Stakeholders raise issues as New York’s carbon pricing plan slowly unfolds

摘要

Complexities with regard to pricing carbon into New York’s wholesale power markets are emerging as the process moves forward, with New York City concerned about a lack of focus and Hydro Quebec taking issue with how its exports might be treated. New York is at the forefront of carbon pricing with its initiative to include a carbon emissions charge within its wholesale energy price structure, but as the state and its grid operator work toward an implementation plan, stakeholders have raised various concerns.