QUESTION
Council Member Alexa Aviles Asks EDC About Shore Power Connection Verification
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Council Member Alexa Aviles inquires how the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) verifies reasons ships may not be connecting to shore power, despite available infrastructure. The discussion uncovers the role of Ports America in reporting these connections to the EDC and documenting the reasons behind any failures to connect. The conversation highlights the importance of accountability and diligent monitoring to ensure ships use shore power as intended.
Speaker 2
0:44:50
So in terms of you mentioned the reasons the reasons why ships may not be plugging in.
0:44:59
How does EDC verify that?
0:45:01
Because there has been data across the globe that shows ships actually are not plugging in because it's just not convenient.
0:45:07
They're not interested.
0:45:08
But these things are often not verified unless there's an investigative reporter who is following this data.
0:45:16
How is EDC verifying that these are the reasons?
Speaker 7
0:45:19
Yeah, absolutely, it's a very good question.
0:45:23
And especially considering that we are implementing a requirement within these long term agreements.
0:45:29
It's critical for us.
0:45:31
To hold these lines accountable.
0:45:33
So, EDC works with ports America, the terminal operator, to track those connections.
0:45:39
So we do the due diligence to make sure that the shore power equipped vessels connect as often as possible.
0:45:45
And we monitor all the conditions under which the vessels do.
0:45:49
So that will help us find and develop a best set of practices and address any conditions that impede shore power.
0:45:57
So, ports America provides us with that report along with what conditions were aligned.
0:46:05
To ensure that it was it was only for those 3 reasons that I stated earlier that the ship was unable to connect.
Speaker 2
0:46:15
So so it's ports America reporting to EDC that And then they're documenting why the hookups haven't happened.
Speaker 7
0:46:24
Correct.