Lack of Common Sense on Energy in the Budget Anyone hoping the governor would make even modest, common-sense changes to New York’s disastrous energy policies will be disappointed. The energy portion of the budget is out, and the Read More
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As voters across New York head to the polls to decide their local school budgets, the big question – why New York schools deliver poor results despite spending the most in the nation – is barely on anyone’s mind. New York’s fourth-grade an Read More
The Coalition for Safe and Reliable Energy petitioned the New York State Public Service Commission to hold a hearing to evaluate whether to temporarily suspend or modify the obligations under the Renewable Energy Program established as part of th Read More
Mrs. Hochul had been warning that the state’s green energy regime, a product of the Climate Leadership Climate Protection Act, needs changes to spare New Yorkers from a self-inflicted surge in energy costs. Unfortunately, Mrs. Hochul’s 2027 Bu Read More
Recent data from the Energy Information Administration and Empire Center for Public Policy show New York’s average residential electricity prices at 29.99 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 70 percent higher than the U.S. average of 17.6 cents per ki Read More
New Yorkers could soon be paying $6 a gallon for gas, thanks to Albany’s policy mistakes. The prospect of soaring gas prices comes amid a larger rise in energy costs, accelerated by the growth in data centers and the Iran conflict. Yet $4 -a-gallon Read More
New York has some of the highest household energy prices in the nation, according to Empire Center and U.S. Energy Information Administration . In December, the state’s average residential electricity price reached 27.39 Read More
Testimony of Zilvinas Silenas President, Empire Center for Public Policy Before the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committees, on FY 2027 New York State Executive Budget Revenue Article VII Legisl Read More