The New York Department of Environmental Conservation on May 9 adopted regulations that require all power plants to meet strict emissions limits, a move expected to phase out the state's remaining coal-fired power plants by 2020.
In addition, New York Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing regulations that would restrict nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants meeting peak demand.
Combined, the rules would reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030. The state pledged for 100 percent clean energy, including nuclear, by 2040.
New York state has two remaining coal plants: the Somerset Generating Station near Barker and the Cayuga Station in the Finger Lakes.