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New York Power Authority’s plan for 70% renewable energy by 2030 approved

December 11, 2020

A new strategic plan putting the New York Power Authority (NYPA) on the path to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035 – five years earlier than the target set out in the US state’s policy goals – has been approved by the state public power organization’s Board of Trustees.

NYPA supplies around 25% of New York’s electricity and already sources around 80% of the electricity produced by its 16 generating stations through hydroelectric power. It has described the new plan, VISION2030, as a roadmap to transitioning the state’s energy infrastructure to a “clean, reliable, resilient and affordable system over the next decade”.

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