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 17 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

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