The New York Power Authority will oversee the development of at least 1 GW of new combined capacity of advanced zero -emission nuclear energy, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has announced, although she did not specify the location, number, calendar or cost of planned generating facilities. Other factors are not yet clear, the type of nuclear plant technology to be used and the projects delivery approach.
The state also seeks investments in the private sector and partners. “We want to help finance the plant and buy the power it generates. So I run the public service department to work on hand [the authority] To ensure that he was in advance, “Hochul announced the plan on June 23 at the Robert Moses Niagara hydroelectric plant in Lewiston, New York, near Buffalo.
Hochul said that Hochul, who estimates that total development will create about 1,600 construction jobs and about 1,200 in operation.
Hochul pointed out the building in the province of four modular nuclear reactors of the Ontario del Canada, saying that it will be “under 18 months. This is the speed they can achieve”, after mentioning the discussion on a memorandum of comprehension with the Prime Minister of Ontario, Tom Ford.
The idea of new nuclear construction in New York was launched last year with the introduction of a model draft on a state energy summit in Syracuse, which referred to the “ attractive possibilities ” of small modular reactors, including scalability, smaller soil use requirements and the ability to deliver energy 24/7.
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Replacing the current announcement is the need to support state ambitions to promote technology for the powerful corporate investment power needs, cloud computing and AI’s capacity in New York, including a micron semiconductor semiconductor manufacturing plant and other facilities that are included in the county of Onondaga that state officials have described as a set of $ 100 million investments that include $ 100 million an area of € 24 million of million dollars. His environmental impact declaration project was published on June 25.
“Micron will need so much power … and there is only one commercially viable option that can offer so much clean, renewable and reliable power and this is what has been working in New York for decades, nuclear energy,” said Hochul. The company said it hopes to start the preparation of land for installation later this year after the end of state and federal environmental reviews.
About 15% of New York’s nuclear power, around 3.3 GW, is three upset floors: Ginna, Nine Mile Point and Fitzpatrick that are along the Ontario lake and are now owned and operated by Constellation Energy. Unit 2 in Nine Mile Point, completed in 1989, was the last nuclear floor built in New York.
With the 2021 stop of the 2.2 GW Indian Point plant in Bucanan, New York, 25 miles north of New York, most of the lower state region receives most of its power power, which is 46% of the state’s global portfolio. Nuclear energy had provided about 5.4 GW, or about a third of the supply at its peak, said the New York Nuclear Defense Group.
The perspective of the construction of nuclear plants has obtained organized labor support. “The expansion of our nuclear capabilities has long been the search for our New York climate goals and the construction of a new power plant will be crucial for the success of our green economy,” said Gary Labbera, president of the New York State Building.
President Donald Trump also signed four executive orders to promote the creation of North -American nuclear power plants, with a goal of increasing generation capacity to 400 GW by 2050, up to four times in the current 100 GW level, which is the production of more than 90 operating reactors. The Administration also seeks strategies on how reactors could be built with less or, possibly, supervision of the Federal Nuclear Commission.
Many environmental groups prefer Hochul to focus on renewable solar and wind energy, the State climate law, promulgated by former governor Andrew Cuomo in 2019, requires a 40% reduction below the 1990 levels of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, 85% by 2050 and zero emission electricity by 2040. Included from some state officials that New York can achieve this, especially when projects have faced recent market challenges that administration orders are aggravating.
The state “should be laser focused on rapidly increasing the creation of affordable solar and wind, which is the only way to achieve the state science -based climate goals and the reduction of energy bills,” a statement from Public NY public states.
