New green power in NYC: A conversation with Tier 4 winners

New York is jump-starting a new program to bring clean, renewable energy to New York City’s electrical grid. The program—called “Tier 4” under the state’s Clean Energy Standard—supports new transmission to deliver clean power directly to the five boroughs. Just-announced awards to Clean Path NY and Champlain Hudson Power Express will add 18 million MWh of much-needed renewable energy per year to NYC, eventually contributing to LL97 REC availability.

Developers of these winning proposals presented the details about their projects, including how electricity will be generated and transmitted to New York City, the construction timeline and the expected environmental, community and economic benefits.

Published October 27, 2021

Speakers

Chris Halfnight

Chief Operating Officer and Incoming CEO

Chris is the COO of Urban Green Council, overseeing the organization’s strategy, research, policy and education initiatives to advance energy efficiency and building decarbonization in New York City, New York State and beyond. He was previously Senior Director of Research and Policy, leading data analysis, clean tech research, policy development, and city and state advocacy efforts. Chris is a mayoral appointee to NYC’s 26-member Sustainability Advisory Board. Prior to Urban Green, Chris was an attorney at Shearman & Sterling LLP and worked on clean energy policy for the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and NRDC. He holds a B.A. and J.D. from McGill University and a Master of Environmental Management with a specialization in energy systems from the Yale School of the Environment.

Moderator

John Mandyck

Chief Executive Officer

John joined Urban Green Council in 2018 as its first-ever CEO. He capped a 25-year career as Chief Sustainability Officer for United Technologies Corporation having done business in 53 countries. He’s an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Business and also served as a Visiting Scientist at the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health. John is the founding chair of the Corporate Advisory Board for the World Green Building Council and a former board chair of Urban Green. He is co-author of the book Food Foolish and has published about sustainability in Harvard Business Review.