Barton board urges governor to declare energy emergency

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BARTON, NY (607NewsNow) — A Tioga County town is encouraging action from Governor Kathy Hochul.

On March 9, the Barton Town Board unanimously passed a resolution calling on Hochul to declare an “Energy State of Emergency.” According to the resolution, the declaration would allow immediate action to lower bills.

“New York State residents have been facing escalating electricity delivery charges, supply costs, and regulatory mandates for several months contributing to an all-time high and unsustainable electricity costs causing financial hardship for our residents, businesses, farmers, and manufacturers,” the resolution states.

In related news, lawmakers in Newark Valley recently passed a resolution urging immediate review of NYSEG’s electric delivery charges.

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