Late last month, the New York Power Authority approved a plan to enact the Build Public Renewables Plan, legislation that requires the authority to build renewable energy projects to meet the climate goals in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. However, environmentalists argue the plan approved by the authority doesn’t go far enough. Patrick Robbins, coordinator of the New York Energy Democracy Alliance, joined Capital Tonight on Tuesday to discuss the plan.

In a statement, the New York Power Authority said “The Renewables Strategic Plan is a systematic and thoughtful effort to build renewables and secure an affordable, sustainable, and resilient energy future for the state. After a full year of planning, our plan reflects public input and the current state of the energy industry and renewables market and highlights NYPA’s role as one critical driver in achieving the state’s 70% by 2030 and 100% by 2040 clean energy goals. NYPA intends to amend our plan in the first half of 2025 to include an additional 3 GW and will continue to amend as more projects are within consideration to help the state achieve these goals.”