New York’s Dependence on Imported Coal

In 2008, New York imported 100% of the coal used for its electricity generation, resulting in $472 million leaving the state. While coal provided 13.6% of the state's electricity mix, New York has implemented an energy efficiency resource standard to reduce power demand by nearly 2% annually starting in 2011 and a renewable electricity standard requiring 30% of power from renewables by 2015.

• In 2008, New York imported all of the coal used by its power plants, with some sourced from South America. This resulted in $472 million being sent out of state to pay for these imports.
• Coal accounted for 13.6% of New York's electricity generation mix in 2008. The state ranked 10th among states for spending on international coal imports, totaling $63 million.
• New York has established an energy efficiency resource standard that mandates utilities to lower power demand by nearly 2% every year starting in 2011.
• The state has a technical capacity to meet 83% of its 2008 electricity requirements through renewable energy, specifically wind, solar, and bioenergy. To advance this, New York requires utilities to source 30% of the state's power from renewable resources by 2015.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2010). New York’s Dependence on Imported Coal. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/UCS-BCBC-factsheet-New-York.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. New York’s Dependence on Imported Coal. 2010. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/UCS-BCBC-factsheet-New-York.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2010new, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{New York’s Dependence on Imported Coal}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2010}, month = may, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/UCS-BCBC-factsheet-New-York.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }