“Investing in clean energy, built by skilled, safe union workers, can create the triple win of lower energy costs, good-paying jobs, and stronger communities.”
Extreme heat this summer has caused rolling blackouts across New York City. From Staten Island to Queens, families were not only left sweltering, but also wondering—why? Even though we are the nation’s largest city by population, a world capital, a global leader in so many ways, we continue to rely on an outdated energy grid without enough local power supply.
As conflict entangles the globe, we face the risk of supply interruptions and spiking oil and gas prices here at home. This doesn’t have to be the case, yet we continue to rely on volatile foreign markets for our own energy security.
Big crises are also big opportunities. So amid all of this political uncertainty, it’s worth imagining what it would look like to achieve real stability and independence for our energy system—a grid with abundant and reliable power that doesn’t pollute our neighborhoods or fail to meet demand on the hottest day of the year; an energy supply free from the volatility and uncertainty of foreign sources; and an energy industry that creates good union jobs for working people, so that more Americans can live with dignity and prosperity…