SYRACUSE, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is facing major challenges to achieving near-term renewable energy goals, wants solutions to put New York ahead of other states — and is open to nuclear power playing a role.
“I’m so excited about this ‘all of the above’ approach — except for the fracking and the coal — wind and solar, geothermal, hydrogen or even splitting an atom,” Hochul said.
Hochul convened top energy officials and experts to discuss speeding renewable deployment Thursday in Syracuse, where she emphasized a commitment to artificial intelligence and semiconductor manufacturing, which will require large amounts of energy.
New nuclear resources were a major focus of the summit. The state released a “draft blueprint” for the technology, which highlighted the potential for new nuclear energy — but also raised questions about funding, siting, nuclear waste and workforce.
