Despite the passage of the Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA), speakers charged that under Governor Hochul's tenure, New York's share of renewable energy has increased by less than 1%. Should that pace continue unchanged, they argued that it leaves out of reach the goal of a 70% renewable energy grid by 2030 as required under the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
National Grid is currently demanding a rate increase that would translate to about $30 a month increase in our utility bills on top of what people already cannot afford to pay. Summer has just begun, and New Yorkers already cannot afford to pay their energy bills, Salazar said.
While Salazar complained of the financial impact, Assembly Member Mamdani decried the environmental ramifications, citing the onset of this week's heatwave as an example. It's par for the course for what we've seen the climate crisis wreak upon our state and upon our country over the last 12 months.
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