Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn) said Hochul was planning to officially nominate Driscoll. Kathy Hochul’s expected nomination of Justin Driscoll, the current head of the organization, in the final week of session. NYPA NOMINATION FIGHT: Backers of the measure that expanded NYPA’s ability to build new renewables are organizing to oppose Gov. The league, one of the state’s leading environmental groups, said it’s going to oppose the bill unless incinerator support is moved. That’s a no-go for some who argue the incinerators create tons of air pollution in the low-income communities in which they are located. Some environmentalists - including the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters - have come out against an early version of the bill because it counted all power sources that currently qualify for renewable energy credits and ratepayer dollars, including incinerators that burn trash to generate energy. Organized labor is worried that the bill will prompt the state to buy inexpensive power from outside of the state, curbing the demand for local workers. Instead of blaming electoral politics for the delay, Smith cited two obstacles from traditional Democratic allies, labor unions and - surprisingly enough - environmentalists. Only the smaller, far less populated Rhode Island and Washington, D.C., have more aggressive goals than New Jersey. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, has already set a similar 100 percent clean energy goal, but a law from a bill like Smith’s is important in a state where the governor’s office tends to go back and forth between Republicans and Democrats. In the long term, its supporters argue it would save money, curb climate change and move the state away from reliance on unstable commodities, like natural gas. Surely, Republicans could hammer Democrats in an election year about the upfront costs of clean energy standards that the bill would impose on the state and its ratepayers. “It’s definitely a post-election thing, hopefully,” Smith told POLITICO. Now the bill is unlikely to get a hearing until the end of the year. Bob Smith (D-Middlesex), chair of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, had previously hoped to have the bill out of committee before the fall. The bill, NJ S2978 (22R), would put the state on the path to get 100 percent of its electricity from zero-carbon sources by 2035 - the most aggressive clean energy goal of any large state. We’ll take a look at the week ahead and look back on what you may have missed last week.ĬLEAN ENERGY BILL ON HOLD - POLITICO’s Ry Rivard: A bill to create a nation-leading clean energy plan for New Jersey won’t be taken up by state lawmakers until after the election.
Good morning and welcome to the Monday edition of the New York & New Jersey Energy newsletter.
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