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Cuomo’s War on Pipelines Is Crushing New York’s Economy

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With the latest pipeline to bring affordable, reliable energy to New Yorkers blocked the New York Post editorial board put a price tag on the costs families and small businesses are paying as a result of political posturing.

When Team Cuomo blocked a gas pipeline this month, and another last year, we warned of the fallout. A new report out Monday puts a price tag on such bans — and points out what’s really going on.

The study, by the US Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, found that the Northeast (New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania) is paying more for natural gas, losing tens of thousands of jobs and emitting more greenhouse gases than necessary thanks to “self-imposed” local “pipeline constraints.”

The projected loss to the region by 2020 adds up to 78,400 jobs and nearly $7.6 billion in economic activity and “the displacement of $4.4 billion in labor income.” New York alone would see $1.6 billion less in state GDP and the loss of 17,400 jobs. Youch.

Already, Northeasterners shell out 29 percent more for gas than the US average and 44 percent more for electricity. Industrial customers pay twice the national gas average — and 62 percent more for power.

Read more –  New York Post

Officials Talk Energy Issues at Marietta College Forum

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Consumer Energy Alliance’s Ohio Valley Energy and Manufacturing forum, which discussed how businesses are responding and expanding due to increased pipeline infrastructure construction and energy exploration, received extensive coverage by the Marietta Times.

“What the Consumer Energy Alliance is doing, being a non-partisan group, is supporting job growth in our area,” he said. “It’s about time we start looking to make more use of the cheapest natural gas we have here and our Ohio River.”

Read more – Marietta Times

More Low-cost Energy Options Good for Florida Consumers

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CEA Florida’s Kevin Doyle discussed the importance of proposed legislation allowing Floridians access to low cost energy.

We commend Florida’s electricity suppliers for proposing forward-thinking strategies that invest in North American energy resources while ensuring that Florida consumers continue to enjoy some of the most competitive electricity rates in the country for many years to come. Florida’s families, seniors and small businesses should be able to more easily access the economic benefits being provided by the energy revolution across America.

Read more – Sun Sentinel

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Will Help N.C. Meet Its Energy Needs

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Consumer Energy Alliance’s Brydon Ross talked about the importance of pipeline construction to help keep energy prices affordable and encourage job growth in North Carolina.

It’s an exciting time for American energy. We are amid a revolution that is bringing about more clean, affordable and reliable energy for families and businesses using both natural gas and renewables – and that’s a good place to be.

According to the Energy Information Administration, in 2015, North Carolina’s natural gas consumption increased 9 percent due to demand for electricity by power companies, which increased almost 23 percent. Not only is that a lot of clean fuel, but it also helps decrease our emissions. This trend isn’t just in North Carolina, it is across the country.

Read more – Rocky Mount Telegram

Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline Seen Key to Keeping Energy Prices Affordable in Michigan

Michigan Upper Peninsula in Winter

CEA’s Brydon Ross and Chris Ventura discussed the consumer benefits of pipelines in the context of energy affordability and environmental safety in the state of Michigan with The Peninsula.

Critical energy infrastructure, such as Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 pipeline that safely helps satisfy the demand for propane in the Upper Peninsula, underpins Michigan’s economy, supplies stable jobs and holds energy costs down for families, energy advocates say. A frequent target of anti-pipeline rhetoric, the 64-year-old Line 5 runs under the Straits of Mackinac connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The dual pipelines, which transport light crude oil and natural gas liquids, have never experienced a leak.

Read more – The Peninsula

Pipelines Planned From Permian to Gulf; Boom to Come to Corpus Christi

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Houston will not be the only city benefiting from the recent boom in oil production.  New pipelines are in the works to bring more oil and natural gas to Corpus Christi for processing, bringing more jobs and economic opportunities.

Two new crude pipeline projects from West Texas’ prolific Permian Basin to the Corpus Christi coastline have analysts crowing about refinery and export expansion in that city.

Read more – Fuel Fix

Why Does Cuomo Keep Rejecting Pipelines New Yorkers Could Benefit From?

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Following up on last week’s reporting, the New York Post editorial board took issue with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s policies that are working at cross-purposes.  Without natural gas generation that can quickly ramp up and down to integrate more renewable energy into the grid, families and businesses across the Empire State will be left with an energy burden.

Yet pipelines are the safest way to ship natural gas, and Cuomo’s crew isn’t approving them. So how are New Yorkers supposed to get gas to run generators and keep the lights on?

The pipeline perversity also worsens the state’s already lackluster appeal to business.

Read more – New York Post

NY Business Council Faults State for Inaction on Natural Gas Infrastructure

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Continued political posturing in New York is preventing families across the Empire State from realizing lower energy costs.  It is also preventing businesses the opportunity to become more competitive and expand opportunities to hire more New Yorkers.

The state’s largest business lobby called on the state to expand its natural gas infrastructure to enhance economic development.

Heather Briccetti, The Business Council of New York chief executive, said the state’s reluctance to approve natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel projects serves only to stunt economic growth.

“Expanding access to affordable energy cuts to the heart of all three challenges and has the potential for a multiplier effect — strengthening the state’s economy, reducing electric bills and serving as a catalyst for sustained job growth,” Briccetti wrote in an op-ed piece in the Times Union of Albany.

Read more – Press & Sun-Bulletin

New Mexico Approves Solar Accountability, Transparency Bill

Row of solar panels on a solar farm

CEA President David Holt discussed the importance of ensuring standard consumer protections were afforded to individuals installing solar panels in New Mexico.

“We applaud the overwhelming bipartisan support by the New Mexico House and Senate who approved a bill that would hold solar installers to the same level of accountability as other businesses across the state,” Consumer Energy Alliance President David Holt said. “It is also a win for families and businesses who own or lease or who are looking to own or lease solar equipment.”

Read more – Daily Energy Insider

Cuomo’s Pipeline Policy Could Leave New York in the Dark

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Working to achieve affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for New Yorkers requires serious policy discussions.  The New York Post reports that instead of being met with seriousness, policy discussions have been met with political expedience in mind – leaving New York’s families without the ability to see the economic development and energy security that would result from pipeline infrastructure.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo achieved a political victory earlier this year when he reached an agreement to shutter the Indian Point nuclear facility. While Cuomo has repeatedly claimed that the nuclear plant’s electricity can be replaced with other sources of “clean” energy starting in 2020, the hard reality is that renewables won’t do the trick.

Worse, the state is well on its way to a self-imposed shortage of natural gas-fired generation, despite the governor’s April 11 statement to the editorial board of the Buffalo News supporting natural gas pipelines, “as long as they’re done well and they’re done correctly.

Read more – New York Post

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