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Astoria Generating Station. New York's largest single peaker plant site has an important legacy with a dark side. It's also among the first to have a committed plan to replace some of its capacity with batteries, by owner Eastern Generation. Image: wikimedia user tim1337
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Friday Briefing: NYC’s peaker problem and BESS manufacturing quality in the spotlight

February 2, 2024
This Friday Briefing focuses on New York’s fight to get rid of dangerous peaker plants, and getting battery storage manufacturing right.
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New York City’s most polluting fossil fuel plants can retire by 2030 thanks to renewables, storage

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A combination of renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy storage can be used to effectively retire New York City’s entire fleet of more than 6GW of peaker plants by 2030, a new study has found.
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