The Board of Directors of the Westchester County Association received a briefing from Bill Mohl, president of Entergy Wholesale Commodities (Entergy) regarding the milestone that Indian Point has reached in License Renewal, known as Period of Extended Operation.
On June 21, leading experts on infrastructure, public-private partnerships, and economic development shared their advice and wisdom with an audience of 200 municipal officials, developers, attorneys, and business leaders, at WCA’s conference “Rethinking Westchester: A Blueprint for Smart Growth.” Our object was to prod Westchester into becoming more competitive on the regional, national and global scale...
When the lights went out last week in Westchester during the heat wave, we got a glimpse of what life might be like if Indian Point Energy Center is not re-licensed. Power usage in the Con Edison service area reached an all-time high of 13,214 megawatts (MW), breaking a previous record of 13,189 MW set only last year. Indian Point generates 1,000 MW.
“Rethinking Westchester: A Blueprint for Smart Growth,” last week’s amazing conference organized by the BLUEPRINT for Westchester, offered so much rich content, that in order to do it justice, our reports will appear in several posts in the coming week. Leading experts on infrastructure, public-private partnerships, economic development and placemaking shared their....