Coalition for Competitive Electricity v. Zibelman

ELR Citation: 47 ELR 20092
No(s). 16-CV-8164 (S.D.N.Y. Jul 25, 2017) (Caproni, J.)

A district court held that New York's Zero-Emission Credit (ZEC) program is not preempted by federal law. In an effort to curb the effects of global warming, New York issued a Clean Energy Standard (CES) Order that created two programs, one being ZEC. A ZEC is a “credit for the zero-emissions attr...