NYISO Stumbles & Bumbles with How to Replace NatGas Electricity

Today, right now, the #1 source of electricity produced in the so-called Empire State is...(drum roll please)...natural gas. By 2040 the state says natural gas will produce zero electricity and the number one source to produce electricity will be huge, ugly, noisy, environmentally-damaging windmills--both onshore and offshore. We plan to be around in 20 years just to laugh and say "we told you so" that such a plan is a pure (and dangerous) fantasy. Yesterday the state's power management grid, called NYISO (New York Independent System Operator, Inc.) held an Installed Capacity and Market Issues Working Group meeting. From a question asked about the state recently denying permits to upgrade natgas-fired power plants, it was obvious NYISO members don't have a clue how they will generate enough electricity to keep the lights on in 20 years' time.

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