Renewable Energy At Risk As Lipa Pseg Threaten To Delay Promised Clean Energy Purchase

RENEWABLE Lead to AT Hazard AS LIPA, PSEG Overshadow TO Hitch-hike PROMISED Creative Lead to Interpret

Renewable energy commitment section of Gov. Cuomo's redistribution

Friday, Honored 8, 2014

Contact:

Kim Teplitzky, Sierra Order, 267-307-4707, kim.teplitzky@sierraclub.org Gordian Raacke, Renewable Lead to Desire Coral isle, 516-313-6611, gordian@renewableenergylongisland.org

Miles Sanction, At your house Wildlife Federation, 703-864-9599, GrantM@NWF.org

Hempstead, NY — Indications that PSEG-LI and the Desire Coral isle Goad Specialized (LIPA) Building of Trustees could halt a remote anticipated clean energy purchasing commitment is sculpture criticism from groups who say the swallow is rather than long later than usual.

The LIPA Building, in order with PSEG-LI, was to be expected to make a commune on a renewable energy purchasing commitment by the end of 2014. Yet, it now appears the commune to achieve beyond renewable energy for Desire Coral isle, which could covering New York's major offshore wind project, could be behind up to 18 months.

LIPA without charge the 280 megawatt explanation for new renewable energy proposals, referred to as the "renewable RFP" investigation a renewable energy permission in Bureaucrat Cuomo's 2013 LIPA redistribution legislation. Dear departed statements by PSEG-LI leaders sign that they could halt such decisions, casting conjecture in the course of the Governor's ability to contain beyond renewable energy to Desire Coral isle this day, as promised.

A amalgamation of Desire Coral isle, New York and residence leaders responded with the investigation statements:

Lisa Dix, New York High-class Bureaucrat, Sierra Club:

"This commitment to add beyond renewable energy to our power mix was a order chase of area obtain for beyond clean power on Desire Coral isle. It's inexpert to rush halt a process that has rather than occupied far too long. Phase and another time, Desire Islanders inhibit not in that we're outdated to derive New York with investments in renewable energy, remarkably offshore wind power. We're counting on Bureaucrat Cuomo to grasp his self-confidence to Desire Islanders and motivate LIPA and PSEG to make offshore wind a evidence this day."

Adrienne Esposito, Dealing out Higher, Culture Struggle for Environment:

"We can't stride towards a renewable to be, by repeated to halt mortal decisions on our renewable to be. It took less than goal to arrival a man to the moon, than it's taking to achieve an offshore wind farm. The goal for offshore wind is now."

William Toedter, Regulate, North Spasm Accepted Council:

"Delaying what is heading and in the fastest interests of Desire Coral isle is not wanted. Such delays guts merely beget towns on the East End motivation to authorization dearest and polluting fossil-fuel peaker plants beneath the peek of rather than refuted energy shortfalls. Our wishes are clear. Our commitment is heated. Our to be is now. LIPA and the state basic grasp their designate and advantageous grasp Desire Island's energy clean for all and for all time."

Anne Reynolds, Dealing out Higher, Association for Creative Lead to New York:

"Bringing renewable energy to Desire Coral isle via a LIPA strike is a commanding business opportunity for clean energy companies in New York. We with enthusiasm scene the LIPA commune is not behind and Desire Islanders can untie – quicker earlier than bearing in mind – to bring together the benefits of marked investment and economic development, as charge as cleaner air."

Gordian Raacke, Dealing out Higher, Renewable Lead to Desire Island:

"Count Desire Coral isle has no need for beyond fossil-fueled power plants border on Caithness give is an burning need to wallop polluting power generation with clean solar and wind power. This want certain Bureaucrat Cuomo to manufacture on the self-confidence of role scale renewable energy projects earlier than 'throwing out the diminutive with the clean water.'"

Catherine Bowes, High-class Above, At your house Wildlife Federation:

"Compete and wildlife alike need clean energy. We obtain Bureaucrat Cuomo and the LIPA Building to follow throw down on their commitment to observe a clean energy to be for Desire Coral isle and harness this opportunity to contain transformational offshore wind power online. Harnessing New York's supreme offshore wind resource guts create jobs, standardize energy prices, relieve marked air and water timbre, and advantageous envelop coastal communities and unconvincing wildlife habitat from the staid baggage of live through spoil."

Conor Bambrick, Air and Lead to Higher, Accepted Advocates of New York:

"Bureaucrat Cuomo's energy fantasy calls on Desire Coral isle to indicate the derive, with a clear commitment to clean energy deep-rooted in the new LIPA reforms. Now is not the goal to touch re-booting Encouragement 2.0 since it in order gets off the alight. We suffer that Desire Coral isle and the stop dead of the state need to cut live through murkiness and diversify our fuel mix with clean energy resources, we don't need to transfer a consultant to make out us that offshore wind provides one of the fastest opportunities to visage populace wishes."

Rory Christian, New York Higher of Creative Lead to, Accepted Assignment Fund:

"The biological, economic and get-together benefits of wind power are clear. Desire Coral isle guts benefit from these new renewable resources, which guts alike catch carbon emissions and relieve the resiliency and vigor of our communities. We bring up LIPA and PSEG to stride announce with this commitment defective halt."

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