Tag: Press release
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New York Planning to Restore Funding to State’s Popular Energy Efficiency and Electrification Program
In response to months of activism and advocacy against budget cuts to EmPower+, NYS is planning a record RGGI appropriation to program that reduces energy bills MEDIA CONTACT:Ali Hameedali.hameed@sunstonestrategies.org 201.285.9649 Albany, NY — Today, advocates celebrated the Hochul administration’s planned allocation of new Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) funding to the EmPower+ program for 2025…
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AGREE Statement on NYPA Nuclear Proposal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: info@agreeny.org or 315-480-1515 x 702 June 27, 2024 This week, Governor Hochul announced a plan for the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to build a publicly funded nuclear power plant. In response to Governor Hochul’s announcement, Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE) Executive Director, Jessica Azulay, issued the following statement: “New…
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NYSEG and RG&E Slammed for Billing Problems, Significant Deficiencies in Rate Hike Proposal
Advocates file motion to dismiss utilities’ request for huge gas and electric rate hikes and call on Governor Hochul to help protect consumers (ALBANY, NY) – Today, consumer and environmental advocacy organizations filed a motion with the Public Service Commission seeking dismissal of the NYSEG (22-E-0317/22-G-0318) and RG&E (22-E-0319/22-G-0320) rate case filings. The advocates assert…
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Gov Cuomo’s Nuclear Bailout Enters 3rd Year; Cost To NY Electricity Customers Goes Up, Not Down As Cuomo Administration Projected
In light of the costs rising for the bailout, opponents of the subsidies are renewing their call on the Cuomo administration to make good on its August 1, 2016 promise to create an alternative for customers who do not want to pay the nuclear subsidies.
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WNY Projects On The Line
New York State started to see some community solar development under net metering as investors and developers of community solar projects felt more confident in moving projects forward.
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CNY Projects On The Line
These projects would create hundreds of construction jobs, and more than double the amount of solar energy produced in Central New York.
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Perry Visits FitzPatrick On Anniversary Of NY Nuclear Bailout
“Secretary Perry coming to New York’s bailed out FitzPatrick plant shows what a dirty deal it was to force consumers to subsidize that failing industry,” said Jessica Maxwell, an organizer with Syracuse Peace Council.
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Press Release: National Grid Rate Hike Approved
The decision by the PSC yesterday will not only intensify the energy affordability crisis in Upstate NY, but it appears at odds with a major regulatory reform initiative underway in New York since 2014, Reforming the Energy Vision (REV).
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Alliance For A Green Economy Files Amicus Brief In Case Challenging NY Nuclear Subsidies
Alliance for a Green Economy has filed a friend of the court brief supporting a legal challenge against New York’s $7.6 billion nuclear subsidies. The amicus brief highlights how New York’s Public Service Commission violated state law and overstepped its authority when approving a massive bailout for four upstate nuclear plants. The brief reviews how the Public…
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Advocates Decry Governor’s Veto Of Popular Geothermal Tax Credit Bill And Call For Quick Action To Avoid Layoffs
By switching to geothermal systems for heating and cooling, homeowners can dramatically reduce their greenhouse gas footprint as well as their heating and cooling bills.