New York Power Authority
public power utility in New York, United States
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is a public benefit corporation owned by the State of New York and is the largest state public power utility in the United States. It operates 17 generating facilities and more than 1,550 circuit-miles of transmission lines; 80% of the distributed power is renewable clean energy from hydroelectric sources. Its main administrative offices are in White Plains, New York.
NYPA uses no state tax dollars and incurs no state debt, financing its projects principally through the sale of bonds. The bonds are repaid and the projects operated using revenues from operations.
State and federal regulations determine NYPA’s customer base, which includes large and small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, public power systems and government agencies. NYPA also sells electricity to private utilities for resale (without profit) to their customers, and to neighboring states, under federal requirements.
The New York Power Authority has been financially responsible for the New York State Canal Corporation since April 2016 and has owned it since January 1, 2017. Conflicts of interest and lax accounting were an issue in 2009 and 2010 under former CEO Richard Kessel. Investigations into bid rigging and fraud among suppliers lead to convictions for tax fraud in 2016.
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