Power Authority Selects DeCarlo as Central New York Regional Manager

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November 18, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WHITE PLAINS—The New York Power Authority has named Steven DeCarlo of Cobleskill to become regional manager for Central New York, based at the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project in Schoharie County. He will succeed James J. McCarthy, who is retiring at the end of this year, in the Power Authority’s top administrative post for the region.

The announcement was made by Robert A. Hiney, executive vice president of project operations.

DeCarlo, operations superintendent for the Central Region, joined the Power Authority staff in 1985 as an electrical engineer in the White Plains headquarters office. He worked at various times at Blenheim-Gilboa as well as the Power Authority’s Charles Poletti Project in Queens, the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project in Massena, the Niagara Power Project near Niagara Falls, and the Frederick Clark Energy Center in Marcy.

He also participated in the design, start-up testing and commissioning of the Long Island Sound Cable between Westchester County and Long Island. The cable links the New York State electricity grid with electric distribution lines on Long Island.

In 1995, DeCarlo was promoted to operations supervisor at Clark Energy Center and, in 1997, was named to the same post at Blenheim-Gilboa.

He received a BS degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College and earned an MBA from Long Island University while he was working in the White Plains office.

He and his wife, Cindy, have a daughter, Dina.

Between now and the end of the year, DeCarlo will work directly with McCarthy to become thoroughly familiar with his new duties and to assure a smooth transition.

McCarthy joined the Power Authority staff in 1980 as director of project appraisal in the New York City headquarters office. He was promoted to regional manager for Central New York in 1984.