In this study, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) builds upon its U.S. National Electrification Assessment of the economic potential for electrification—the adoption of electric end-use technologies in place of fossil-fueled alternatives—with an in-depth exploration of state-specific opportunities across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors of New York State over the next three decades, along with key implications for efficiency, the environment, and the grid.
EPRI’s Efficient Electrification Initiative explores electrification in the context of the broad energy system—analyzing the customer value of advanced, end use technologies that efficiently amplify benefits of cleaner power generation. Coupling EPRI’s modeling capabilities with its extensive research on end-use technologies, the analysis finds that electrification outcomes in New York, including the extent and timing of adoption, infrastructure and investment needs, and associated economy-wide emission reductions, will vary depending on a range of policy, economic, and technology factors.
This analysis was conducted prior to the enactment of the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and is not intended to make policy recommendations or identify specific pathways to achieving the state’s greenhouse gas targets. Instead, it illustrates that a portfolio of electric technologies could play a significant role in reaching the state’s energy goals. Furthermore, this initial assessment focuses attention on needed research and development and frameworks that will guide the transition, helping to identify the areas in which legislators, regulators, utilities, grid operators, customers, and other stakeholders can work together on the next chapter of New York’s clean energy future.
Authors Delavane Diaz, Francisco de la Chesnaye, and Allen Dennis