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Council Member Aviles Questions EDC on Shore Power Timeline and Compatibility
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Council Member Alexa Aviles questions the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) on the extended timeline for shore power plug-in to 2035, displaying concern over delays despite initial promises. The EDC explains that the mobile jib repair will allow connectivity to additional Princess and Cunard ships by the end of 2024 and emphasizes the need for system compatibility. The 2035 timeline is linked to the cruise industry's commitment to retrofit all ships for shore power.
Speaker 2
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I think So I wanna I wanna move on to the shore power piece.
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You know, early in my tenure, the EDC president Kimball noted that the electrification would be repaired within a year.
0:42:53
We are 3 years later.
0:42:55
With an additional year and a half, q 420.
0:43:00
I think, what do you say q 3, maybe this year.
0:43:03
I forget, it keeps moving to repair this jib.
0:43:09
If the mobile Jib is anticipated to be ready by next fall of this year.
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Why has EDC extended the timeline for plug in to 2035 through these agreements.
Speaker 7
0:43:24
Thank you, Councilwoman.
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I can hopefully address that.
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So the current mobile jib that's there will allow us to connect to additional Princess and Cunard ships, which is critical to get more ships connected to shore power.
0:43:44
That will be complete by the end of 2024, and that will be tracked and measured by our partner, Ports America.
0:43:51
Again, the only time ships are unable to connect are for 3 reasons.
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It is weather related and it is unsafe.
0:43:58
It will overload the grid and it is unsafe or there is load shedding happening at Con Edison and we want to be safe.
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Outside of that, the most important piece is to create a system that is compatible.
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And that is the true goal.
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The 20:35 date is very specific to the cruise lines themselves.
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So the cruise industry, the Klea, is committing that all new ships are shore power capable by 2028.
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By 2035, all ships all vessels are to be retrofitted.
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Those that are not shore power enabled are retrofitted.
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Our goal at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is to span the capability of that shore power to connect to as many ships as possible.