Upstate United Responds to Approval of the 2025 State Energy Plan

December 16th, 2025

The following statement can be attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United

“We are encouraged that the State Energy Plan (SEP) acknowledges our long-standing concerns with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s (CLCPA) impact on affordability and grid reliability. While we appreciate that the governor, her office, and state agency leaders now recognize these realities, the SEP does not supersede existing law.

“An all of the above approach is necessary; however, it is not sufficient. What we need at this pivotal moment is to amend the law so that it is consistent with what the plan recognizes to be true: the state will need continued fossil fuel generation to support energy demand. Until we address the unrealistic mandates intended to comply with the CLCPA, the legal standing of our own laws, along with our state’s ability to attract necessary investment, will remain in limbo.”