QUESTION
How many megawatts of additional battery energy storage and renewable resources would New York City need to decommission all peaker plants?
0:58:02
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Decommissioning all peaker plants in NYC requires a combination of additional battery energy storage and renewable energy capacity; the exact megawatt need is currently unspecified.
- Battery storage alone cannot enable the decommissioning of all peaker plants.
- A combination of battery storage and additional renewable energy capacity is necessary.
- The administration is researching to determine the exact megawatt need based on the combination of renewable resources.
Alexa Avilés
0:58:02
So in terms of the peaker plants, so does the administration know how many megawatts of additional battery energy storage in New York City would allow us to decommission all the peaker plants without sacrificing grid reliability?
Lydia Wiener
0:58:24
Thank you for that question.
0:58:26
Battery storage alone cannot enable all of the peker plants to be decommissioned.
0:58:33
It has to be a combination of battery storage and added renewable capacity to New York City's grid.
Alexa Avilés
0:58:39
And do you know how much we would need to how much that would equal in terms of the megawatt need?
Lydia Wiener
0:58:47
I think it depends on the combination of the renewable assets that are providing that capacity, but we can do some research and back to you with that.
Alexa Avilés
0:58:56
Thank you.
0:58:57
Thank you, chair.
0:58:58
Thank you.