Friday, November 30, 2018

New York Plans for Wind Energy, Related Jobs

“It’s going to come down to if, and under what circumstances, the siting board will override local law,” Reynolds said. “Remember, this is the third generation of this law, and when it was originally passed there was no wind or solar on the horizon; it was about fossil fuel power plants.”
The intent of the law was to enable the state to prevent communities from blocking a needed power plant, she said.

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