New York AREA on energy panel in NYC
August 3, 2011
New York AREA Chairman, Jerry Kremer, sits on the panel “Meeting Demand”.
Senator Gianaris, Ashok Gupta, Jerry Kremer, Kevin Lanahan, Sergej Mahnovski
“All the pieces are in place to develop sustainable and efficient energy in New York state except one: leadership.
That was the consensus from a panel of experts, advocates and government officials yesterday who said New York has the capacity to grow its wind, solar and natural gas energy production, while also conserving more power and improving the electric grid – as long as there’s a plan for doing so.
“It’s really time for the state to step up to the plate and become the major player,” said Jerry Kremer, former chairman of the Assembly Ways & Means Committee and current chairman of Empire Government Strategies.
Kremer called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to apply the same strategy he used to devise a plan for Medicaid – convening a task force of stakeholders and experts who can chart a path to the future.
“Send the signals to the private investors it’s safe to come in to New York and spend money here and invest in capital construction. Send a message to the people who want to bring new technologies into this state,” he said. “The idea is the job of the state of New York is far from done.”
Read more: http://www.cityhallnews.com/2011/08/new-york%E2%80%99s-energy-policy-lacks-leadership-experts-say/
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