Spitzer Announces Major Energy Reduction Plan: 15% by 2015

New York's Governor Spitzer announced today a major plan to cut New York's energy consumption 15% from levels predicted by 2015 -- an energy reduction level that is reportedly more aggressive than any other state's plan to reduce global warming. Specifically, the plan will meet increased demand by implementing aggressive peak energy load reductions rather than by building new plants. Elements of the plan include:

1) More efficient buildings and appliances with new legislation setting standards for inefficient appliances.

2) State agency approval of 21 contracts for renewable energy power plants delivering 800 MW of electricity that will replace heavily polluting plants (expected to be completed by 2008).

3) Breaking the gridlock on passage of Article X, New York's power plant siting law, that will speed construction of clean plants.

4) Supporting long term contracts between developers of power plants and utilities, that hopefully will provide enough expected revenues for investors to support new plant construction.

5) New York Public Service Commission agrees to the concept of decoupling that will allow utilities to make money even when utilities impose energy conservation mechanisms.

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Comments

[RemyC]

Did Spitzer specify if this would count into the 2000Mw replacement power for Indian Point he promised would make the nuclear power plant obsolete during his campaign trail? Or is the $130 million he's just allocated for security at nuclear facilities in New York state committed his administration to keep Indian Point open till there's an accident we can't walk away from?

[RoycePenstinger]

Spitzer, like Congressmen Hinchey and Hall, as well as our dear Senator Clinton love to talk a GREEN ENERGY game plan, but they are hypocrites...lets see them all deliver on their promises where shutting Indian Point down is concerned. Lets see Spitzer and Hillary take their hands out of Entergy's PAC pocket, and then maybe they can be believed again.

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[Daily Eats]

Why do we have to wait until 2015 to have an energy reduction plan in place? Why can't it be put in now?

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[Green Living Tara]

I am shocked the plans are so far away. That is important and we need it yesterday!

[Susan the Eco-Broker]

Great to see the state getting involved in energy-use reduction. This cause needs to be taken on by government, industry, business--as well as all of us at home.