Northeast

New York

New York’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 22% from 1990-2021, with the biggest reductions from the state’s electricity sector. Today, more than 90% of the state’s electricity is generated from natural gas (48%), hydropower (22%), and nuclear (21%) energy. New York’s GDP is largely driven by financial activities, professional services, and the information sector, and energy use per capita in New York state is lower than all other states, except for Rhode Island.

GHG Reduction Targets

All targets relative to 1990 levels

2030

40%

2050

85%

2050

Net-zero

Governor

Kathy Hochul (Democrat)

House Party

Democratic Supermajority

Senate Party

Democratic Supermajority

Legislative session

1/3/24 - 6/8/24

US Climate Alliance Status

Member

Key Offices & Links

42

Policies Enacted or In Progress

across 7 policy areas

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20

Policy Opportunities

across 6 policy areas

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Northeast

9 states

This map shows the occurrence of climate policies passed at the state-level. Higher numbers represent more climate policies enacted.

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Progress by Policy Area

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In-progress
Partially Enacted
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Glossary of Terms

Status	Policy	Policy Area	Policy Category	YR Enacted
Enacted	Clean Energy and Renewable Portfolio Standards Empty column 70% renewable electricity by 2030 \| 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040 Establishing Policies S6599 - Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (2019)	Electricity	Energy Plans and Targets	2019
Not Enacted	Electricity Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets Empty column Electricity greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets are set by a state to limit GHG emissions in the electricity sector. These targets aim to reduce emissions by different amounts over time, often expressed as percentage relative to a baseline year.	Electricity	Energy Plans and Targets
Enacted	Clean Energy Plans Empty column 10-Point Action Plan to Expand a Thriving Large-Scale Renewable Industry Establishing Policies 10-Point Action Plan to Expand a Thriving Large-Scale Renewable Industry (2023)	Electricity	Energy Plans and Targets	2023
Not Enacted	Distributed Generation/Solar Carve-out Empty column 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 SPOT - Distributed Generation/Solar Carve-out in New York Policy Components not-enacted not-enacted not-enacted not-enacted not-enacted 0/5	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Partially Enacted	Net Metering Empty column 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 SPOT - Net Metering in New York SPOT - Aggregate Net Metering in New York Policy Components enacted enacted enacted enacted enacted enacted enacted not-enacted not-enacted not-enacted not-enacted 7/11	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Enacted	Shared Renewables Empty column 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 SPOT - Shared Renewables in New York Policy Components enacted enacted enacted enacted enacted enacted 6/6	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Enacted	Community Choice Aggregation Empty column New York has an active community choice aggregation program. Establishing Policies Case 14-M-0224 (2014)	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation	2014
Enacted	Energy Storage Targets Empty column 1,500 megawatts (MW) of energy storage by 2025 and 6,000 MW by 2030 Establishing Policies S6599 - Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (2019) CASE 18-E-0130 (2024)	Electricity	Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage	2024
Enacted	Interconnection Standards Empty column New York received a B grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies Freeing the Grid New York Grade (2023)	Electricity	Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage	2023
Enacted	Coal Phaseouts Empty column Requires 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040, effectively eliminating coal from its electricity portfolio. Establishing Policies S6599 - Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (2019)	Electricity	Coal Retirement	2019
Not Enacted	Coal Plant Securitization Empty column 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	Coal Retirement

New York

Key Offices & Links

42

20

Northeast

Progress by Policy Area

Climate Governance and Equity

Cross-Sector

Electricity

Buildings and Efficiency

Transportation

Industry, Materials, and Waste Management

Natural and Working Lands

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in New York