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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

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percent in 2018, and hitting 100 percent zero-carbon emissions by 2040. That leaves a massive gap to be filled by clean energy, since more than half of the state’s carbon-free emissions today come from nuclear power, as shown in the chart below. Source: NYISO. Source: NYISO. Source: NYISO.

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Con Edison Contracts Its Biggest Battery to Date in New York City

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It’s the biggest utility-contracted battery in the state thus far, though independent power producer LS Power is planning to build at least 300 MW/1,200 MWh of batteries at its Ravenswood power plant in Queens. At the same time, New York has also set a target of 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2035.

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Fukushima on track to become a renewable energy hub

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In hopes of reinventing its image, new life is breathing into Fukushima, the Japanese northeastern prefecture that was devastated by a 2011 tsunami and consequent nuclear power plant meltdown. The end goal for 2040 is that the entire Land of the Rising Sun will be completely powered through renewable energy.

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