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CASE and county flag gaps in NYSEG resiliency plan; county to join tabletop study of gas-system contraction
Summary
The Climate and Sustainable Energy Board and county staff said NYSEG’s grid-resilience filing lacked required detail; the Public Service Commission ordered NYSEG to refile. Committee members were also briefed on a PSC-approved tabletop study for strategic contraction of the gas system in Tompkins County as electrification grows.
The county’s Climate and Sustainable Energy board (CASE) and planning staff reported March 10 that they reviewed New York State Electric & Gas Co.’s (NYSEG) grid vulnerability and resilience filings and found the utility’s plan deficient in key respects. The county will participate in a related tabletop study to explore strategic contraction and alternatives for the local gas distribution system as electrification grows.
Irene Weiser, 2025 chair of the Climate and Sustainable Energy Board, summarized the background: state law required utilities to evaluate grid vulnerabilities to climate change and propose adaptation and resilience investments for 5-, 10- and 20-year horizons.…
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