Today New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York State Public Service Commission has approved a new framework for the state to achieve a nation-leading six gigawatts of energy storage by 2030, which represents at least 20 percent of the peak electricity load of New York State.
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What is New York state's energy storage plan?
New York State aims to reach 1,500 MW of energy storage by 2025 and 6,000 MW by 2030. Energy storage is essential for creating a cleaner, more efficient, and resilient electric grid. Additionally, these projects will provide meaningful benefits to Disadvantaged Communities and Low-to-Moderate Income New Yorkers.
New York will deploy 6 GW of energy storage by 2030 under a framework approved Thursday by the New York Public Service Commission, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul, D, said in a press announcement.
What is New York's energy storage goal?
New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) codified a goal of 1,500 MW of energy storage by 2025 and 3,000 MW by 2030. In June 2024, New York's Public Service Commission expanded the goal to 6,000 MW by 2030.
How will energy storage impact New York?
Storage will increase the resilience and efficiency of New York's grid, which will be 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. Additionally, energy storage can stabilize supply during peak electric usage and help keep critical systems online during an outage. All of this while creating an industry that could employ at least 30,000 New Yorkers by 2030.
What is New York's energy storage roadmap?
The Roadmap proposed a comprehensive set of recommendations to expand New York's energy storage programs to cost-effectively unlock the rapid growth of renewable energy across the State and bolster grid reliability and customer resilience.
How much energy storage does New York have?
New York has awarded about $200 million to support about 396 MW of operational energy storage assets and has more than 581 MW of additional storage “under contract with the State and moving towards commercial operation” as of April 1, the governor's office announcement said.