The keys are incentivising Con Ed into doing this, and getting away from the political rhetoric about 'new' energy sources.

That said, they are building a huge windpowered station in upstate New York, I think.  And there must be some real offshore wind opportunities off Long Island.

When the nuclear reactors shut down (http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/st_profiles/sept02ny.xls Nine Mile Point?) New York is going to have a power deficit, I think.

Actually as LevinK pointed out to me, we are already in deficit.

Here's an analysis I did a while back, but haven't figured out on my new Mac computer how to make the excel chart into a picture that I can post. Any tech advice.