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KD Energy representative urges local control over energy allocations, cites 'power to the people' bill
Summary
A KD Energy representative urged the agency to support a state-level bill called 'power to the people' that would assert local home-rule authority over energy allocation decisions and said materials and sponsor names would be shared with the agency.
A representative of KD Energy urged the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency to support local control over energy allocation and described a proposed state bill the speaker called 'power to the people.' The speaker said the bill would draw on home-rule authority and that the governor’s office and members of both parties have taken notice.
The KD Energy representative said the company has worked on the proposal for several years and plans to pass materials to agency members and seek legislative sponsors. The speaker framed the issue as one of local economic control and said localities should have a say when power allocations affect local development decisions, including data centers and other large energy users.
No formal board response is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The representative named several prospective legislative contacts and said they would follow up with the agency with additional materials.
