“Bruce Blakeman is relying on a tired old playbook: spreading misinformation and stoking fear instead of offering real solutions. The only way we can actually lower energy costs and address New Yorkers’ energy and affordability challenges is to build out our energy infrastructure.
“The reality is that solar projects are built with willing landowners, and for many of them, solar energy has provided a critical source of income that helps keep family farms in operation and allows them to continue contributing to the health of their communities by providing pollution-free power.
“Homegrown renewable energy is the most effective way to lower costs, meet increasing energy demands, and reduce our long-term dependence on polluting fossil fuels that are driving up utility bills and threatening family finances across the state.
“New Yorkers deserve leaders who will deal in facts and work to build an affordable, reliable clean energy future – not recycle fossil fuel industry talking points.”