OPINION: Governor Hochul Signs Components of NY HEAT Act
The Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative commends Governor Hochul for taking significant steps necessary to reduce energy costs for New Yorkers. By adopting key components of the NY HEAT Act, especially eliminating subsidies for new gas hook-ups that will save existing customers over $200 million each year, she has kept her promise to help keep New Yorkers’ hard-earned dollars in their pockets.
We also applaud her proposals to change the Public Service Law to enable the decarbonization of entire neighborhoods when costly gas pipes reach the end of their life and provisions to improve energy affordability for low-income households through access to renewable electricity, renewable heating, and energy savings.
There is much more to be done, however, if she wants to help our state survive the worst impacts of the climate crisis.