2014 Draft State Energy Plan Hearings
Six public hearings
will be held across New York State to receive public comment on 2014
Draft New York State Energy Plan.
Each participant from the public will be given five minutes to
address the New York State Energy Planning Board. No formal
presentations will be allowed, but participants may leave written
supporting documents. There is also no formal Question-and-Answer format
although Board Members may ask informal questions based on the provided
testimony. The hearings will be professionally recorded and
transcribed, and the proceedings will be incorporated in the official
record of the Plan and posted on the
State Energy Plan website.
Public hearings are scheduled in Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Manhattan, Long Island and Syracuse as
listed here.
Public Hearing in Buffalo
A public hearing will be held on
February 25, 2014 at 10:00 am at SUNY Buffalo Center for Tomorrow on the
North Campus, Flint & Service Center Roads, Buffalo, NY [
MAP]
Advocates want more hearings, longer comment period on NY energy plan
By Jon Campbell • February 14, 2014 • 12:51 pm
A collection of environmental, anti-fracking and good-government
groups are asking the state’s energy research authority for more time to
respond to the state’s draft energy plan.
In January, the New York State Energy Research Development Authority released a draft of its 2014 energy plan, which calls for a boost in natural gas consumption and renewable energy, but noticeably skipped any mention of hydraulic fracturing.
NYSERDA is accepting public comments on the plan through March 31,
and has six public hearings on the plan scheduled across the state. But
in a letter sent Thursday to the head of the authority, the advocacy
groups are looking for a number of changes — including a lengthier
comment session and the scheduling of hearings in the evening, not just
during the daytime.
“A process that facilitates public understanding of the draft plan
and provides the public meaningful influence over the final plan is
paramount to achieving climate, efficiency and renewable energy goals,”
the groups wrote.
The full letter is posted here.
The original article is
posted here.
Comment period on NY energy plan extended to April 30
By Jon Campbell • February 14, 2014 • 4:38 pm
A comment period on the state’s draft energy plan has been extended
by a month after a series of advocates raised concerns Friday.
The New York Energy Research Development Authority updated its website Friday [see below] after the
letter was made public, revealing the deadline for submitting comments has been pushed back to April 30.
The comment period had been set to close March 31.
In a letter to NYSERDA’s president and CEO earlier Friday, a
coalition of environmental, anti-fracking and good-government groups
called on the authority to extend the deadline. The letter also called
for number of other changes to the public response period, including the
scheduling of hearings in the evening. (The six scheduled public
hearings are all planned for the daytime hours.)
“A process that facilitates public understanding of the draft plan
and provides the public meaningful influence over the final plan is
paramount to achieving climate, efficiency and renewable energy goals,”
the groups wrote earlier Friday.
The original article is
posted here.
Updates at the NYSERDA website (Friday, February 14, 2014):
Raise your voice at the upcoming Public Hearing on NY State's "Reforming the Energy Vision" plan. 
