The closure of the Indian Point nuclear-power plant in 2021 could cause more reliance by the city on dirty fossil fuels — despite both Mayor de Blasio and Gov Cuomo’s stance in favor of clean energy.
Cuomo last year said that safety measures would cause the early closure of the Indian Point plant, which has history of radioactive leaks and spills.
De Blasio has said he “conditionally” supports the troubled plant’s closure — but a top de Blasio energy aide has said not enough clean energy sources will be available by that time.
“If Indian Point were closing in 2021 we will see localized impacts before these other sources [of clean energy] come online,” Susan DesRoches, deputy director in the Mayor’s Office of Energy, said at a NYU forum earlier this year.
Carl Campanile – New York Post – August 13, 2018.
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