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Press Advisory and Photo Opportunity: NYPA Planning June 24 Festivities to Mark 50 Years of Power Production at St. Lawrence-FDR Project Contact: Michael Saltzman June 20, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MASSENA—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) today announced that ceremonies are planned for June 24 at its St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project marking 50 years of low-cost electricity at the 800,000-kilowatt facility. The events for the June 24 celebration are as follows: EVENT: Breakfast celebration for St. Lawrence-FDR project staff TIME: 8 a.m. LOCATION: St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project 830 Barnhart Island Rd. Massena, N.Y. OPEN TO PRESS; CLOSED TO PUBLIC – there will be a check-in table for media by the Administration Building
EVENT: NYPA “Ceremony at the Dam” – Rededication of “Friendship Monument” TIME: 10 a.m. LOCATION: St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project dam 830 Barnhart Island Rd. Massena, N.Y. OPEN TO PRESS; CLOSED TO PUBLIC
EVENT: Picnic lunch for Trustees and local officials TIME: 1 p.m. LOCATION: St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project Visitors Center 21 Hawkins Point Rd. Massena, N.Y. OPEN TO PRESS; CLOSED TO PUBLIC
EVENT: Community Celebration: ice cream social, live music and fireworks TIME: 7 p.m. (fireworks after sundown) LOCATION: St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project Visitors Center 21 Hawkins Point Rd. Massena, N.Y. OPEN TO PRESS AND PUBLIC
About NYPA: ■ NYPA uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy-efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation’s largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating facilities in various parts of the state and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. |
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