Letter from Assemblyman Brian Miller
Extension Needed for Plan Comments
New York State’s draft energy plan once again leaves rural upstate families and businesses behind. Families in my district are already struggling under failed and costly energy policies, and now they are being asked to shoulder even higher costs under a plan that is unrealistic, unreliable and extreme.
The draft plan makes it nearly impossible for residents in the Mohawk Valley and Central New York to have their voices heard. The State Energy Planning Board hosted seven in-person hearings. The closest hearings for my constituents to attend were scheduled in Albany and Rochester, forcing many of them to participate virtually.
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