Long Island Power Authority - Renewable Electricity Goal

April 19, 2023

Summary

Background & IRP Objectives

In July 2019, New York State enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) – one of the most aggressive clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction policies in the country. The CLCPA includes, among other goals, a state-wide requirement that 70 percent of electricity consumed in the state by 2030 be produced from renewable energy; the development of 6,000 MW of distributed solar by 2025; 9,000 MW of offshore wind by 2035; 3,000 MW of energy storage by 2030; and 100 percent zero-carbon electricity generation by 2040.

Timeline, Public Comments, and Scope of Work

LIPA staff presented the objectives, key challenges, and timeline for the IRP to the LIPA Board at its June 23, 2021 meeting. To initiate public engagement on the IRP development, LIPA held a 30-day public comment period on the Scope of Work (SoW), which commenced on July 23, 2021. LIPA received 18 comments on the proposed SoW. Comments, and LIPA’s formal responses, can be found in the “public comments” drop-down below. On September 22, 2021, the LIPA Board approved the IRP SoW. The 2022 IRP process will be a 15-month effort with completion in the first quarter of 2023.

Note: IRP not yet completed

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Utility
Category: Regulatory Policy
State: New York
Incentive Type: Renewables Portfolio Standard
Web Site: https://www.lipower.org/IRP/
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Solar Photovoltaics
  • Wind (All)
  • Biomass
  • Hydroelectric
  • Fuel Cells using Non-Renewable Fuels
  • Landfill Gas
  • Tidal
  • Wave
  • Ocean Thermal
  • Anaerobic Digestion
  • Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels
Standard: 70% by 2030

Authorities

Name: Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
Date Enacted: 06/23/2004

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.