Who We Are
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Here
at the New York Power Authority, we're proud to be America's largest
state-owned power organization. We provide some of the
lowest-cost electricity in New York State, operating 18 generating
facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines.
We sell power to government agencies; to community-owned
electric systems and rural electric cooperatives; to
job-producing companies; to private utilities for resale—without
profit—to their customers; and to neighboring
states, under federal requirements.
Our low-cost power helps support
more than 400,000 jobs statewide.
Our business customers range from Fortune 100 giants competing in
international markets to small manufacturing or service firms that
are vital to local economies.
We are also a national leader in promoting energy
efficiency and the development of clean energy technologies and
electric vehicles. We commit $100 million a year to energy
services, and in 2006 our total investment in these programs
surpassed $1 billion. While most of our projects are found at public
facilities, with the resulting efficiency improvements helping to
reduce taxpayer-funded energy costs, we are proudest of the upgrades
made at our administrative offices in White Plains. Because of these
measures, NYPA’s Clarence D. Rappleyea Building has received a Gold
rating for existing buildings in the LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification
process administered by the
U.S. Green Building Council.
In fact, NYPA is now incorporating “sustainability”
into all of its day-to-day activities in order to make our
facilities operate in the healthiest, most environmentally sound
manner possible. Our long-standing
commitment to the
environment reflects this philosophy that has been a Power
Authority tradition since our earliest days
The Power Authority has a long and proud
history. Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt established New York's model for public power
through legislation signed in 1931. This effort to secure public
control of New York's hydropower resources was the result of a
bipartisan effort that began with Governor Charles Evans Hughes in
1907.
Today, the Power Authority remains true to its
mission, serving
as a non-profit, public-benefit energy corporation that does not use
any tax revenue or state credit. We finance construction of our
projects through bond sales to private investors, repaying
bondholders with proceeds from our operations.
As a member of the Energy Coordinating Working
Group, NYPA is working closely with the
New York State
Energy Planning Board, which has been charged by the Governor
with developing a multifaceted energy plan by June 30, 2009.
The pages of this web site contain much more
information about the Power Authority. If you have a specific
question or request, you can write or call us. To contact an
employee, please call our
corporate switchboard (914) 681-6200.
Web Site - Headquarters
New York Power Authority
123 Main Street, 10-B
White Plains, N.Y. 10601-3170
(914)
287-4271
Or e-mail
info@nypa.gov
How to file FOIL requests.
For additional information about New York State and
its services, agencies and activities, visit the
New York State Home Page and
the New York State
Government Information Locator.
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