July 23, 2019
> NYPA to Upgrade Grand Central Terminal Platform Lighting with
> Energy-Efficient LEDs
>
> NYPA and MTA Partner to Install LED lighting to Improve Safety, Reduce
> Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Save Taxpayer Dollars
> The New York Power Authority today announced that the Metro-North Railroad
> platforms throughout Grand Central Terminal will be upgraded with
> energy-efficient LED lighting. When complete, the $2.7 million lighting
> upgrade will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 1,660 tons—the
> equivalent of taking approximately 350 cars off the road—and improve safety
> for the more than 750,000 travelers who visit the terminal every day.
> Today's announcement bolsters the Governor's comprehensive agenda to combat
> climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and growing the clean
> energy economy.
> The lighting project, which includes the installation of 4,400 LED lighting
> units on all Metro-North Railroad platforms throughout the building, is
> being implemented as part an agreement between the Metropolitan
> Transportation Authority and the New York Power Authority. NYPA is also
> financing the project and providing $630,000 in additional funding.
> The energy-saving measures will save New York taxpayers nearly $229,000
> annually in energy costs. Installation will begin this month and is expected
> to conclude next year.
> “NYPA and MTA have been close partners for decades and jointly modernizing
> this iconic transit hub is truly a win-win for taxpayers,” said Gil C.
> Quiniones, NYPA president and CEO. “In addition to improving safety for the
> hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who use Grand Central on a daily basis,
> this energy-saving project will save taxpayer dollars and help to build a
> cleaner, greener New York.”
> “I am proud that Metro-North can offer customers safe and reliable service,
> while also being mindful of preserving our natural resources,” said
> Catherine Rinaldi, president of Metro-North Railroad. “As the first railroad
> in North America to achieve an internationally recognized certification for
> energy efficiency, Metro-North is truly a pioneer in energy conversation in
> the transportation industry. Our team here at Metro-North works diligently
> to find innovative ways to use energy efficiently and reduce our carbon
> footprint, and partnering with NYPA to install LED lighting at Grand Central
> Terminal is part of this effort.”
> Today’s announcement directly supports the goals of the Climate Leadership
> and Community Protection Act, the most aggressive climate change law in the
> nation, through the increased use of energy efficiency to annually reduce
> electricity demand by three percent—equivalent to 1.8 million New York
> households—by 2025.
> Under Governor Cuomo’s leadership, NYPA and MTA have partnered to complete
> more than $194 million in energy efficiency projects, saving $17.6 million
> annually and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 88,800 metric
> tons a year—the equivalent of taking more than 18,850 cars off the road.
> The energy efficiency projects were carried out under the Governor’s
> BuildSmart NY <https://www.nypa.gov/innovation/programs/buildsmart-ny>
> program, a comprehensive statewide initiative to increase energy efficiency
> in public buildings.
> New York State’s Green New Deal
> Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Green New Deal is the most aggressive climate
> change program in the nation and puts the state on a path to being entirely
> carbon-neutral across all sectors of the economy, including power
> generation, transportation, buildings, industry and agriculture. The
> Governor’s program also establishes a goal to achieve a zero-carbon
> emissions electricity sector by 2040, faster than any state in the nation.
> The recently passed Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA)
> mandates several of the Governor’s ambitious Green New Deal clean energy
> targets: installing nine gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035; six gigawatts
> of distributed solar by 2025 and three gigawatts of energy storage by 2030.
> The CLCPA also calls for an orderly and just transition to clean energy,
> creating jobs while spurring a green economy. It builds on New York’s
> unprecedented ramp-up of clean energy including a $2.9 billion investment in
> 46 large-scale renewable projects across the state, the creation of more
> than 150,000 jobs in New York’s clean energy sector, and 1,700% growth in
> the distributed solar sector since 2012. The CLCPA also directs New York
> State's agencies and authorities to work collaboratively with stakeholders
> to develop a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 85% from 1990 levels by
> 2050, and to work toward a goal of investing 40 percent of clean energy and
> energy efficiency resources to benefit disadvantaged communities.
> Reforming the Energy Vision
> The CLCPA builds on Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's landmark Reforming the Energy
> Vision strategy to lead on climate change and grow New York's economy. REV
> is building a cleaner, more resilient and affordable energy system for all
> New Yorkers by stimulating investment in clean technologies like solar,
> wind, and energy efficiency. Already, REV has driven growth of nearly 1,700
> percent in the statewide solar market leveraging nearly $3.4 billion in
> private investments, improved energy affordability for 1.65 million
> low-income customers, and has led to more than 150,000 jobs in
> manufacturing, engineering, and other clean tech sectors across New York
> State.
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