Guess what, everybody: When the state forced the Indian Point nuclear power plant to shutter in 2021, it caused New York City’s carbon emissions to go up!
Wow, who could ever have imagined that closing down an emissions-free power source would force people to rely on other, less-green sources to satisfy Gotham’s vast energy demand?
Only anyone who bothered to think it through.
Remember, Indian Point was shut down before the state’s solar and wind capacities had any hope of replacing the lost wattage on their own.
(They’re still waaaaay behind.)
As a result, natural gas usage soared, along with carbon emissions.