9.20.19 - Subsidies for Canadian hydropower will be reexamined, PSC chair says
'The state’s top utility regulator told renewable energy developers today that the Public Service Commission would be dealing with repowering and Canadian hydropower as part of its new mandate of 70 percent renewables by 2030.'
'The issue of whether imported hydropower should be eligible for state subsidies has been contentious, with staunch opposition from in-state generators. A shift in current policy limiting eligibility for large-scale and incremental hydropower could pave the way for improved financial prospects for the Champlain Hudson Power Express, a decade old plan to bring power from HydroQuebec to New York City. '