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Media Advisory and Photo Opportunity: New York Power Authority Visits Corning
September 14, 2009 New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Kessel will be in Steuben County and has the following public schedule: Mr. Kessel will hold a news conference with the Municipal Electric Utilities Association (MEUA) and the New York Association of Public Power to kick-off a new program to encourage residents and commercial customers served by NYPA’s 51 municipal electric systems and rural cooperatives to lower their energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint with solar photovoltaic systems. Through the Solar Incentive Program, NYPA will make available grants through the municipalities to encourage residents and businesses in those communities to install photovoltaic systems. By reducing the capital investment necessary for installation, NYPA and its 51 municipal electric and rural cooperative systems are partnering to promote clean energy projects and advance New York State as a leader in the clean energy economy. EVENT: Kick-off Event for the NYPA- MEUA-NYAPP Solar Incentive Program DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 TIME: 1:30 p.m. LOCATION: Radisson Hotel CONTACT: Christine Pritchard NYPA President Kessel will deliver a keynote address at the Municipal Electric Utilities Association annual conference. The MEUA is an organization that, for eighty years, has been working to foster and advance the efficient operation of publicly owned and operated electric systems including the production, distribution, conservation and prudent use of electric power and energy for public service. Mr. Kessel will speak about its clean energy and energy efficiency programs, including the new Solar Incentive Program; the Power Authority’s efforts to import new, low-cost renewable hydropower from Canada and upgrade and modernize the state’s transmission system; and the successes of its Tree Power Program that partners with municipalities to plant trees to conserve energy and improve air quality by absorbing carbon dioxide emissions. EVENT: Kessel to Deliver Keynote Address at the annual conference of the MEUA DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 TIME: 7 p.m. LOCATION: Radisson Hotel CONTACT: Christine Pritchard
■ 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. For more information, www.nypa.gov. |
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