It’s a time-honored tradition in Albany for advocacy groups to come up with catchy acronyms for legislation. Such is the case with the “NY HEAT” Act, which stands for New York Home Energy Affordable Transition. Last year, when the New Yorkers for Affordable Energy coalition was critical of the bill, our concern was met with […]
Responding to Gov. Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address “We are pleased to see the Governor zero in on affordability as a major theme of her 2024 State of the State address. As an organization, we have long believed that making sure working families can live and thrive in our communities. should be the […]
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Daniel Ortega | April 3, 2023 True debate no longer exists in the halls of government, whether it be in Washington or Albany. Most issues today are presented as black or white, right or left. But some policy issues are more nuanced, especially when it comes to the operation of our complex energy grid. Our elected leaders need to give […]
