Power Authority, Malone School District Plan Major Energy Improvement Project

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December 17, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Malone School District will receive a $500,000 grant to help fund a comprehensive $1.1 million renewable power and energy-efficiency project according to an announcement Tuesday by the New York Power Authority (NYPA), which will work with Malone schools to complete the project.

“The wise use of energy is a lesson everyone should learn. So, it’s fitting that Malone students will experience first-hand the benefits of renewable power and energy efficiency,” said Louis P. Ciminelli, chairman of the Power Authority. “The energy system upgrades planned for Malone Schools will enhance the classroom environment with better lighting and improved climate controls. By saving energy and cutting its energy bills, the school district will also reduce costs. By using solar energy, the Malone Schools will help demonstrate ‘green power’ technologies that use renewable sources of energy to benefit the environment.”

The $500,000 grant is from the New York State’s share of petroleum overcharge restitution (POCR) funds recovered in federal court cases to compensate consumers who were unfairly overcharged by major oil companies in the 1980’s. In New York State, these funds have been earmarked to defray the costs of energy-efficiency programs.

Chairman Ciminelli said, “Under Governor Pataki’s leadership, the Power Authority has more than doubled its annual investments in energy efficiency projects for schools and other public buildings. We are especially pleased to assist our North Country neighbor, the Malone School District, to put advanced clean energy technologies to work in local schools.”