Senator Patrick M. Gallivan, (R-C, Elma) and members of the Senate Minority Conference are highlighting an explosive new memo from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) regarding the high costs of New York’s so-called “green energy” mandates. They are also calling on the legislature to repeal the statute requiring the state to implement a Cap-and-Invest program, a program the state now acknowledges could increase gasoline prices by as much as $2.23 per gallon and raise annual utility bills by up to $4,100 for New York residents.  

“The NYSERDA memo quantifies what we have argued since the CLCPA was first proposed,” said Senator Gallivan. “The energy goals and mandates are unrealistic and unaffordable. New Yorkers already pay some of the highest energy bills in the country and cannot absorb these additional costs. It is time for the Legislature to repeal these mandates and develop an energy plan that is attainable and affordable for everyone.”

According to NYSERDA’s Memo, absent changes, within five years: 

Gasoline prices could increase by $2.23 per gallon - on top of whatever market prices are at that time.  

Natural gas costs could increase by $16.96 per MMBtu. 

Upstate households using oil or natural gas could see energy costs increase by more than $4,100 per year. 

Utility costs for small and medium commercial businesses increase by up to 45%.

Costs for operating a delivery truck would increase by over 60%. 

In addition to the Cap and Invest program, the Senate Minority Conference has opposed other new energy costs and mandates within the CLCPA that have increased costs and decreased choices being forced under a climate agenda that is unaffordable, unrealistic, and unattainable.

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