Cuomo ducks on whether his administration will approve new gas pipelines, deferring to DEC review "based on the merit" of each application. "I believe climate change is a reality and my focus is to get to renewable energy as quickly as possible while the planet still exists."https://twitter.com/m_jfrench/status/1091372333468712960 …
Utilities recover costs of new gas distribution pipes over 60 to 80 years but State goals require less use of gas by 2050 -- only 31 years from now. If we allow gas expansion today, we'll end up with expensive stranded assets long before they are paid off.