Power For Progress!

Oswego County's Public Utility Service is offering low-cost electrical energy to new and expanding businesses in Oswego County. The goal of the low-cost power program is to create or retain jobs using low-cost electricity produced by Entergy Nuclear Northeast at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba.

The Oswego County Public Utility Service is allocating up to 10 megawatts of low-cost power per year funtil 2010. Entergy is providing the electrical power as part of the tax agreement for the FitzPatrick plant. Entergy Nuclear Northeast is providing up to 10 megawatts of electricity a year, at $32 per megawatt-hour, between 2005 and 2010.

This program provides a substantial cost savings to new and expanding businesses that create jobs in Oswego County. Any unallocated power can be used by local governments and school districts to save on their energy costs.

Businesses may request an allocation through the Oswego County Public Utility Service. Applicants are asked to provide detailed information about the new project they are undertaking, their job creation plans, and their power usage requirements. To be eligible, businesses must meet certain minimum usage requirements and commit to create or retain permanent jobs.

The County Legislature appointed a Public Utility Board to review applications and select eligible businesses. Preference will be given to businesses that are not eligible for other low-cost power programs.

Select Energy, a leading provider of energy solutions in the Northeastern U.S., was chosen by Oswego County to administer the low-cost power program on behalf of the county.

Businesses, municipalities and school districts that are interested in applying should contact Select Energy through its agent, Natural Gas Business Associates of Liverpool, phone 315-453-2482.

2005 Annual Report of the Oswego County Public Utility Service

Annual Report Executive Summary

The Oswego County Public Utility Service Board is required to submit an annual report on the Power For Progress program to the Oswego County Legislature by February 15 of each year by Local Law No. 3 of 2004 Section 2 Subsection 1(h). The Board respectfully submits this document as its 2005 annual report.

During 2005, the Board conducted 11 meetings, during which it:

• Developed and adopted a policy manual to provide guidance to the Board;
• Developed a decision matrix to enhance objectivity during application review and consistency in decision-making;
• Reviewed 33 applications for power allocations (2 applications withdrawn);
• Approved 12 private sector applications;
• Approved 9 municipal applications (including Oswego County);
• Denied 10 applications which did not meet eligibility criteria or meet the County Legislature's intent for the program.

The Board is pleased to report, for the period of January to December, 2005:

• Power for Progress allocations to the private sector provided businesses with $1,250,741.30. of energy rebates and are associated with 144 planned new jobs and 177 retained jobs.
• Allocations to municipalities resulted in energy rebates totaling $952,530.21.
• The low-cost energy allocated to the County of Oswego produced rebates totaling $969,799.88.

These energy rebate/credit amounts are based on allocation levels and the difference between $32/Mw-hr and the market costs for rate classes through the period January to December 2005.

Press Releases

• Oswego County Approves Low-Cost Power to Three Companies
• Oswego County Offers Low-Cost Power to Businesses that Create New Jobs