ALBANY, New York — New York officials solidified a major shift toward energy affordability and reliability Tuesday — and moved away from a focus on achieving ambitious climate targets.
The State Energy Planning Board, controlled by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s appointees, approved the 2025 state energy plan at their meeting Tuesday morning. It’s New York’s first energy plan in a decade and has served as a vehicle for Hochul’s pivot toward an “all of the above” strategy.
“An all of the above energy approach isn’t simply a choice, it’s our reality,” Rory Christian, chair of the New York State Public Service Commission, said during the planning board meeting Tuesday. “New York recognizes the need for investments in infrastructure to keep the system stable during this transition, and we must do so affordably.”
The energy plan charts a path forward over the next 15 years that relies in part on continuing policies that face a tenuous future under President Donald Trump.
