
New York
As the latest energy and climate debates continue, Consumer Energy Alliance remains an advocate for distilling the challenges ahead to implement all of the various state and federal renewable energy policy proposals and carbon reduction requirements. We hope communities and policymakers not only work to ensure reliability and economic efficiency, but a cleaner, more diverse energy mix that is able to access large amounts of energy, such as hydropower, without putting downward pressure on the budgets of families and small businesses.
In 2019, New York produced more hydroelectric power than any other state east of the Rocky Mountains and was the third-largest producer of hydroelectricity in the nation.

More than 300 hydroelectric generating stations – some very small, a few very large and many in between — connect to New York’s electric grid.

After traditional fuels, hydropower is set to deliver the most power to New York’s downstate residents this summer after the recent Indian Point nuclear facility closure.

Hydropower will be the dominant fuel source in upstate New York this summer with over 31% of the electricity share.
