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Recent News Releases
April 29 - New York Power Authority
Trustees Award Contracts to Four New York State Firms
April 28 - Three Grants Ok'ed for
Environmental, Educational and Research Projects in the St. Lawrence
River Watershed
April 24 - Spring
Flashboards and Boat Warning Systems to be Installed at Crescent and
Vischer Ferry Dams
April 22 - Offshore Wind Power
Initiative Proposed for Great Lakes: New York Power Authority
to Examine Economic and Environmental Benefits, and Technical and
Financial Issues (see also
Request for
Expressions of Interest (RFEI))
April 21 - NYPA to
Begin Construction to Improve Habitat for Threatened Bird Species in
Buffalo Harbor (includes photo and caption)
April 15 - Gil
Quiniones, NYPA Chief Operating Officer, Elected to EPRI Board (includes photo and caption)
April 2 - Low-Cost Hydropower to
Support Expansion of Niagara Falls Manufacturer of Material for Solar Industry:NYPA Power Allocation to Lead to 13 New Jobs
March 31 - NYPA,
ALCOA Partner to Save Hundreds of Jobs at Massena, NY Operations Despite
Major Production Curtailment
March 30 - NYPA
President Gets On-Site Briefing Of Construction Work At Robert Moses
State Park’s Beach Area
March 24 - NYPA Cancels Proposed Rate
Increases for Hydropower Customers:
NYPA's Kessel Says Move Will Save NYers Over $16 Million During
Extraordinary Economic Crisis
March 18 -
Energy Savings for Drinking Water and
Wastewater Treatment Facilities Targeted: NYPA CEO Kessel Announces
Statewide Initiative to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Save Taxpayer
Money
(video transcript)
March 16 - New
Application Schedule Announced For Greenway Ecological Standing
Committee: Early Announcement Allows Time for Pre-Submission
Requirement
February
27 - Governor Paterson Announces Plans to Support Brookhaven National
Laboratory with NYPA Power Allocations: Low-Cost Electricity Would
Support Plans for High-Intensity Light Beam Project and Hundreds of New
Jobs (Governor's press release)
(video transcript)
February 25 - Michael J. Townsend
Elected Chairman of New York Power Authority: NYPA
Trustees also Elect Jonathan F. Foster as Vice Chairman
(Includes photos and captions)
February 25 - Fairport and N.Y. Power
Authority Partner to Create State's Largest Municipal Utility Electric
Vehicle Fleet (Jointly issued with the Village of Fairport)
(video transcript)
February 6 - Statement by the New York
Power Authority Board of Trustees
January 27 -
Low-Cost Hydropower to Spur Construction
of Bleach Production Plant in Mohawk Valley and Creation of 54 New Jobs
January 27 -
Hydropower Allocations to Support Three Western New York Companies
 January
21 - The City of White Plains and the New York Power Authority Partner
to Purchase Diesel-Electric Hybrid Bucket Truck
(Issued jointly with the City of White Plains)
(video transcript)
(photo)
 January
14 - Electric Vehicles Arrive at Westchester County Airport:
New York Power Authority Helps to Acquire Energy
Efficient Ground Support Equipment (photos)
(video transcript)
 January
12 - Governor Paterson Approves New Long-Term Contract Between NYPA
and Alcoa to Secure North Country Jobs (Governor's Press
Release)
(photos) (video
transcript)
 January
9 - MTA LI Bus and NYPA Install First Sodium Sulfur Battery Energy
Storage System in State
(photos)
(video
transcript)
2008:
December 18 - New York Power
Authority Trustees Approve 2009 Budget;
Operating Budget Holds to
Inflationary Increases and Invests in Clean Energy Initiatives
December 18 -
New York Power Authority Provides Funds to Keep Yonkers Science
Barge Afloat
December 16 -
Cortland County Boat Manufacturer to Expand
Operations Thanks to Low-Cost Hydropower
December 16 -
New Long-Term Power Supply Contract With Alcoa
Approved By N.Y. Power Authority Trustees
December 9 -
Application Deadline Nears For St. Lawrence River Environmental
Projects; New York Power Authority Issues Reminder of January 1,
2009, Deadline
December 3 -
Weatherization Blitz To Help Lower Income New Yorkers With Winter
