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Oswego County's Public Utility Service is offering low-cost electrical
energy to new and expanding businesses in Oswego County. The goal of the
low-cost power program is to create or retain jobs using low-cost
electricity produced by Entergy Nuclear Northeast at the James A.
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba.
The Oswego County Public Utility Service is allocating up to 10
megawatts of low-cost power per year funtil 2010. Entergy is providing
the electrical power as part of the tax agreement for the FitzPatrick
plant. Entergy Nuclear Northeast is providing up to 10 megawatts of
electricity a year, at $32 per megawatt-hour, between 2005 and 2010.
This program provides a substantial cost savings to new and expanding
businesses that create jobs in Oswego County. Any unallocated power can
be used by local governments and school districts to save on their energy
costs.
Businesses may request an allocation through the Oswego County Public
Utility Service. Applicants are asked to provide detailed information
about the new project they are undertaking, their job creation plans, and
their power usage requirements. To be eligible, businesses must meet
certain minimum usage requirements and commit to create or retain
permanent jobs.
The County Legislature appointed a Public Utility Board to review
applications and select eligible businesses. Preference will be given to
businesses that are not eligible for other low-cost power programs.
Hess administers the low-cost power
program on behalf of the county.
Businesses, municipalities and school districts that are interested in
applying should contact Select Energy through its agent, Natural Gas Business Associates
of Liverpool, phone 315-453-2482.
2007
Annual Report of the Oswego County Public Utility Service
Annual Report
Executive Summary
The Oswego County Public
Utility Service Board respectfully submits this document as its 2007
Annual Report to the Oswego County Legislature.
The Board is pleased to
report for the period of January to December 2007:
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Power for Progress allocations to the
private sector provided businesses with $1,726,498.50, up from $1,039,460.44 in 2006.
·
Allocations to municipalities resulted in
energy rebates totaling $418,244.01 down from $550,256.13 in 2006
·
The low-cost energy allocated to the County of Oswego produced rebates totaling
$420,252.56 down from $431,057.27 in 2006
·
Total energy rebates for all participants in
2007 were $2,264,995.07 up from $2,020,773.82 in 2006.
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Since the program’s inception it has
contributed to the retention of 2,665 jobs and the creation of 347 new
jobs.
During
2007, the Board conducted 5 meetings, during which it:
·
Reviewed 4 new applications and 16 renewals
applications for power allocations;
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Approved 4 new private sector applications
and renewed 15;
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Denied 1 renewal application that did not
meet eligibility criteria or meet the County Legislature’s
intent for the program.
Yearly Annual
Reports 2005 2006 2007
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