Blakeman lays out ‘all of the above’ energy policy
ALBANY — Energy prices across New York are climbing and currently sit almost 70% higher than the national average. Bruce R. Blakeman, the Republican candidate for governor this year, has a plan that he says will change that.
Standing alongside most of the state Senate and Assembly Republican conferences, Blakeman and the state’s GOP leaders blasted Democrats, and Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul, for backing policies they say are driving up the costs of energy in New York, especially efforts to electrify more buildings across the state and decarbonize the energy grid.
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