NY’s ‘green elephant’ climate projects are collapsing under the weight of . . . math

Nypost · Apr 15, 2026 · 417 words · By Post Editorial Board

Economic viability of green energy Climate policy criticism Political accountability of NY state leadership

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NY’s ‘green elephant’ climate projects are collapsing under the weight of .

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NY’s ‘green elephant’ climate projects are collapsing under the weight of .

Why it matters

math Nearly two dozen New York clean energy projects are likely to get scrapped because the financial math doesn’t add up — though the state powers that be don’t want to admit that it never did.

Common ground

Officially, the New York State Energy Research Development Authority, aka NYSERDA, is simply refusing to renegotiate state contracts to build various wind and solar plants, likely leading its counterparties to pull out.

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Claim 1: “the New York State Energy Research Development Authority, aka NYSERDA, is simply refusing to renegotiate state contracts to build various wind and solar plants”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that NYSERDA refused proposals to renegotiate existing power purchase agreements, leading to the cancellation of some contracts or the launch of new solicitations.

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web search NEUTRAL — NYSERDA refused a proposal to renegotiate existing power purchase agreements and instead launched a new solicitation permitting the projects to cancel their agreements and rebid.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/new-york-ends-third-w…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York public utilities regulators balked at wind developers’ request for new rate increases. After refusing to renegotiate contracts in October, state officials said Feb. 29 they had reached new de…
https://www.nationalfisherman.com/mid-atlantic/new-york-canc…

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web search NEUTRAL — The solicitation by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) was being closely watched because it allowed companies to exit old contracts and re-offer projects at higher …
https://gcaptain.com/new-york-awards-awaited-offshore-wind-c…

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Claim 2: “It’s all part of the con that is New York’s 2019 Climate Act”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that New York passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) in 2019.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) is a plan signed into law on July 18, 2019 to address climate change and reach net zero emissions in New York State. The Act sets the goals …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Leadership_and_Communi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Climate change in New York City could affect buildings and infrastructure, wetlands, water supply, public health, and energy demand, due to the high population and extensive infrastructure in the regi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_New_York_Cit…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Health Act (NYHA) is a single-payer healthcare bill under consideration by the New York State Senate. While championed by progressives, the legislation has been obstructed by Republican p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Health_Act

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Claim 3: “Nearly two dozen New York clean energy projects are likely to get scrapped because the financial math doesn’t add up”

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The provided evidence does not mention New York clean energy projects being scrapped due to financial math. One search result mentions 24 projects in India, which is irrelevant to New York.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 97th season of play and their 98th season overall. During the off-season, Peter Laviolette was named head coach on June 13, 2023, after Gerard G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_New_York_Rangers_seaso…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to its north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its south, it ext…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

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Claim 4: “the projects’ costs have soared since the deals were inked”

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While the evidence for Claim 1 mentions that NYSERDA allowed companies to re-offer projects at 'higher prices', there is no specific evidence provided in the search results explicitly stating that costs 'soared' for these specific projects since the deals were inked, only general definitions of cost overruns.

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web search NEUTRAL — Costs are often underestimated, resulting in cost overruns during execution. Cost-plus pricing is where the price equals cost plus a percentage of overhead or profit margin.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost

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web search NEUTRAL — Fixed costs vs variable costs vs semi-variable costs Taken together, fixed and variable costs are the total cost of keeping your business running and making sales. Fixed costs stay the same no matter …
https://www.bench.co/blog/accounting/fixed-vs-variable-costs

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web search NEUTRAL — To require a specified payment, expenditure, effort, or loss: It costs more to live in the city.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/costs

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Claim 5: “Hochul’s GOP opponent, Nassau Exec Bruce Blakeman”

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Multiple web search results identify Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County Executive, as a GOP opponent/challenger to Governor Kathy Hochul.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bruce Arthur Blakeman (born October 2, 1955) is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th county executive of Nassau County, New York. A Republican, Blakeman was first elected …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Blakeman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Nassau County Executive election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the County Executive of Nassau County, New York. Incumbent Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman, first elected in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Nassau_County_Executive_e…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul is running for re-election to a s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_gubernatorial_el…

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Claim 6: “roughly 60% of large-scale wind- and solar-farm contracts have gotten tossed”

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The provided evidence does not contain any statistics or mentions of 60% of large-scale wind and solar contracts being tossed in New York.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York metropolitan area, also called the Tri-State area and sometimes referred to as Greater New York or Metro New York, is the largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a gross metropoli…
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