Home Heating Costs (includes photo and caption)
December 3 -
First National Side-By-Side Study of Hybrid School Buses Launched
(includes photos and captions)
November 21 -
Next Meeting and Agenda Announced by Buffalo and Erie County
Greenway Fund Standing Committee
November 20 -
Top-Notch Attorney Joins NY Power Authority
November 19 -
Substantial Savings Slated for Williamsville Central School District
from N.Y. Power Authority Energy Efficiency Project
November 18 -
New York Power Authority Requests Information for Purchases of Solar
Power for Metropolitan Transportation Authority
November 17 -
Dutchess County Resident Honored as Power Authority Woman Leader
(includes photo and caption)
November
14 - Photo and Caption: NYPA President and CEO Richard M. Kessel
Distributes Weatherization Kits in Freeport, NY
November 13 -
Weatherization Blitz to Help Lower Income New Yorkers With Winter
Home Heating Costs: New York Power
Authority and Villages of Freeport and Rockville Centre Kick Off
Energy Efficiency Program
November 10 -
New York Power Authority's Blenheim-Gilboa Power
Project Resumes Power Production
November 7 -
Fall Seasonal Removal of Flashboards & Fish Bypass Systems at
Crescent & Vischer Ferry Dams
November 6 -
Village of Sherburne Adds a Hybrid-Electric Prius to Its Fleet
Through Partnership with the New York Power Authority (Jointly
issued with the Village of Sherburne. Includes photo and caption)
October 31 -
Weatherization Blitz To Help Needy New Yorkers With Winter Home
Heating Costs
October 30 - NY
Power Authority Creates New Habitat to Protect Fish in Niagara River
(includes photo and caption)
October 24 -
Niagara Falls Receives Electric Vehicles Through N.Y. Power
Authority's Green Zones Program
October 23 - NYPA
President Richard Kessel Pledges Regional Board Meetings
October 16 -
Dock and Buoy Removal Scheduled to Begin Oct. 20
October 16 -
Applications to be Accepted for Greenway Projects in Erie County
October 4 -
Larchmont Receives its First Electric Vehicle through
NY Power Authority's Green Zones Program
September 23 -
Power Authority Board Elects Kessel President, CEO
September 23 -
N.Y. Power Authority Trustees Authorize November
Public Hearing on Hydropower Contract with ALCOA
September 19 -
Renovation on Access Road at Niagara Power Plant Will Not Restrict
Fishing Access
September 18 -
New York Power Authority Installs Solar Energy System at
Brooklyn Children's Museum
September 16 - New
Fish Protection System in Service at NYPA Plant (includes photos and
captions)
September 12 - Governor Paterson Announces Plan to Help Low-Income New
Yorkers Cope With High Heating Costs This Winter (Governor's press
release)
September 5 - NYPA
Blenheim-Gilboa Modernization Program to Recommence
September 2 - NYPA Energy Efficiency
Project to Save Yonkers Wastewater Treatment Facility $342,000 a Year in
Energy Costs
August 27 - NYPA's Power Vista Will
Play Host to ASHRAE Workshop on Energy Savings for Data Centers
August 26 - First Projects Funded By
Buffalo & Erie County Greenway Fund Announced at Presentation Event
(Jointly issued with Erie County)
August 26 - State Agencies Call for a
Swift Investigation into the Lake Erie Loop Flow Issue and Decisive
Action by FERC to Protect Consumer (Jointly issued with NYS Consumer
Protection Board, NYS Governor David Paterson and LIPA)
August 25 - Statement by
NYPA Acting Chief Operating Officer Gil C. Quiniones Related to Amended
Entergy Value Sharing Agreements
August 20 - Two New
Trustees Join New York Power Authority Board Following Senate
Confirmation
August 13 -
NYPA Announces
Winners of Scholarships for Tuscarora Nation Funded Through Relicensing
of Niagara Project (Includes Photo and
caption)
July 7 - Mayor Bloomberg Announces Long-Term Plan to Reduce Municipal
Energy Consumption (NYC Mayoral Press Release)
June
26 - Governor Paterson Announces Hydropower Allocations to Three Western
New York Businesses (Governor's press release)
June 25 - New York Power Authority
Names Jefferson Resident Lynn Hait to Regional Manager (includes
photo and caption)
June 24 - St.
