New York Governor Kathy Hochul has apparently decided to go out like a kamikaze. Her reelection airplane has taken a lot of flak, and she knows her chances of making it back to her base in Albany next year is a lost cause.
So she's decided to do all she can to make New York as miserably progressive as possible, and damn the consequences.
Today's cover: Con Ed proposes massive rate hikes that could increase NYers gas, energy bills by $154 a month — thanks to Hochul’s green energy push https://t.co/976qg6rUiU pic.twitter.com/wyrPT7cDy2
— New York Post (@nypost) February 6, 2025
Hot on the heels of Hochul's wildly unpopular congestion tax--which is, of course, the lazy politician's way out of simply enforcing existing subway and bus ridership laws--Hochul has doubled down with a new piece of nanny state legislation: forced green energy.
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The monopolistic ConEdison, New York's primary energy provider, has tried for years to convince its customers to go green voluntarily, sending out thick mailers every few months (not very green of you, ConEd--makes it seem like this isn't about the environment) exhorting the merits of renewable energy.
Curious residents who read the pamphlets discovered that they could switch over to energy supplied by CleanChoice green resources (that is, fund more green development), but instead of being rewarded for their high-minded behavior, they would pay more for the privilege.
Asking nicely didn't work, so Hochul decided to ram the policy through, potentially costing New Yorkers an extra $150 per month or more. That's nearly $2,000 per year more for the average voter in an already overtaxed state, in a period of heavy inflation. It's political suicide.
The words of X user @Satguy01 described our state's plight beautifully.
Imagine, if you will, the average New Yorker, already juggling the cost of living in one of the priciest cities on Earth. Now, they must also grapple with this new financial burden, all thanks to Hochul's green crusade. "Oh, you want to reduce your carbon footprint?" Hochul seems to say with a wink, "Well, how about we start by reducing your bank account's footprint first?" The irony of it all? This push for green energy, meant to be a step towards sustainability, feels more like a step towards insolvency for the everyday New Yorker. While Hochul envisions a city powered by windmills and solar panels, the reality is New Yorkers are left wondering how they'll power their homes and keep the lights on, let alone think about reducing emissions. In the streets of New York, sarcasm drips from conversations like the sweat from a subway commuter in August. "Oh, thank you, Governor Hochul, for this grand vision," they say, rolling their eyes so hard they might just see the back of their heads. "Let's celebrate by lighting candles because we can't afford the electricity bill anymore."
Perhaps Hochul's shoot-from-the-hip attitude is the result of political calculus.
After briefly forming a truce with NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Hochul is on her own path now. Adams felt the full force of the weaponized justice system following his departure from the open borders reservation. He has since found an unlikely ally in President Trump.
That association is a bridge too far for Hochul, of course. When Adams asked for over a billion dollars this week to help pay for, of all things, the hordes of illegal aliens foisted upon the city, Hochul drew a clear, bright line: no more money for migrants.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams begs Albany for $1.1B more to combat migrant crisis — and says Big Apple needs it in 12 weeks https://t.co/U4DMu5ShSk pic.twitter.com/SmadrK0yHM
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) February 4, 2025
Hochul appears to have no real allies. Unpopular in her own party, toxic to voters, and now distant again from Adams, what could explain her cavalier decision to push for something as idealistic as green energy at this moment?
Our guess is that she has been talking to Andrew Cuomo, who leads comfortably in early polling for the mayoral race in November. Yes, it would be a big step down in prestige to act as an advisor for her old boss, but the salary would likely be comparable.
And let's face it, Kathy was never comfortable in the big seat.
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