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April 16, 2025
John Cropley
New York/New England Bureau Chief
John Cropley is a New York City native and a longtime resident of upstate New York. He was a newspaper reporter and editor for 33 years, 29 of them at The Daily Gazette in Schenectady, where he most recently reported local business news. In his spare time, Cropley is an avid photographer and fair-weather bicyclist. He and his wife have one adult son and share their home with two young dogs.

Recent Articles
EIA Projects Demise of Coal, Rise of Renewables
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts sharp increases in renewable power generation and sharp decreases in coal-fired power in its 2025 Annual Energy Outlook.
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Report Estimates Billions in Savings from More Interregional Transmission
Authors of a new report say better market integration and reduced interregional constraints in the U.S. transmission network would have saved as much as $12 billion in 2022 and 2023.
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NY Energy Summit: Slow and Cautious Progress Offshore
Updates on energy development efforts off the New York coastline did not gloss over President Donald Trump’s war on wind turbines but did not focus on it, either.
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NY Energy Summit: Making the RAPID Act Live up to its Name
Recent developments made speakers at the annual New York Energy Summit optimistic that the state's permitting process will be getting faster.
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NY Energy Summit: Patience Trumps Angst
State officials speaking at the New York Energy Summit acknowledged the uncertainty facing everyone in the room but said it has not changed the state's clean-energy vision. 
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