When Governor Kathy Hochul took office in 2021, New York's energy transition was at a difficult juncture. Albany had passed one of the country's most ambitious climate laws two years earlier, yet the state had just lost its single largest source of carbon-free power, leaving a hole in its clean-energy plans.
According to Canary Media, the state is now making a major new bet on nuclear energy. The pivot comes as officials look to balance the demands of decarbonization with the reality of retiring generation capacity. The move represents a notable change in direction for a state that had been shedding nuclear plants during its broader shift toward renewables.