Governor Cuomo Directs Department of Public Service to Begin Process to Enact Clean Energy Standard

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the State Department of Public Service to design and enact a new Clean Energy Standard mandating that 50 percent of all electricity consumed in New York by 2030 result from clean and renewable energy sources. The Governor's letter directing the Department of Public Service to begin today the establishment of the new standard can be viewed here. This announcement is made as New York and world leaders convene on climate change in Paris this week at COP 21.

"Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time, and we must act now," said Governor Cuomo. "As discussions continue in Paris, we are taking real, enforceable actions in New York to lay the foundation for a thriving clean energy economy. With one of the most aggressive renewable energy goals of any state in the nation, we are leading by example to ensure the possibility of a bright future for generations to come."

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