Gov. Kathy Hochul blasted the plan shortly after the utilities publicly announced it.
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Rochester wants renewable power for the people
Community choice aggregation means cheaper electricity and more green power
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Group asks city to lead clean-energy ‘buyers club’
Hydropower, wind, solar, and other renewables are providing more and more of New York’s energy, a trend that government officials and environmental advocates want to continue. But for that to happen, the companies building new wind and solar farms need New York residents, businesses, and governments to buy their carbon-free power. Governments and business can […]
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Ginna and RG&E submit revised agreement
Rochester Gas and Electric and the Ginna nuclear plant have proposed some new terms for an agreement to temporarily prop up the struggling power plant. The amendments, which were submitted to the state’s utility regulator yesterday, would shorten the length of the proposed agreement and reduce its cost to RG&E customers. Ginna has been operating […]
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UR raises concerns about proposed RG&E-Ginna contract
The region’s largest private employer has some serious concerns with a proposed contract between Rochester Gas and Electric and the struggling Ginna nuclear power plant. Under the proposal, RG&E would temporarily prop up Ginna — with RG&E’s customers paying the bill. In a May 1 letter to the Public Service Commission — a state regulatory […]
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Power plant owners at odds over state subsidies
New York’s electricity marketplace is in transition. Some of the old coal plants have gone offline; more wind and solar power has come online; fuel prices and generation costs are fluctuating; and regulators, utilities, and power plant owners are all trying to figure out how to make the whole thing work. And right now, it’s […]
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Regulators to look at Ginna contract
Rochester Gas and Electric has agreed to support the financially struggling Ginna nuclear plant so that the plant can keep operating, at least temporarily. But the deal first needs the approval of the State Public Service Commission. The commission will hold a procedural conference on the contract — a formal hearing in front of an […]
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RG&E-Ginna contract due January 15
Rochester Gas and Electric and the owners of the Ginna nuclear power plant have about a week left to file a contract for the utility to buy electricity from the plant. But it’s still not clear exactly how much the agreement is going to cost RG&E customers. In November, the state Public Service Commission ordered […]
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Free LED bulbs
Small steps can add up when it comes to energy conservation. Case in point: a Spencerport Municipal Electric initiative involving light bulbs. Residential and small business customers of the utility, which serves the village and part of Ogden, can get up to two LED light bulbs from Spencerport Municipal Electric at no cost. To fund […]
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Nuclear options
A Vermont Law School researcher recently released a list of 12 US nuclear power plants that he says face economic risks that could lead to early shutdown. And the Ginna nuclear plant in Wayne County is on the list. Mark Cooper, a senior fellow for economic analysis at the school’s Institute for Energy and the […]
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GOP Senator: Boost energy research funding
A boost in federal spending for energy research and development could do a lot to advance clean energy technology and create jobs. And apparently, it’s not just Congressional Democrats who think it’s a good idea. The Hill reports that Republican Senator Lamar Alexander wants Congress to double the Department of Energy’s research and development funding. […]
