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NY Plots Path To Renewable Energy Goal

General Electric

New York is taking steps to accomplish Governor Andrew Cuomo's goal of generating half of the state's electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

Cuomo's administration says Monday that it will task the state's Public Service Commission with enforcing the 50 percent target. About 26 percent of the state's power now comes from renewable sources.

Cuomo is expected to make reducing emissions and boosting green energy a focus of his state-of-the-state address in January, a speech used to lay out priorities for the state budget and the coming year.

Environmentalist groups praised the effort to make Cuomo's goal a reality.

Former Vice President Al Gore says the move is "terrific and bold" and will help build "essential momentum" ahead of the climate talks in Paris.

Copyright 2015 The Associated Press.

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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