Quick question: how much power in New York State comes from carbon sources? How much comes from wind? How much from nuclear? And how vulnerable is our grid? There are massive questions about how to bring new sources of energy to New Yorkers, and how the grid can -- or can't -- accommodate it.
The New York Times recently published a story about this challenge, and the ways our power arrives at our homes. We explore it with the author and one of her primary sources for the piece:
- Emily Rueb, New York Times reporter
- Suzanne Hunt, Hunt Green LLC
- Jim Gallagher, New York State Smart Grid Consortium