Green energy mandates have driven up electricity prices in New York while shrinking the state’s overall electricity production. Data centers are the greatest tool we have right now to stop the rise in electricity prices and ultimately bring them back down.

Chris Wright, the energy official, said green energy mandates in New York have raised electricity prices while reducing overall state electricity production, and cited data centers as the primary tool to reverse rising electricity costs. Wright's statement challenges the effectiveness of existing renewable energy policies in the state.