Lawrence-FDR Visitors Center Renamed to Honor Frank S. McCullough, Jr.,
NYPA Chairman
(includes photo and caption)
June 24 - N.Y. Power Authority: To
Refund $72.1 Million in Auction Rate Securities
June 24 - N.Y. Power Authority
and Ontario Power Generation Mark 50 Years of Power Production at St.
Lawrence Project
June 20 - NYSERDA and NYPA Help New
Yorkers STAY COOL This Summer - Summertime cooling tips for comfort
and savings
(joint NYPA-NYSERDA press release)
June 19 - New York Power Authority
Supports Restoration of Bronx Zoo Lion House with Fuel Cell
June 18 - NYPA Sponsors 18th Annual
Purchasing Exchange June 19 for Minority- and Women-Owned Business
Enterprises
June
16 - Governor Paterson Praises State Agencies for Turning Green Policies
into Practice (Governor's Press Release)
June
15 - Governor Paterson Announces the Resignation of New York Power
Authority President Roger Kelley (Governor's press release)
June 11 - NYPA Announces Pivotal Step
to Provide Clean Renewable Power For Rebuilt World Trade Center
June 10 - Hot Weather Triggers Second
Day for N.Y. Power Authority Demand Reduction Program for Participating
Customers in N.Y.C.
June
10 - Governor Paterson Announces Support for New Advanced Coal Power
Plants for Jamestown -- First of its Kind in the World (Governor's
press release)
June 9 - Peak Demand Reduction Program
Activated by N.Y. Power Authority Monday for Participating Customers in
N.Y.C.
June 4 - Local Residents Among Those
Honored as N.Y. Power Authority's Employees of the Year for 2007 at
Blenheim-Gilboa Project (Includes photo)
June 3 - NYPA Facility Named for Roger
Clough (Includes photo)
June 3 - Power Authority Completes
Upgrades on Generating Unit at Its Blenheim-Gilboa Project in Time for
Peak-Demand Season
May 27 - NYPA to Hold June 4 Hearing in
Syracuse on Hydropower Supply Contracts With Upstate Utilities
May 21 - Power Authority Trustees
Support Statewide Energy-Savings "Stay Cool" Campaign
May 20 - 500 New “Green Collar”
Manufacturing Jobs Coming to Niagara Falls - New Facility Will Help
Attract Additional High-Tech Jobs; Major Economic Development Positions
Western New York as Potential Solar Energy Hub (joint Empire State
Development - NYPA press release)
May 20 - Three Niagara Falls
Manufacturers Receive Low-Cost Niagara Hydropower Allocations for 139
New Jobs and Nearly $20 Million in Capital Investment
May 20 - New York Power Authority
Awards Contract for New Dike Design in Wilson Hill Wildlife Management
Area
May 11 - Statement by NYPA President
and C.E.O. Roger Kelley Regarding the Attorney General's Investigation
May 8 - Energy
Efficiency Project at Rome Water Filtration Plant Synonymous with
'Green' Energy Practices
May 2 - NYPA Completes Installation of
Docks and Buoys Along the St. Lawrence River
May 2 - NYPA Trustees Approve Low-Cost
Hydropower Allocations for New Ethanol Facility in Niagara Falls and 105
New Jobs
May 1 - NYPA to Hold Public Hearing on
May 8
May 1 - Hydro Allocations to Support
Creation of 110 New Jobs in Western New York
April 29 - Brewster Resident and NYPA
Employee Receives First Place Award for Work Safety on Behalf of
Power Authority (Includes photo and caption)
April 29 - New York
Power Authority Selects Proposal For New Clean Generating Plant to Serve
New York City Governmental Customers
April 29 - NYPA to Hold June 4 Hearing
in Syracuse on Hydropower Supply Contracts with Upstate Utilities
April 29 -NYPA Receives First Place
