Comment | Attachments |
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(Addie Jenne, NYS Association of Electrical Workers - Construction): Please see attached |
Comments - Draft Blueprint.pdf |
(Alexandria Bocco, NYPA): Please find in the attached file NYPA's comments on the Draft Blueprint for Consideration of Advanced Nuclear Technologies. Thank you. |
NYPA Comments on NYSERDA Draft Blueprint 11.08.24.pdf |
(Amanda Jones): I'm not a fan of this plan. Nuclear energy is too slow and too dangerous as a climate mitigation strategy. There's just no reason to depend on it when solar and wind energy don't create the kind of highly dangerous and permanent waste nuclear energy does, and there's no danger of failure and meltdown with a solar farm. Battery storage is improving all the time. It's not that I think nuclear energy is never a solution, but I think history has shown it's too dangerous to rely on heavily. | |
(Amber Sisson, GE Vernova): See attachment. |
Final - GEV Response - NYSERDA Draft Blueprint Advanced Nuclear.pdf |
(Andra Leimanis, AGREE-NY): Uploaded file: Comments from 226 Organizations on NYSERDA’s Advanced SMR Draft Blueprint |
Comments from 226 Organizations on NYSERDA's Advanced SMR Draft Blueprint.pdf |
(Andrew Fish, CenterState): See Attached |
Nuclear Support Letter - CenterState CEO.pdf |
(Anshul Gupta, New Yorkers for Clean Power): Please see the uploaded PDF file. |
NYCP Blueprint Response.pdf |
(Barb Massoud): For New York state is serious about addressing climate change, providing ample reliable electricity essential for a growing economy, and protecting the integrity of rural land and nature, then it needs to join the 21st century by investing in dependable, compact, carbon-free nuclear power. | |
(Barbara Massoud): I strongly support implementing nuclear energy in New Yorks State energy plan. This presents the cleanest reliable energy making our tax dollars most efficiently used to meet our clean energy objectives. Research on green energy technologies of wind and solar have been shown to poorly meet our energy objectives and are wasteful use of our tax dollars. New York needs nuclear energy to achieve a clean, cost effective reliable energy grid. | |
(Benjamin Aman, Town of Ontario): October 3, 2024 Doreen M. Harris President and Chief Executive Officer New York State Energy Research and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Re: Town of Ontario Comments on Draft Blueprint for Consideration of Advanced Nuclear Technologies Dear President Harris, I am writing on behalf of Town of Ontario to support the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for developing the Draft Blueprint for Consideration of Advanced Nuclear Technologies and holding the Future Energy Economy Summit last month to discuss the advancement of new clean technologies, like nuclear generation. These actions help solidify New York's stalwart position of advancing new, innovative solutions to combat climate change. Additionally, we're encouraged by NYSERDA's commitment to help advance the Public Service Commission's (PSC) on-going investigation of potential clean technologies in support of the Climate Leadership Community Protection Act's (CLCPA) 2040 zero-emissions electricity system target. While the Commission has not yet adopted a definition of "zero emissions" we firmly believe existing nuclear generation, and new advanced nuclear technologies, should be characterized as a zeroemissions resource. Preserving New York's existing nuclear facilities should be the highest priority and Town of Ontario strongly supports the state exploring a variety of solutions to build New York's clean energy future including the potential for advanced nuclear technologies. Upstate New York hosts the state's existing nuclear facilities and as discussed at the Summit, panelists discussed co-locating advanced nuclear facilities in places where people are accustomed to them and capable workforces exist, including at existing nuclear power plant sites. As acknowledged in NYSERDA's, Draft Clean Energy Standard Biennial Review, there are challenges to achieving New York's nation-leading decarbonization, renewable energy, and zero emission goals established by the CLCPA. I Since these goals were established, a myriad of issues have hindered new renewable development while at the same time, New York State is experiencing unprecedented economic growth. Nuclear energy's always-on, reliable, base-load power is essential to meeting the state's electrical demand now and in the future. The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) forecasts a 300 percent surge in electricity demand by 2040 due to the state's electrification efforts and significant high-load economic developments.2 As more intermittent, renewable resources come online, New York's need for Dispatchable Emissions Free Resources (DEFRs) will increase as demand grows and traditional, fossil-fueled dispatchable resources are phased out and the 2040, and 2050 net-zero economywide emissions deadlines approach. 1 Department of Public Service I NYSERDA, Draft Clean Energy Standard Biennial Review, (July 1, 2024) 2 NYISO, 2021-2040 System & Resource Outlook, at 9 (Aug 8, 2022), 99fb4cbf-ed93-f32e-9acfecb6aOcf4841 (nyiso.com) (the "NYISO Outlook Report"). The Climate Action Council's (CAC) Scoping Plan acknowledges the state's existing upstate nuclear power stations' contribution towards grid reliability and achievement of the state's decarbonization goals - New York's upstate nuclear facilities currently produce 46% of the state's carbon-free electricity, approximately 32,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh).3 Further, the Scoping Plan assumes New York's upstate nuclear fleet will be granted license extensions to operate an additional 20 years and recommends the state should evaluate the role of existing and advanced nuclear facilities prior to the scheduled conclusion of the Zero Emissions Credit program in 2029 while recognizing the time required to relicense and refuel these facilities. We need to ensure these facilities have the policy support to remain environmental and economic engines for our region while also considering new policy mechanisms to incentivize new, advanced nuclear technologies. Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully, Benjamin Aman Town of Ontario Supervisor 3 Department of Public Service I NYSERDA, Draft Clean Energy Standard Biennial Review, at 9 (July 1, 2024 |