This article discusses ways in which NYC has lost its potential for renewable energy production after their nuclear power plant shut down and the hydro-electric pipeline project was a flop. The city doesn't have the space to invest and create renewable energy plants. However, one option would be to close Rikers Island's jail and use the space to build a solar panel farm. That said, the plant's closure set New York back on its carbon emission targets and certainly has slowed down a move to renewable energy power.
Alexander C. Kaufman, "NYC Is More Addicted To Fossil Fuels Than Ever. Now It May Make Solar Harder To Build.", contributed by Briana Leone and Alison Kenner, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 16 August 2021, accessed 24 April 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/nyc-more-addicted-fossil-fuels-ever-now-it-may-make-solar-harder-build-0
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This article discusses ways in which NYC has lost its potential for renewable energy production after their nuclear power plant shut down and the hydro-electric pipeline project was a flop. The city doesn't have the space to invest and create renewable energy plants. However, one option would be to close Rikers Island's jail and use the space to build a solar panel farm. That said, the plant's closure set New York back on its carbon emission targets and certainly has slowed down a move to renewable energy power.