Reporter James Heaney is writing a blog as a companion to "Power Failure," a major investigative series published by The Buffalo News. The blog is intended to provide readers with a forum for comment, along with periodic updates and insights.
Western New York is losing more than just population. Most of the low-cost electricity generated at the huge state-controlled hydropower plant north of Niagara Falls is exported out of town. In a three-part series, The Buffalo News explores how and why the byproduct of our natural resource is being squandered.
For a long time, having Niagara Falls in our backyard was a source of not only tourists, but abundant, cheap power that helped make the region an industrial powerhouse.
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