The New York State Senate has voted to suspend hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until May 15, 2011.

The legislation, which now heads to the Assembly, would halt the issuance of new permits for such drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation, which is found in much of the Southern Tier and stretches into Central New York.

KIRKWOOD — It took four years of talking and making it through a recession before the deal could happen. But Rexford Albany Municipal Supply Co., (RAMSCO) Inc., a Watervliet–based water and sewer supply company, has finally made good on its plans to acquire Kirkwood–based Jones Water Supply.

New York could have already missed out on $11 billion in economic benefits from natural-gas drilling, and could lose a whole lot more if horizontal drilling isn’t allowed in the state, a Washington, D.C. petroleum-industry group says.

PowAIR Sail, Inc., a Syracuse-based manufacturer specializing in vertical-wind turbines for the residential and commercial markets, says it has installed three units on the roof of the Carousel Center.

VOLNEY — Sunoco, Inc. has restarted the former Northeast Biofuels plant, and the company says ethanol production could be a big part of its future.

ELMIRA - The deregulation of energy in New York State early this decade opened the door for new companies to procure and sell energy. And entrepreneur Henry Fuksman saw the opportunity to provide small- and medium-size businesses cost-effective energ

Are you aware that a law provision put in place a year and a half ago could mean big tax savings for businesses involved with energy-efficiency systems?