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You are here: Home / News / Local News / Borrello, Molitor Join Calls For NYPA To Reconsider Proposed Rate Hike

Borrello, Molitor Join Calls For NYPA To Reconsider Proposed Rate Hike

February 6, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

George Borrello, Andrew Molitor

State Senator George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor have joined others in urging the New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees to reconsider a proposed rate hike that would nearly triple the cost of hydropower for “preference power” customers over four years.

The state representatives said the rate increase would have a devastating impact on ratepayers and businesses across New York State.

The legislators highlighted how the rate increase—from $12.88 per megawatt hour to $33.05 per megawatt hour—would undermine NYPA’s longstanding mission of providing affordable, clean energy to municipal electric systems, rural cooperatives, and other entities under the Niagara Redevelopment Act.

Borrello said, “Communities like Jamestown in our district, one of the poorest in the state, rely on low-cost hydropower to keep electricity affordable for residents and businesses. This significant rate hike would deepen the affordability crisis already driving many New Yorkers to leave the state, while robbing vulnerable communities of one of the few tangible benefits they receive from state programs.”

Molitor said, “I have serious concerns about NYPA’s proposed hydropower rate increase because of its adverse effect on rate-paying businesses, municipalities, and consumers in our district; New York is already one the least affordable and least business friendly states in our nation. Our Governor has recently proposed making New York more affordable. However, the massive, proposed increase in clean, renewable energy rates will make it even more expensive to do business and live in our state.”

Borrello also noted the rate increase conflicts with Governor Kathy Hochul’s stated affordability agenda for 2025, which includes measures like an “inflation refund” and tax cuts to put money back in the pockets of New Yorkers. “

The legislators emphasized the critical role that affordable hydropower has played in retaining and attracting businesses in New York’s rural and urban communities, arguing that the proposed increase would erode NYPA’s reputation as a leader in providing cost-based clean energy.

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Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Molitor, George Borrello, Kathy Hochul, New York Power Authority

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