MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards is calling on residents to throw their support behind an effort to keep the NRG power plant in Dunkirk in operation. Edwards used his weekly Monday Morning Memo to ask residents and businesses to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Chamber Criticizes Business Council for Not Supporting North County Power Plant Modification
DUNKIRK - Chautauqua County’s largest business group is continuing the attack against the Business Council of New York after it came out in opposition of a plan to modify the NRG power plant in Dunkirk. Earlier this week the Business Council joined … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Young Criticizes Business Council, Sierra Club for Speaking Against Modifications to NRG Power Plant
ALBANY - Senator Catherine Young (R-Olean) is sounding off against the Sierra Club, saying recent statements by the conservation and environmental group are undermining the effort to re-open the NRG power plant in Dunkirk. In a March article in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Area Congressman Throws Support Behind NRG Power Plant Conversion
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) is continuing to bang the drum for natural gas use by pointing to the positive economic impact it would have in his 23rd Congressional District. During his weekly conference call with media, Reed talked … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Says Natural Gas is Key to Job Growth and a Revitalized Economy
WASHINGTON - Tom Reed (R-Corning) is once again throwing his support behind natural gas and how it can help the local economy in Chautauqua County. Last week Reed's office released a media release that cites a recent report on natural gas reserves … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: NRG Plant in Dunkirk to Benefit from State Budget
ALBANY - Language that was added to this year’s pending state budget could help Chautauqua County’s largest taxpayer from closing its doors. Calling it a “major step forward” for NRG power plant in Dunkirk, Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) says the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Defends His Support for Canadian Transmission Line Project
CORNING - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) is defending his support for a project that would import electricity and power from Canada to the Northeastern part of the United States. During his weekly conference call with the media, the Corning … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Edwards Asks Residents to Sign Petition Supporting NRG PowerUpWNY Plan
Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards is calling on county residents to support the PowerUpWNY campaign to get the NRG plant in Dunkirk back into the power making business Edwards says participating County Office Buildings will now have hard … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Announces Support for PowerUPWNY, Draws Criticism from Opponent
DUNKIRK - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) has come out in support of the NRG plant’s effort to upgrade to natural gas. Reed is throwing his support behind NRG, Inc. - a privately owned power plant in Dunkirk - saying he wants to keep it open and … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Young Rallies Support for NRG Energy Repowering Project
DUNKIRK - Senator Catharine Young (R,C,I- Olean), Chair of the PowerUpWNY Coalition, was recently joined by other members of the coalition in launching a petition drive to gather support for NRG Energy, Inc.’s proposed Dunkirk Repowering Project. The … [Read more...]
