Transfer Of Power Approved For South Glens Falls Mill; Lower-Cost NYPA Power to Continue to Support Jobs at Newly Acquired Plant

Contact
Michael Saltzman
914-390-8181
michael.saltzman@nypa.gov

July 30, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALBANY—New York Power Authority (NYPA) Chairman Louis P. Ciminelli announced Tuesday the transfer of lower cost power from the Encore Paper Co. to SCA Tissue, N.A., for the operation of a South Glens Falls paper recycling facility that is one of the largest employers in Saratoga County.

“The transfer of this economic power, totaling up to 20,000 kilowatts (kw), will help ensure the protection of about 300 jobs,” said Chairman Ciminelli.  “It marks the continuation of a highly successful economic development partnership, from the mid-1990s, in which lower-cost NYPA power allocations underpinned the expansion of the Encore facility.”

“Without those allocations and their resulting electric-bill savings, Encore would have been hard pressed to undertake multi-million dollar expansions that boosted its manufacturing capacity and employment levels,” said Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, whose legislative district includes Saratoga County.  “I’m grateful to the Power Authority, and Governor Pataki, for assuring that this economic power continues to support those jobs.”

The transferred electricity is from a block of NYPA-supplied energy known as High Load Factor Power, for employers willing to make long-term commitments to expand their operations and add jobs.  It’s one of several allocation programs administered by NYPA, under the leadership of Governor George E. Pataki, to promote the creation and retention of jobs throughout New York State.

SCA also operates a paper products manufacturing facility in Greenwich, N.Y., in addition to the South Glen Falls facility it purchased from Encore Paper in November 2001.  The company is the third largest tissue manufacturer in North America.