New York State will not have
enough energy capacity to meet its demand unless it sites more power plants
soon, an expert from the Public Service Commission (PSC) has told The Business
Council.
"Electric supplies are tight
for 2001, 2002, and beyond unless new generation is built," Howard Tarler,
Chief of Bulk Transmission Systems for the PSC, said Nov
ALBANYThe Business Council and various regional chambers of commerce
around the state have scheduled ceremonies in the weeks ahead at which schools
around the state will receive the first annual "Pathfinder Awards."
The Business Council created the Pathfinder Awards this year to recognize
schools that show the most improvement from one year to the next as measured
by the state's new academic standards
ALBANYRaymond T. Schuler, who created the New York State Department of Transportation, served as its commissioner under three governors, and then founded The Business Council of New York State, Inc., to build an economic renaissance in his native state, died early Friday. Schuler, 71, had fought cancer for eight years
The state's proposal to increase
and extend for five years a charge that inflates New Yorkers' energy costs
is "risky and unwarranted" and should be curtailed in duration and scope,
The Business Council has told the New York State Public Service Commission
(PSC).
The proposed systems benefit
charge (SBC) should be restructured and reduced or eliminated for commercial
and industrial users, and it should be extended for only two years while
its actual effects on energy conservation are assessed, Business Council
President Daniel B
New York must
invest more money in technology research and development, and do so more
strategically, to fully harness the economic potential of new technologies,
business and academic leaders said this month at a Business Council conference.
Six technology
R&D leaders from New York companies and universities participated in a panel
discussion Nov
The Business Council has
kicked off its campaign for further tax reduction in a letter to Governor
Pataki outlining The Council's tax-cut agenda for 2001.
"The giant steps that you
have taken over the past six years to make New York's taxes more competitive
are paying off in thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars in business
investment," Business Council President Daniel B
Ms. Janet H. Diexler, Secretary
Public Service Commission
Agency Building 3
Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223-1350
Dear Secretary Diexler:
RE: PSC-30-00-0005; Comments on Staff Proposal to extend and expand the System Benefits Charge (SBC)
The Business Council of New York State, Inc
The Council will likely offer
formal comments on the state's proposal to expand programs designed to reduce
energy consumption funded by increased charges on energy users.
The Council has again asked
members for reactions to the proposal. This week, The Council wrote to members,
including members of its energy, manufacturing, and small business committees,
seeking their reactions to the proposal by the state Public Service Commission
(PSC) to increase and extend the "systems benefit charge" (SBC) already
added to energy bills
Three Business Council members
were honored for their contributions to The Council's environmental advocacy
efforts at The Council's 25th annual Industry-Environment Conference Oct.
25 in Saratoga Springs.
Two members received the
"Building a Better New York" Award.
Harrison Wertz, a
senior environment, health and safety specialist with Schenectady International,
Inc
ALBANYTwenty-seven
New York State schools will be the first ones honored in a new business-sponsored
award program intended to recognize schools that show the most improvement
from one year to the next as measured by the state's new academic standards.
The new "Pathfinder
Awards" were created by The Business Council to highlight and honor schools
that have improved the most