New York’s investments in clean energy are saving
consumers money, helping businesses grow, and
transforming the Empire State into the clean energy
capital of the Northeast.
Thanks in part to these investments, according to a
recent report by the Brookings...
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New York’s investments in clean energy are saving
consumers money, helping businesses grow, and
transforming the Empire State into the clean energy
capital of the Northeast.
Thanks in part to these investments, according to a
recent report by the Brookings Institution, Albany, NY,
is now the green jobs capital of the nation.
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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI),
created to reduce climate-altering pollution from
power plants in the Northeast, has become the
lynchpin of New York’s clean energy strategy,
accelerating the deployment of renewable energy
technologies and helping consumers use energy more
efficiently.
To date, RGGI has helped New York raise $321 million
to promote clean energy.
Based on the experiences
of other states, which show $3 to $4 return for every
dollar invested in clean energy, New York’s investments
are likely to provide more than a billion dollars in
consumer benefits over the next 10 years.
Although RGGI got off to a slow start due to a
polluter’s
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