Saturday, February 19, 2011

Galloo developer pushes NYPA deal

Galloo Island Wind Farm's developer is lobbying state officials to push the New York Power Authority to give the project a contract for its power.

Attorneys for Upstate NY Power Corp. have talked to local officials and at least the chairmen, if not the members, of the state Assembly and Senate Energy Committees.

"Upstate Power is committed to bringing clean renewable power, economic benefits, and jobs to the area," its representative, Robert W. Burgdorf, an attorney with Nixon Peabody in Rochester, said in an e-mail. "As part of that effort, it routinely briefs legislators who share these important goals."

Assemblyman Kenneth D. Blankenbush, R-Black River, said representatives told him they need to have a power-purchase agreement. The developer has told the Public Service Commission that NYPA is the only outlet in upstate New York for such an agreement.

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