The downstate grid is roughly 90% dependent on fossil fuels and facing rising demand from increasing use of electricity for heat, transportation and more.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing for new nuclear energy generation. New York's stretched electric grid could use it.
Watkins Glen, N.Y. — Advocates spoke out Thursday against a proposal to build a nuclear power plant in the Finger Lakes region. Last year, the New York Power Authority solicited interest to build a 1 ...
The first step is getting a new nuclear reactor built in Upstate New York. The proposed new development would contribute 1 ...