Sentences with phrase «upstate electric plants»
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The battle is heating up over a statewide electric rate increase to subsidize upstate nuclear power plants that pits Governor Andrew Cuomo against a coalition of «good - government groups.»
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It's also the date for an $ 8 billion bailout of some upstate nuclear power plants to begin, and more than 80 local government leaders are making a last - ditch effort to stop a plan that they say will cost electric utility ratepayers billions of dollars.
The cash - strapped MTA shouldn't have to pony up an electric bill surcharge imposed by Cuomo to support a trio of upstate nuclear plants, transit advocates fumed this week.
State lawmakers seeking to put the brakes on a plan by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hike electric bills to keep open upstate nuclear power plants have introduced legislation calling for a moratorium on the plan as the Assembly considers a one - house budget bill that would do the same.
General Electric Co. says it plans to close an electrical components plant in upstate New York and move the work to Florida.
The cash - strapped MTA shouldn't have to pony up an electric bill surcharge imposed by Gov. Cuomo to support a trio of upstate nuclear plants, transit advocates fumed this week.
New York lawmakers should use all tools available to fight this issue head on through legislation, such as S. 4417, introduced by Senator Tony Avella, which would direct the state PSC to repeal any electric rate increase «where such increase is a subsidy to upstate nuclear power plants.»