Rise Light & Power, a New York–based energy asset manager and developer has plans to redevelop its Ravenswood Generating Station — New York City’s largest power generator — as a new renewable energy hub, dubbed Renewable Ravenswood.
The 27-acre waterfront industrial site will be repositioned to serve as a central hub that can integrate clean-energy sources, such as offshore wind and upstate wind and solar, directly into New York City’s electric grid, replacing fossil-fuel power with homegrown, locally sourced clean energy.
Renewable Ravenswood also advances New York’s efforts to ditch fossil fuel facilities by 2030, particularly those located near historically disadvantaged communities.
“New York City has for too long relied almost exclusively on fossil fuels to power the city,” said Clint Plummer, CEO of Rise Light & Power. “Our future demands innovative and reliable clean energy solutions, and we will deliver just that with our bold m