Award for Work Safety (Includes photo and caption)
April 23 - NYPA Joins
Climate Registry to Combat Global Warming, Celebrates Earth Day With
Environmental Educational & Community Initiatives
April 18 - Spring Flashboards and Boat
Warning Systems to be Installed at Crescent & Vischer Ferry Dams
April 10 - Power
Authority Visitors Center Listed as 'Top 25' Attraction
(includes photo and caption)
April 9 - Astoria Park Vehicles Go
“Clean & Green” To Reduce Air Emissions through Efforts of Queens Boro
Prez, Queens Clean Air Project Partners and NYC Parks & Recreation
(jointly issued with Clean Air Communities, Queens Borough President's
Office, NYC Parks & Recreation Dept.) (includes photo, caption, fact
sheet and
remarks)
April 1 - Equipment
Overhaul by NYPA of NYC Wastewater Treatment Plant Yielding Major
Savings and Environmental Benefits
March 26 - NYPA Trustees Approve
Program for Funding Municipal Projects from Sale of Surplus St.
Lawrence-FDR Properties
March 24 - NYPA Marking 50th
Anniversary of Niagara Construction Start (includes photos and
captions)
March 21 - North Bellmore Resident
Honored as New York Power Authority's Black Achiever in Industry
(includes photo and caption)
March 21 - Assemblyman Lopez Secures
Computers for Landis Arboretum (includes photo and caption)
March 20 - Grants
Approved From NYPA Fund for Environmental Education and Research
Projects Involving St. Lawrence River Watershed
March 17 - New York Power Authority to
Suspend North Country Lost-Energy Charges Pending Investigation
March 14 - Statement by Roger B.
Kelley, President and Chief Executive Officer, New York Power Authority
March 7 - NYPA Launches
Recruitment Website to Help Meet State's Energy Needs
February 26 - Low-Cost Hydropower to
Keep Laser-Cutting Company in Capital District and Help to Create 15
Jobs
February 26 - N.Y. Power
Authority Trustees Approve Low-Cost Hydropower Allocation for Printing
Company in Niagara County
February 25 -
Lieutenant Governor Paterson Announces Roadmap to Significantly Increase
Renewable Energy Generation in New York (Lieutenant Governor's press
release) (Audio
1,
2;
Video)
February 14 - Computers From Power
Authority Aid Packard Court School Programs
February 13 - Photo and Caption:
Marking a Milestone
February 13 - Agreements Reached with
Northern New York Communities for Operation and Maintenance of Municipal
Recreational Facilities Near St. Lawrence-FDR Project
February 8 - NYPA
President Kelley Hails Agreement with Alcoa
(with remarks)
February 7 - Airport,
Delta & NY Power Authority Turn Up The “Green”
(Albany Airport press release and NYPA President and CEO Roger B.
Kelley's
remarks)
February 4 - Greenway Ecological Fund
Standing Committee to Hold First Meeting Feb. 15
January 29 - NYPA
Trustees Approve Agreement in Principle With Alcoa Toward Hydropower
Contract and Preservation of Jobs and Capital Investment in North
Country
January 25 - New York
Power Authority Offers Speakers Bureau Programs
January 25 - Multi-Year
Maintenance Project Starts on Water Intake Structures for Niagara Power
Project
January 18 -
First Greenway Dollars Awarded:
State Parks Standing Committee
funds restoration projects
(Joint press release with NYS Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic Preservation-Western District
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
)
January 14 - NYPA Plans Energy Program
for New Hartford School
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