The Trump Administration’s pro-fossil, anti-climate
agenda means states must lead renewable energy development in the near
term, but will barriers to siting solar and wind in land-constrained regions
impede growth?
Large-scale renewables are key to decarbonization, but
siting projects is tricky even in leader states. For instance, New York and
Massachusetts have ambitious renewables targets, but many potential locations
for solar and wind in each are on private or preserved land — so where can
developers build the generation required for clean energy goals?
New research, Siting
Renewable Generation: The Northeast Perspective, seeks to solve the
challenge of siting renewable energy and connecting it to the
grid. Eleanor Stein, a former New York Public Service Commission (NY PSC)
Administrative Law Judge and NY-REV Project Manager, led the effort
for America’s Power Plan (APP).
