POLITICO Pro | Article | Canadian hydropower line still on schedule, despite cost increases

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POLITICO Pro | Article | Canadian hydropower line still on schedule, despite cost increases

The developers of a transmission line that is essential to meeting New York’s clean energy goals and shutting down polluting New York City power plants say they’re still on track to finish construction in 2026 — despite pushing for nearly $3 billion in increased ratepayer subsidies.

The recent ask by the Champlain Hudson Power Express is the latest effort by renewable energy companies to press New York regulators for more public aid for their projects — putting the state in an increasingly difficult bind as it steams toward ambitious climate goals by 2030.

New York set to expand early voting by mail — but legal challenges are likely – Gothamist

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New York set to expand early voting by mail — but legal challenges are likely – Gothamist

The anticipated new law would allow all registered voters to request an early mail voting ballot from their local board of elections. It also requires the BOE to establish and maintain an online system where voters can apply for and track their early voting ballot applications, similar to the system already in place for voters to request an absentee ballot. Voters would then need to submit those early mail voting ballots before the polls close on Election Day.

Should I pull the plug on the blog? 🔌

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I’m back to thinking about that again. I decided not to auto renew my blog but I still have to October 23rd to make up my mind and pay the $530 fee for the next three years. Indeed the cost is the big sticking point but also a recent email from the hosting company suggesting an up sell to an even more expensive contract due to the size of my blog – 36 gigabytes as they’re enforcing a 40 gig quota come November 1st as unlimited storage with their plus plan comes to an end. Somehow that rubs me the wrong way with the higher costs all around.

I’ve been considering my alternatives. One is to pull the plug on the blog come November. Another is to change web hosts. Or I could improve the efficiency of my data management system and or purge the oldest photos and maps which rarely get served and don’t add much value. The PDFs for maps take up a lot of space but get few downloads compared to the JPEG versions. Lossless compression could be increased, duplicated maps and scaled data deleted. I’ve also thought about embracing advertising, especially on the maps and archives pages which are mostly search engine traffic. Indeed if I were to embrace advertising it would be a revenue neutral proposition.