Posted on 03/02/2026 5:44:41 PM PST by Libloather
Critics, including us, have been warning that New Yorkers’ energy costs are about to soar even higher, thanks to the state’s insane 2019 climate law.
Now, a state agency itself is confirming those warnings — and has even put a price tag on the pain: a whopping $4,100 a year extra per household by 2031.
That’s just for electricity, reports the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency; the bill for gas for home heating, as well as gasoline costs, are also set to shoot up. At the pump a gallon of gas is expected to go up an eye-watering $2.23.
Plus, businesses’ utility costs could rise 46%, and truck-delivery expenses over 60% — sending consumer prices through the roof.
Gov. Kathy Hochul seems to have recognized at least the political danger: As she runs for reelection on a promise of affordability, voters won’t find the extra hit particularly “affordable.”
So she appears set to push for changes or delays to the law — at least until after she’s safely reelected.
Sometimes rule changes are needed to “fit the times,” argues Hochul Budget Director Blake Washington, as if “the times” have dramatically changed unpredictably since the law was passed.
Truth is, opponents have been flagging its astronomical (and pointless) costs for years.
Last year, even the left-leaning Progressive Policy Institute called it an “undeniable” failure that’s only succeeded in “driving up costs for families, constraining reliable supply” and imperiling “the political viability of the state’s climate agenda.”
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You know what makes poor people suffer, as individuals, as couples, as parents with little kids? being too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter trying to shave dollars off their electric bills, it is misery.
I feel sorry for New York conservatives.
I guess that’s one way to empty out New York state.
But it’s warm collectivism, worth any price.
Once New York has chased out all the normal people, nobody will GAS if they, the Democrats cease to exist.
No need for worry. NY has a rock solid plan for producing the perfect amount of energy for the next several decades. The biggest worry for NY is producing sufficient electricity during the “Dark Doldrums - the times when there is no sunlight to power the solar panels, and no wind to power the windmills. The problem is perfectly solved with DEFRs. DEFRs will always come through when needed. The plan is perfect!
So, what are DEFRs? They, of course, are Dispatchable Emission Free Resources, DEFRs, always available, and No CO2. Check the plan Yourself, if you don’t believe me.
Gotta find a way to blame Trump and they can ignore it.
New York’s climate law is unforgiving and has hard requirements which cannot be met. The legislature must convene and pass a new more realistic law very soon, or face economic disaster. Stupid chickens coming home to roost..
I thought Gov. Cuomo got rid of all of them.
I hear Kathy will do this after her reelection. Smooth.
NY gas prices could soar by $2.23, Hochul warns — as she tries to delay controversial green energy mandates
“I feel sorry for New York conservatives.”
Our conservative family has been in western NY since the 1700s. My sister, brother, and I have moved to TN. We’re trying to get our youngest brother to follow us.
Still have many cousins there, and they’re slowly leaving.
(Our family reunions there end up being Trump rallies.)
We got behind the curve by moving investment to intermittent renewables. Now, everyone is scrambling.
There is a FIVE-YEAR backlog for steam turbines for natural gas plants. And, AI Data Centers are coming too fast.
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