity, including some driven by electrification of buildings and transportation, is also a driver of the shortfall.
Post-pandemic growth in demand for electricity, including some driven by electrification of buildings and transportation, is also a driver of the shortfall.
Republicans in the Senate have been able to deny Democrats the votes they need to clear two nominees, meaning the BPU may meet Wednesday with only four of its usual five seats filled.
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s top energy and environmental officials have spent months defending the state’s climate plan finalized in December, rebutting concerns about costs.
An alliance of unions and environmental groups has returned with a new target: shovel-ready plans to decarbonize the biggest state-owned energy gobblers.
A measure to reduce packaging waste through “extended producer responsibility” didn’t make it in.
Larger bills for the aggressive transition are increasingly coming due, and it has the potential for sticker shock for ratepayers.