Media Advisory and Photo Opportunity: NYPA President and NFTA Chairman to Highlight Plans for Solar Installation at Transit Agency's Bus Garage in Buffalo

October 13, 2009
 
New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Kessel and Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) Chairman Henry M. Sloma will be joined Wednesday afternoon by Western New York elected officials and business and environmental leaders in announcing plans for a solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at the transit agency’s bus maintenance garage on Military Road in Buffalo.   

The state-of-the-art solar power project will provide approximately 10 percent of the Frontier Garage’s electricity, reducing fossil-fuel combustion and greenhouse gas emissions.  A Western New York firm will be responsible for the installation of the PV equipment, with the project helping to support clean energy jobs.   

EVENT:                 Presentation of Plans for Solar Installation at NFTA Frontier Garage

DATE:                   Wednesday, Oct. 14

TIME:                    2 p.m.

LOCATION:           Frontier Garage
                             1000 Military Rd. (Near Kenmore Avenue)
                             Buffalo

CONTACT:             Michael Saltzman, NYPA, (914) 390-8181
                             Douglas Hartmayer, NFTA, (716) 855-7420

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.   For more information, www.nypa.gov.

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