On April 28, 2025, a problem at a photovoltaic plant in Spain triggered a blackout over the Iberian Peninsula. I believe that this event should be considered in the New York Draft State Energy Plan. I am convinced that implementation of the New York Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (Climate Act) net-zero mandates will … Continue reading "Implications of the 2025 Spanish Blackout on the Draft Energy Plan"| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
This post documents the oral comments I submitted at the Draft State Energy Plan Public Hearing on September 4, 2025 in Rochester, NY. The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) only allocated two minutes per person, so this article documents the statements that I made. I am convinced that implementation of the … Continue reading "Rochester Hearing Personal Comments on the Draft Energy Plan"| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
I am very frustrated with the New York Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (Climate Act) net zero transition because the reality is that there are so many issues coming up with the schedule and ambition of the Climate Act that it is obvious that we need to pause implementation and figure out how best … Continue reading "The challenges of achieving a 100% renewable electricity system in the United States"| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
This post is part of my continuing coverage of the draft New York State Energy Plan (Draft Plan). In late July the United States Department of Energy (DOE) published a draft report titled “A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate”. This post describes differences between that report and the … Continue reading "Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate"| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
As part of my continuing coverage of the draft New York State Energy Plan. I recently explained how the analyses for the Draft Energy Plan are hiding the true costs to meet the Climate Act targets. Energy Bad Boys Mitch Rolling and Isaac Orr recently published an article that describes a similar evaluation that has … Continue reading "Bait and Switch Draft Energy Plan Costs"| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
This post documents the oral comment I submitted at the Draft State Energy Plan Public Hearing on August 19, 2025. The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) only allocated two minutes per person, so this article documents the statements that I made. I am convinced that implementation of the New York Climate … Continue reading "Virtual Hearing Personal Comments on the Draft Energy Plan"| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
This is part of my continuing coverage of the New York State Energy Plan. On July 23, 2025, the Draft Energy Plan was released for comment. This post explains how the analyses for the D…| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
This is part of my continuing coverage of the New York State Energy Plan. Previous articles described the Pathways Analysis that is being used to project energy scenarios for the draft energy…| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
Note: This post was updated on 7/22/25 to note that the “Limited Building Rate Scenario” projects a zero-emissions grid in 2045, five years later than the Climate Act target. This is part of…| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
This is part of my continuing coverage of the New York State Energy Plan. This is the first update to the Plan since the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (Climate Act) was im…| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
This is part of my continuing coverage of the New York State Energy Plan. My intent is to describe most of the sections of the June 25, 2025, meeting presentation. As part of my attempt…| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
The development of the New York State Energy Plan is underway but I have been remiss on providing updates. Frankly, there hasn’t been too much to write about until the latest meeting on June …| Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York