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Energy, Environment & Sustainability

BlueRock Energy launches energy services company

SYRACUSE — Finding ways to save on energy costs can be a full-time job. That’s why BlueRock Energy Holdings says it founded BlueRock Energy Services — a new company focused on helping businesses and homeowners reduce their energy consumption and cut energy costs. The company expects to add 40 new jobs over the next two […]

SUNY Cortland plans major electrical-distribution system upgrade

CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland says it will break ground during the spring semester on a major electrical-distribution system upgrade that will affect the majority of campus,  The electrical-infrastructure work, which involves excavating and replacing distribution lines that date back more than 50 years, will likely start by late March, SUNY Cortland said in the Dec.

Cuomo: Community Solar NY seeks to ease solar installation

A new state program seeks to support initiatives such as Solarize Syracuse, locally organized community outreach effort working to help homeowners and businesses install solar panels. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Dec. 5 announced the launch of Community Solar NY, a new effort under the NY-Sun initiative to make implementing solar projects “easier and more affordable” for

Paul Smith’s College installs high-efficiency wood-pellet boiler

Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks is installing a sustainable, wood-pellet boiler system to heat its three academic buildings.  This $600,000 project is one of the first uses in New York state of a high-efficiency and low-emission wood-pellet boiler heating system to heat multiple buildings, according to a New York State Energy Research and Development

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NYPA, SUNY complete energy-efficiency projects in Buffalo, Syracuse

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on Dec. 9 announced that it as completed comprehensive energy-efficiency projects at two State University of New York (SUNY) campuses — the University at Buffalo and Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.  The projects will save a combined $1.4 million in annual energy costs for state taxpayers and remove more than 7,700

Ashley McGraw settles into new downtown Syracuse headquarters

SYRACUSE — Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C.’s new downtown Syracuse office has numerous attributes and features incorporating sustainability. The architecture firm moved to a 9,000-square-foot space on the 15th floor of the Onondaga Tower at 125 East Jefferson St. in September, from its previous 11,500-square-foot office at 500. S. Salina St., says Deborah Rhea, chief operating

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