Kelly Dudzik April 27, 2022 The New York State Climate Action Council is holding a public hearing Wednesday in Buffalo to talk about its proposed policies to reach the state’s climate goals. The Draft Scoping Plan is a 341-page document that the state is getting the public’s comment on until June 10, 2022. It was created […]
Matt Glynn Apr 27, 2022 Big changes are looming for how Western New York residents heat their homes and operate their appliances. A new statewide energy plan being debated would gradually phase out the use of natural gas in homes and buildings, in favor of greater reliance on electricity. The changes recommended in the Climate […]
By Jacob Fries [email protected] New York State recently unveiled its long term plan for addressing climate change and meeting the terms of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019. What CLCPA looks to do is bring New York state to a carbon neutral economy by 2050. This involves achieving net-zero carbon emissions, growing and […]
Six-figure Campaign Will Air in Every Major TV Market in New York State;Highlights How Energy Bills Will Skyrocket if Albany Lawmakers Current Plans Become Law Recent Polling Shows Nearly Two-Thirds of New Yorkers Say Electric Bills Are Already Too High & 84% of Residents Support Use of Natural Gas (Albany, NY) – The New Yorkers for […]
New Yorkers for Affordable Energy released the following statement in response to today’s planned “$15 Billion Before It’s Too Late” rally in Albany. The statement should be attributed to Michelle Hook, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Affordable Energy: “NY Renews is not interested in sound energy policy, or the fact that New Yorkers already […]
A federal court has ruled against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and upheld a federal decision in favor of National Fuel’s long-delayed Northern Access Pipeline’s $500 million natural gas project through Western New York. New Yorkers for Affordable Energy released this statement in reaction to the court’s decision: “The high court’s Northern […]
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Nearly Two-Thirds of Respondents Say Electric Bills Are Already Too High &84% of New Yorkers Support Use of Natural Gas New York voters overwhelmingly say cost and keeping the lights are the most important energy issues to them right now. That’s the finding of a recent survey of likely voters in New York State by […]
Unions, businesses, industry groups, and community organizations sign on to a joint letter to the CAC asking for a financial analysis of the impacts of the Community Leadership and Climate Protection Act.
NYAE members sent a letter detailing the reasons the Utility Reform Act would eliminate objectivity and dur process from the current utility regulations at the Public Service Commission
