New York
Governor
Kathy Hochul (Democrat)
House Party
Democratic Supermajority
Senate Party
Democratic Majority
Key Offices & Links
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17
Northeast
Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted Enacted policies have been passed or established in a state by a governing body via legislation, executive orders, rules, regulations, and/or other program creation, and remain in effect.
- In-progress In progress policies have been established in a state, but final regulations, rules, or plans are pending final approval. This also includes legislation and executive orders that require regulations to be put into effect.
- Partially Enacted Partially enacted policies have been enacted in the state, but are missing one or more policy components. Dashboard policies cannot be considered partially enacted unless policy components are available.
- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in New York
Climate Policies in New York
| Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | Year Enacted | |
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| Enacted |
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70% renewable electricity by 2030 | 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040 Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2019 | |
| Enacted |
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100% reduction by 2040 relative to 1990 levels Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2019 | |
| Enacted |
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10-Point Action Plan to Expand a Thriving Large-Scale Renewable Industry The state is also developing an updated 2025-2040 State Energy Plan, expected in December 2025. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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The state Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) has exclusive siting authority for major solar and wind projects of at least 25 MW. Energy projects 20 to 25 MW may opt out of local siting and into ORES siting. Local governments may also adopt setbacks and other requirements for major energy facilities of at least 25 MW. However, for large projects subject to ORES review, the state may elect not to apply those requirements if they are deemed overly burdensome. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | 2021 | |
| Enacted |
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New York received a B grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | 2023 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Advanced transmission technologies (ATTs) and grid enhancing technologies (GETs) are a family of technologies that can enhance the capacity of the existing electrical transmission and distribution system. State policies that promote ATTs and GETs can be key to unlocking renewable energy development at lower cost and with shorter wait times. |
Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | ||
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
7/11
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Electricity
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Permitting and Grid Integration | ||
| Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
6/6
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| Enacted |
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New York has an active community choice aggregation program. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | 2014 | |
| Not Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
0/5
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | ||
| Enacted |
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1,500 megawatts (MW) of energy storage by 2025 and 6,000 MW by 2030 Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Incentivizing Clean Energy Resources | 2024 | |
| Enacted |
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Requires 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040, effectively eliminating coal from its electricity portfolio. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Coal Retirement | 2019 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Coal securitization is a financing tool that allows utility companies to refinance debt they issued to build coal plants and close the facilities early without taking a financial hit or passing costs on to ratepayers. |
Electricity
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Coal Retirement |