Category: Press Releases
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Local Elected Officials, Business Owners, and Syracuse Organizations Say We Can Address Climate Change The Transition from Fossil Fuels Is Underway
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Community members, elected officials, and businesses gathered this morning in the lobby of the Whitlock building in downtown Syracuse to call on New York’s leaders to implement the state’s climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
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AGREE Statement on the Joint Proposal Regarding the Exelon Spin-off of New York Nuclear Reactors
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In response to the filing of the Joint Proposal, AGREE makes the following statement, which can be attributed to Jessica Azulay, Executive Director:
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Elected Officials Oppose Upstate National Grid Rate Hike and Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Funding
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The officials asserted that the proposed gas infrastructure is an imprudent use of ratepayer money because it would force customers to pay millions for assets that will inevitably become stranded.
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Environmental and Consumer Advocates Win Fossil Fuel Reductions, Language Access Improvements, and Rate Hike Cutbacks from Central Hudson Utility
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The negotiations began after the utility asked the Public Service Commission (PSC), the state agency that regulates the utilities, for a rate increase.
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National Grid’s Rate Hike Proposal Rejected by Environmentalists, Consumer Groups
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Expert testimony demonstrated that National Grid’s rate hike and many of its planned investments are not in the public interest, and that the utility’s plans fall far short of what is needed to meet state mandated climate goals.
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Environmental groups earn unprecedented climate concessions in NYSEG/RG&E gas rate case
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After winning these concessions in the gas case, environmental groups joined with consumer advocates to fight the proposal to raise electric rates by double digit percentages.
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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
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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
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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
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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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Organizations Call For Nuclear Opt-Out In New York
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Ostensibly, the Clean Energy Standard policy was designed to move New York toward its commitment of getting 50% of its energy from renewables by 2030.