Industry members are eager to hear further details of New York State's recently released plan to add up to 3,200 megawatts of power generation and transmission capacity to the state's grid with up to $5.7 billion to be invested via public-private partnerships.
"Our members build [energy infrastructure] and are also businesses concerned about the cost of energy, which in New York State is above the national average. Our transmission system is very, very antiquated," says Mike Elmendorf, president and CEO of the Associated General Contractors of NYS. "It is good to see the governor and his administration looking at this. … But there are a lot of specifics [of the plan] yet to come, so we are looking forward to seeing those."