WTC Records Folder 0124 Clippings label, Sept 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

NYPA Calendar - Continued LONG ISLAND: Energy Upgrades Save Taxpayers $12 Million— More than 100 diversified Power Authority energy-efficiency projects, installed over Sept. 29: NYPA will co-sponsor a Pet the last decade at schools and other public facilities on Long Island, save taxpayers Fair with the Schoharie County Chapter about $12 million in annual energy costs. Projects range from new boilers, chillers and of the American Red Cross of roofing upgrades at the Village of Valley Stream to improved climate controls at the Northeastern New York, at the State University of New York at Cobleskill, State University of New York at Stony Brook and the Suffolk County State Office 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Building in Hauppauge to brighter, more efficient lighting at dozens of schools from Valley Stream to Southold. Lighting and boiler improvements provided by NYPA have Sept. 29: NYPA will present an electric earned the Sachem Central School District national Energy Star recognition from the vehicle and an exhibit at the Great U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (and Niagara Gorge Festival, Whirlpool State $500,000 in annual savings), the first such honor in New York State and only the Park, Niagara Falls, 12-3 p.m. second in the nation. The Power Authority recovers the cost of the projects, estimated at more than $75 million, by sharing in the energy savings. NYPA's energy services program is a key component of Gov. George E. Patakis efforts to encourage energy efficiency at state and local government buildings.

NIAGARA FALLS: NYPA Chairman Promotes MEUA Jobs Effort— NYPA Chairman Joseph Seymour has urged the state's municipal and rural cooperative electric systems to take advantage of an existing Power Authority program specifically tailored to create jobs in their service territories. Speaking at the Municipal Electric Utilities Association (MEUA)'s annual meeting here on Aug. 28, Seymour noted that the program makes available 108 megawatts (mw)—half hydropower and the rest from other sources—for new and expanding businesses that commit to add jobs in the public systems. Allocation of 30 mw to date has helped create about 2,000 jobs. "Let's join with the Empire State Development Corporation to let new and expanding businesses know all about the potential sites in your service territories and the benefits your communities have to offer," Seymour said. "Together, we can attract businesses that will create jobs, pay taxes, improve your communities and let your kids find work right in their own hometowns." The Power Authority supplies low-cost power to the state's 51 municipal systems and rural cooperatives for use by residents and businesses.

UTICA: NYPA Helps Honor State's Top Conservationists—Harry Probst, a longtime president of the Chautauqua County Federation of Sportsmen, and Bruce Penrod, a senior wildlife biologist with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, were named the New York State Conservation Council's Conserva- tionists of the Year at an annual awards dinner here on Sept. 14, in a competition co- sponsored by the Power Authority. The awards recognize a conservation professional and a volunteer for outstanding contributions in preserving and enhancing the state's natural resources. Probst, who twice served as president of the state council, gained the volunteer honor for his long service as a hunter-training instructor and major role in the renovation of the Chautauqua Lake muskie-walleye hatchery. Penrod, who won in the professional category, was instrumental in bringing the river otter back to Central and Western New York after an absence of more than a century.

In the Community—NYPA's St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project, Massena, was scheduled to sponsor the second annual Dam 4 Miler walk/mn/roller Mader event, benefiting the Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley, Sept. 23....A full day of free family fun featuring live animals, music and interactive worshops was scheduled at the visitors centers at NYPA's Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project, North Blenheim; Niagara Power Project, Lewiston; and St. Lawrence-FDR project, Sept. 22....A Power Authority exhibit was slated to be displayed at the annual meeting of the New York State Business Council, Bolton Landing, Sept. 19-21....The Catskill Forest Association held its annual meeting at the Blenheim-Gilboa Project's visitors center, Sept. 15... The World Trade Center of Buffalo and Niagara held its Trade Tuesday meeting at the Niagara project's visitors center, and participants toured the project, Sept. 11.

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