My name is Brian Rhoads and I grew up in Upstate NY and have lived all over the country. I attended college at Rutgers University and majored in Environmental Policy. Throughout college I worked in hospitality in many forms from the kitchen to the front of the house as a waiter, bartender and in management. I had a real love for the industry and had thoughts of opening my own bar or restaurant. I came close a few times but things fell through, albeit mine or a partner’s doing. Over the years, my feelings for the industry faded and, like many in it, I felt stuck or that I had been left behind and had no substantial skills to offer in a “real world job”. More.
Transmission = Climate Issue
NY State's transmission's needs are a climate issue. Here's why investing in the grid is an important part of reaching our 70% renewable electricity by 2030.
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NY State's transmission's needs are a climate issue. Here's why investing in the grid is an important part of reaching our 70% renewable electricity by 2030.
Hundreds Turn Out for Transmission Town Hall
Achieving New York’s ambitions clean energy goals will new require upgrades to the state’s electric power transmission grid. This was the theme of ACE NY’s recent virtual event: Clean Energy and Transmission Town Hall. The June 25th webinar featured a new video, welcoming introduction by Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee Chair Kevin Parker, and a keynote by newly appointed Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment Ali Zaidi. A panel discussion moderated by ACE NY Executive Director Anne Reynolds followed, with an active question and answer session.
ACE NY Presents Western NY Health and Wind Energy Forum
Here what Jason Kehl, a fourth-generation dairy farmer who, along with his wife Missy and three daughters, milk 120 Holstein cows at Kehl Farms in Strykersville, New York. Kehl Farms grows all their own forages on 450 acres of property that hosts not only the Kehl’s home, but also four wind turbines from the High Sheldon Wind Farm. Jason offers a first-hand local perspective on what it is like to live and work near wind turbines.
The Fortune in Wind for Upstate New Yorkers
Upstate New York Communities Benefitting from Windpower
June 20, 2018: A check presentation from Invenergy to the Sheldon Town Board to pay for remodeled bathrooms for the town park. Invenergy donated $5,000 on behalf of Sheldon Wind Energy Center and $5,000 on behalf of Orangeville Wind Energy Center.
Upstate New Yorkers Share Their Stories
In a series of interviews, farmers, teachers, land owners, and others share how wind power coming into their area has benefited their communities and themselves. Courtesy Power of Wind.
Wind Powered Schools - Lowville, NY
Students in Lowville, NY school system are thriving, aided by extra revenue from a nearby wind farm. Cheryl Steckly, Superintendent of Schools, shares her story.
Lighthouse Wind Supporter
Susan Campbell at Rochester Rise in Support of Windpower. Video by Mothers Out Front.
People can support the Lighthouse Wind project here.