New Yorkers, electricity will now come to you from dams in Canada
June 3, 2026
The Power Express’ development was not without controversy. Opponents decried the costs and the effects on some indigenous tribes in Canada.
The Power Express’ development was not without controversy. Opponents decried the costs and the effects on some indigenous tribes in Canada.
A BILL TO ESTABLISH utility payment plan consumer protections on Monday passed the state Senate, according to state Sen. Kevin Parker.
Electricity demand in the state could increase by nearly 70% by 2030, thanks to the expansion of electric heat as well as data centers.
Gas and electric prices are both up as New Yorkers have cranked up the thermostat this season.
As Winter Storm Fern swept across the United States in late January 2026, it left more than a million people without power.
Black Seed Bagels uses plug-in batteries to cut peak electricity costs, reduce utility bills, and support grid-friendly, clean energy in NYC.
Delays on Empire Wind threaten NYC’s renewable energy and offshore jobs as federal lease pauses risk project cancellation by February.
NineDot Energy joins New York’s Solar for All program, aiming to deliver $60 million in energy bill credits to low-income households.
As fall turns to winter and temperatures begin to drop, millions of people across the U.S. will struggle to pay their energy bills.
Trump’s cuts to clean energy and grid projects threaten reliability, leaving communities more vulnerable to outages and rising risks.
If you’ve ever observed a river rushing down a mountain or played in the waves at the beach, you’ve felt that moving water contains a lot of energy. A river
New York City will commit billions of dollars to convert 100 fuel-burning public school buildings to cleaner energy by 2030 as part of an effort to comply with emissions reductions
The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the U.S., with the expansion of the interstate system and widespread construction of new water treatment, wastewater and
Energy efficiency can save homeowners and renters hundreds of dollars a year, and the new Inflation Reduction Act includes a wealth of home improvement rebates and tax incentives to help
EDITORS’ NOTE: Earlier this month, to curb the threat of more shut offs, ConEdison reduced voltage in Brooklyn and Queens by eight percent. Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bed-Stuy, Elmhurst, Jamaica Estates, Mott
The sweeping climate, energy and health care bill expected to go to a vote in the U.S. House on Friday contains about US$370 billion to foster clean energy development and combat climate
Registration is open for the Brooklyn Chamber’s 2022 Brooklyn Energy Summit & Expo and organizers are pleased to announce two key speakers at this year’s program. Mark Chambers will be
Electricity generation produces a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. The electric grid also is highly vulnerable to climate change effects, such as more frequent and severe droughts, hurricanes and other extreme weather
In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason that the U.S. Department of Energy projects that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing U.S. energy source
Despite the fact that the state Public Service Commission last week slashed a rate hike that gas provider National Grid planned to charge customers in Brooklyn and nearby areas, a
It was an evening to honor the best of Brooklyn at the fourth installment in Brooklyn Hospital’s ongoing celebration of its 175th anniversary. Ten of the borough’s most illustrious civic
Dozens of North Brooklyn residents and environmental activists grilled National Grid officials at a meeting last Tuesday over a controversial gas pipeline that the business wants to build underneath Williamsburg
On a Sunday evening during the summer’s first major heatwave last July, Con Edison cut off power to more than 30,000 southeast Brooklyn residents. The company, citing a new regional
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the largest offshore wind agreement in U.S. history on Thursday. He was joined at the announcement in Manhattan by former Vice President Al Gore. The massive
About a dozen climate activists held a rally outside the office of U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn on Tuesday to urge him to support legislation that would prevent the
Call it his ace in the hole.
A legislative maneuver by Congressmember Michael Grimm hassucceeded in making sure the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) staysput at Fort Hamilton Army Base, six months after it announced thatit intended to leave the base – where its annual operating expensescome t …
Talk about an engineering feat!
Language in the bill that allocates funding to the Army Corps ofEngineers (ACE) — which was anticipated to pass the House ofRepresentatives this week — seeks to make sure the group remainsat Fort Hamilton by preventing it from using the money involved tore …