The New York Power Authority quietly has a heavy footprint on New York's electrical grid, with projects stretching from Long Island to the Canadian border. With the state itching for ways to meet its latest climate goals, NYPA and its network of power generators, transmission lines and projects is s Contact online >>
The New York Power Authority quietly has a heavy footprint on New York''s electrical grid, with projects stretching from Long Island to the Canadian border. With the state itching for ways to meet its latest climate goals, NYPA and its network of power generators, transmission lines and projects is seen as a solution, although there is some disagreement from activists about size and scale.
NYPA CEO Justin Driscoll has been operating on shifting tides since taking on the job last year. Between inflationary pressures and a long-growing push for renewable energy in New York, energy policy is now at something of a tipping point, and with the NYPA''s latest Renewables Draft Strategic Plan, Driscoll has designs on addressing the latter.
Driscoll, even if he''s looking ahead to the countless projects that will bring megawatts of renewable energy to the market, is still concerned about the overall health of the grid, which he monitors from the authority''s White Plains control room. It''s getting old and with the specter of natural disasters looming, will need close attention. Private industry also is interested in investing in the country''s grid, so outfits like NYPA won''t need to go it alone both with maintaining New York''s electric grid and updating it for a greener future.
Driscoll, who is to deliver keynote remarks at City & State''s Clean Energy Summit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, sat down with us to discuss NYPA''s mission, the future of renewable energy and public concerns.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
So with this new draft strategic plan, how did you balance ambition versus the practicality of getting all this new renewable energy online?
With the governor''s new focus on nuclear possibilities does that factor into long-term planning for NYPA?
She just held an energy summit up in Syracuse back in September and essentially signaled that we''re going to need to explore all different types of energy production and energy resources, and obviously a lot of debate in the industry is around the role that these small modular nuclear reactors can play. And so I think it''s very early in that in the technologies haven''t really been fully developed yet, but everybody''s looking at it and and seeing whether it might be part of the solution, but I think it''s too early to tell whether that will be part of the plan here in New York, and we as a utility, like all the utilities in the U.S., are trying to try to keep track of and stay up to speed with the developing technologies.
How do you see or view possibilities for NYPA''s expansion beyond government institutions?
Does it sort of feel tricky to see the collective furor that a lot of ratepayers have towards these private or public-private utility providers, as opposed to NYPA?
I think to the extent that we want to achieve these goals as fast as possible, you would want as many participants in that effort so that you can get as much built as quickly as possible. So we see partnership opportunities with the private sector as a way to get more built faster. Plus, in some ways, it''s de-risking projects as you take on partners. You can spread the risk of project development over more parties, which is the typical financing approach to projects. So the idea would be to get more built and so we''re looking to partner with the private sector where we can. We''re also looking to take over projects from the private sector where they may want to recycle their capital and move on to another project, or we''re happy to consider those types of projects.
A lot of the grid is old. We''re the largest owner and operator of the high-voltage grid in the state, and we''re doing a lot of work to upgrade our existing lines and also build new lines. So some of our facilities are over 60 years old, and so those need upgrades. We''ve tackled the oldest and the most need of upgrade already, and we''re going to continue with that, but there''s not only the need to upgrade these older assets, but also with more electrification and with more projects getting developed, there''s going to be the need for new transmission as well. We feel like we''re playing a significant role in that build-out.
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NEW YORK, NY—Today, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA)announced the advancement of a key commitment in New York City''s Green Economy Action Plan to develop a clean and renewable energy system. The NYCIDA approved four battery energy storage projects located in Queens and Staten Island. Battery energy storage is a critical piece of infrastructure that will strengthen the resilience and reliability of the New York City electricity grid as it transitions to a clean energy future.
In February, Mayor Adams unveiled New York City''s Green Economy Action Plan which lays out a series of commitments and strategies to grow the city''s green economy and train and position New Yorkers of all backgrounds to benefit from the nearly 400,000 projected green collar jobs in New York City by 2040. A key commitment in the Action Plan is to promote and deploy NYCIDA tax incentives to support battery storage capacity projects and support other green economy uses throughout the five boroughs.
"Congratulations to NYCEDC for the continued execution of the Green Economy Action Plan. The projects announced today will accelerate the creation of a reliable green grid and the transition away from polluting fossil fuels and to renewables like wind, solar and the battery storage systems," said Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce Maria Torres-Springer.
"A just transition to a clean energy future will require using battery energy storage systems – a solution that will balance supply and demand by creating a safe, more efficient, and resilient energy grid," said NYCEDC President & CEO Andrew Kimball. "A key commitment in the first-of-its-kind Green Economy Action Plan, these projects will not only bolster our green economy but also follow some of the strictest safety standards in the nation."
"Large-scale deployment of battery storage is crucial to New York City meeting its renewable energy goals and advancing a just transition," said Mayor''s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice Director Elijah Hutchinson. "The board''s decision to approve these four important energy storage projects will help reduce our reliance on polluting fossil fuels, with the Victory Boulevard project directly leading to the retirement of a fossil fuel power generator."
The NYCIDA approved financial assistance to three companies for battery storage projects in Queens and Staten Island, for a total of four different sites. The sites include:
The project will include two separate battery energy storage systems capable of charging from and discharging into the New York power grid and a solar canopy system connected to each battery system. Each of the battery systems will have an estimated storage capacity of 4.9 MW for a total estimated storage capacity of 9.8 MW/39.1 MW/hours across the battery systems,, which is estimated to be enough energy to power 9,800 New York City households for four hours on a peak summer day. This project is expected to be operational by winter 2025.
The project will include a battery energy storage system capable of charging from, and discharging into, the New York power grid. The battery system will have an estimated storage capacity of 15.1 MW/60.1 MW/hours s, which is estimated to be enough energy to power 15,100 New York City households for four hours on a peak summer day. As part of the Project, the Company will retire an existing 15.1 MW gas turbine at the Generating Station and reutilize certain electrical infrastructure. This project is expected to be operational by December 2025.
The projects will include two battery energy storage systems capable of charging from and discharging into the New York power grid. Each of the battery systems will have an estimated storage capacity of 5 MW/20 MW/hours for a total estimated storage capacity of 10 MW/40 MW/hours across both battery storage systems, enough energy to power 10,000 New York City households for four hours on a peak summer day. Each project''s battery storage system is capable of charging from and discharging into the New York power grid. These projects are expected to be operational by Summer 2025.
"Elevate is excited to partner with the NYC Industrial Development Agency and to demonstrate the transformative addition of a carbon-neutral battery storage systems. We are excited to advance the Arthur Kill project as a first-of-a-kind replacement of a thermal generating facility in NY," said Eric Cherniss, Founder and Head of Development at Elevate Renewables.
"We are grateful to NYCEDC and the NYCIDA Board for their support as we advance New York City''s clean energy transition - and the growth of Green Economy jobs - through our community-scale battery storage projects," said David Arfin, CEO of NineDot Energy. "The project approved today by NYCIDA will be enough to power up to10,000 households for four hours on a peak summer day, significantly reducing our reliance on high-emissions ''peaker'' plants and supporting advancement of renewables like wind on Staten Island."
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