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Peaker Plants Unplugged?

Peaker Plants Unplugged? - Discussing the Future of Electric Reliability & Environmental Justice Impacts
Thursday, March 13, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Online Registration is now closed. Walk In Registrations will be accepted!
Format: In-Person

Program Fee: 
Free for Members |$15 for Non-Members

Description:
NYC's peaker plants play an important role in ensuring the reliability of electricity in New York but balancing the need for affordable and reliable electricity with the associated social and environmental impacts is no small feat. Join us for an engaging panel conversation about the history, current state, and future of NYC's electric peaker plants. Topics to be discussed include current and future demands on our grid, the reliability and affordability of our electricity, New York State's renewable energy generation goals, and environmental justice issues.

Speakers:
Meagan Burton, Counsel, Earthjustice
John Reese, Principal, Morningside Energy
Bill Acker, Executive Director, NY-BEST
Richard B. Miller, Co-Chair, NYC Bar Association Energy Committee
C. Lindsay Anderson, Professor & Department Chair, Biological and Environmental Engineering; Senior Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Cornell University

Moderator:
Chris Coll, Project Director, NYS Department of Public Service

Sponsoring Committee:
Energy, Richard B. Miller & Robert E. Craig, Co-Chairs

Co-Sponsoring Committee:
New York City Affairs, Marc A. Landis & Margaret Lu, Co-Chairs 


Where
42 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036

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