Coal

How dead is coal in New York?

In November 2002, New York generated 2,100 gigawatt hours of electricity from coal.
In November 2016, New York generated 22 gigawatt hours of electricity from coal.

It’s been five and half yearsΒ (July 2011) since the state has produced more then 1,000 gigawatt hours of electricity in any particular month from coal.

We are down to two utility-scale power plants that burn coal,Β Kintigh Generating Station in Somerset, Niagara County (slated for retirement) and Cayuga Operating Station in Tompkins County, north of Ithaca (slated for conversation to natural gas).

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