Danskammer: Make your voice heard on Sept. 28 & 29

[UPDATED 9/7/21]

In enacting the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, New York decided to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions rapidly. That decision was ambitious and long overdue. By 2030, 70% of the state’s electrical load will be generated by sources of renewable energy, and we’ll see a zero-emission power grid by 2040.

In proposing to install new generators powered by fracked gas, or diesel fuel in a pinch, Danskammer Energy, LLC is disregarding this plan. With a typical lifespan, the proposed plant will be around well past 2040, and Danskammer lacks a concrete plan as to how it would comply with a zero emission power grid. Localized pollutants make the proposed plant bad news for local residents, and harmful carbon dioxide emissions make it bad news for the climate. We spoke up against the plant during the Public Service Commission hearings on March 31, where more people signed up to speak than the PSC had time for. The good news is, PSC recognized they did not hear from everyone and there are now two new opportunities for the public to push back, on Tuesday, September 28 at 5 pm and Wednesday, September 29 at 1 pm.

If you have not weighed in on the NYS Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment’s upcoming siting decision, or you still have more to say, you’ll need to register by 3pm on September 27 to have the opportunity to be heard:

To register, click on the “register” button at the bottom of the 5 pm hearing webpage or the 1 pm hearing webpage. To join the hearing online, visit webex and click “Join a meeting.”

For the 9/28, 5:00pm hearing
Event Number: 179 528 2148
Password: Sept28-5pm
Register for this meeting >
(Click on the “register” button at the bottom of the 5 pm hearing webpage)

For the 9/29, 1:00pm hearing
Event Number: 179 261 1687
Password: Sept29-1pm
Register for this meeting >
(Click on the “register” button at the bottom of the 1 pm hearing webpage)

A PDF from the Public Service Commission describing how to attend the hearing and how to register to make a public statement is available here.

If you can’t attend the hearing, you can also submit official comments online, call the NYS DPS Opinion Line (1-800-335-2120), email the Secretary to the Siting Board, or mail your comments to the following address:

Hon. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary
New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment
Three Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223-1350