Central Hudson CEO Breakfast Guest
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The energy business is changing, and nowhere more so than here in New York State.
That’s why you won’t want to miss the Chamber’s upcoming Breakfast Meeting, scheduled for 7:30-9 a.m. Dec. 19 at the Best Western Plus in Kingston, when Central Hudson President and CEO Michael Mosher will update business leaders on the latest developments regarding important energy issues that impact all local residents and businesses.
“The state of New York has been at the forefront of efforts to evolve the way that customers manage their energy usage through its far-reaching ‘Reforming the Energy Vision,’ or REV, proceeding,” Mosher said.
He explained that the state’s purpose is to help consumers make more informed energy choices and to develop new energy products and services, while at the same time protecting the environment, with a stated objective to “build a cleaner, more resilient and more affordable energy system for all New Yorkers.”
“We are already seeing the impacts of REV in our service territory, with more than 8,000 distributed generation installations, primarily solar, either in service or planned,” Mosher said, adding that Ulster County has more than 2,000 such photovoltaic systems.
Mosher cited Central Hudson’s assistance to two Kingston-area businesses, Ryan Insurance Brokers and a division of HeritagEnergy, as just one example in installing the first Community Distributed Generation solar facility in the utility’s eight-county service territory and one of the first in the state. The 165.5-kW, roof-mounted solar system allows dozens of residential customers to purchase locally sourced renewable energy.
Given the increasing importance of its infrastructure to transport and deliver both electricity and natural gas to its customers, Central Hudson is also investing to ensure that local communities receive 21st-century reliability and resiliency, Mosher said. Replacing aging equipment, deploying modern technology, upgrading computer systems and supporting energy efficiency are key priorities in the utility’s annual capital investment plan.
“We’re also excited about new opportunities to engage customers through online services and the rollout of technology that will help them better