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LANDMARK ENERGY EFFICIENCY LEGISLATION S.3126A PASSES NY STATE SENATE. ENERGY EFFICIENCY EQUITY AND JOBS ACT NOW PRIMED FOR ASSEMBLY

Mar 4, 2021 | EDA News

Senate passage sets a course for policies that will ensure energy efficiency measuresreach low income communities and communities of color Albany, NY – In a 54-9 vote yesterday, lawmakers in the New York Senate overwhelminglypassed legislation aimed at...

Statement from the NY Energy Democracy Alliance on COVID-19

Apr 15, 2020 | EDA News

We will face this global health and economic crisis together. Our hearts go out to the members of our communities who have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis, and we commit to contributing to the vast amounts of work that is happening to build a system that...

Beacon City Council approves municipal ID card program

Dec 18, 2018 | EDA News

The City of Beacon is the fourth city in the Mid-Hudson to approval a municipal identification program for all of its residents. The program, advanced by the group Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson, has already been approved in the cities of Poughkeepsie, Middletown and...

Houses of worship take advantage of program that helps them afford solar power

Dec 7, 2018 | CoShare, EDA News

The program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot initiative offers discounted installation rates for churches, synagogues and mosques. God said “Let there be light,” but didn’t say how his flock could cost-effectively harness the power...

Advocates Renew Call for People’s Commissioner on PSC

Dec 28, 2017 | CoShare, EDA News

June 12, 2017 NEW YORK – Consumer advocates have renewed their call for a people’s commissioner to serve on the state’s Public Service Commission. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has chosen nominees for two of the three vacant seats on the PSC: John Rhodes, the current...

Another Voice: We need to transition to a clean energy future

Dec 27, 2017 | CoShare, EDA News

June 7, 2017 Following the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced several encouraging initiatives that will help keep New York State at the front lines in the fight against climate...