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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
ALBANY — New York’s potential reliance on nuclear power to help the state meet its renewable energy mandates came a step closer on Monday when Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the New York Power Authority “to develop and construct a zero-emission advanced nuclear power plant in upstate New York.”
The governor’s directive came 10 months after she had convened an energy summit in Syracuse as the state struggles to meet the mandates of the 2019 Climate Act. Those mandates include having 70% renewable electricity sources by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2040 — goals that many business leaders and experts familiar with power production have long cautioned are unattainable.
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