Legislator John Syracuse speaks as Senator George Maziarz shows his support.
SOMERSET—Fresh off the stunning approval of a cut-rate electricity deal between a Canadian government-run power monopoly and New York City by the New York State Public Service Commission, local leaders are calling for the deal to be blocked before local jobs are lost.
On hand at the Upstate New York Power Producers, Inc. power plant in Somerset to oppose the Canada-New York City power deal were local representatives from every level of government as well as the local Barker Central School District, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce. The Upstate plant was formerly operated by AES Somerset, which declared bankruptcy late last year amid marketplace difficulties brought on, in part, by the importation of government-subsidized power from Canada, as well as ever more costly “greenhouse gas” restrictions. (more…)