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Add The New York Post on Google Gov. Kathy Hochul has centered her reelection campaign on talk about “affordability,” but if she means it, let her prove it — by OK’ing the Constitution Pipeline project pronto.
A new independent study by Daymark Energy Advisors finds that the 125-mile natural-gas line, to run from Pennsylvania to Schoharie County, could save the Northeast as much as $5.8 billion in electric costs over the next 20 years, including $3 billion in New York alone.
“Our analysis confirms that Constitution Pipeline can play a meaningful role in improving energy affordability and reliability for millions of consumers,” reports a study co-author, Dan Koehler.
By boosting “access to natural gas supplies,” Daymark finds, the project would cut reliance on “higher-cost, higher-emission fuel oil generation” needed during winter demand peaks.
That makes the pipeline a winner not only for consumers but also for climate warriors, since the carbon footprint of gas is far less than oil’s.
This follows a November report that similarly found greenlighting the Constitution could save New Yorkers nearly $5 billion over 15 years and “mitigate against extreme winter price spikes” — and that the pipeline would create 1,000 new jobs in New York and generate millions in new state tax revenue.
A governor aiming to score “affordability” points should race to kick off such a project — and then claim deserved credit for pushing it through.
But Hochul’s too fearful of the green fanatics who see any carbon-fuel project as evil.
In June, President Donald Trump accused her of reneging on a deal to let the Constitution project start; her minions deny she made any such deal, while claiming she’ll consider gas projects if they meet state laws.
That’s our gov: Always ready to consider a decision, never bold in making one.
She’s always looking to have it both ways: Promising “affordability” but worried about what acting to deliver it might cost her.
This year, she pushed through a minor rollback of the state’s insane 2019 climate law, claiming it would save New Yorkers oodles of cash yet push back (fantasy) emissions goals only slightly.
Translation: She’ll waste New Yorkers’ hard-earned dollars in service to the climate warriors once she’s safely reelected.
As part of some deal with Trump, Hochul did OK the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline, which broke ground in April.
She should likewise quit stalling on the Constitution project — if she means it on delivering affordability.
