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E&E News
19-05-2025
- Business
- E&E News
New York defers on renewable targets
ALBANY, New York — President Donald Trump's quashing of offshore wind projects — on top of rising costs for new renewables, affordability concerns and growing electricity demand — have put New York's 2030 target for 70 percent renewables out of reach. But the state's Public Service Commission, which is responsible for achieving the goal, declined to make that official Thursday. Instead, the commission tweaked current policies and kicked off a wholesale review of the state's renewable energy development efforts, acknowledging the status quo hasn't succeeded. 'We have a wide array of challenges we need to overcome,' Public Service Commission Chair Rory Christian said at a commission meeting Thursday. 'The dynamic realities of project development has shown us that we are taking what I view to be a measured approach towards putting ourselves in a position to meet those goals.' Advertisement Why it matters: Rising costs, Trump's election and the sharp pivot in federal policy on renewables have made achieving decarbonization goals a far heavier lift — with the state and ultimately its residents likely having to pay more for the upfront investments needed.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New York City gets new area code
New Yorkers are getting a new area code. The new all-services overlay area code, 465, will be rolled out across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Marble Hill, the New York State Public Service Commission said in a statement on Thursday. The agency announced the change earlier this year, citing an increased demand for phone numbers in the region. The existing area codes — 347, 718, 917 and 929 — are expected to be exhausted by early 2026, at which point the new numbers will start being assigned. Those who already have the digits as part of their phone numbers, however, will not experience a change. 'There is a clear need for more telephone numbers as a result of economic growth and activity in the New York City metro areas, therefore, an additional area code is required,' Commission Chair Rory Christian said in a statement. 'The new area code overlay will be able to address the expansion of telecommunication services which serves this region and to support future demand.' New York City has seen several new area codes pop up over recent decades, most recently in 2011, when 929 was announced.
