For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
John Lindsay
john@moxiestrategies.com
Statement from the Building Decarbonization Coalition on New York Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 20, 2026) — Allison Considine, New York Director for the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC), provided the following statement in response to Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget Address:
“While this budget makes many important investments to improve the lives of New Yorkers, including an initial $50 million for EmPower+, we are disappointed to see no investment made to advance thermal energy network projects on SUNY campuses. These programs support family-sustaining union jobs across the state and accelerate our transition away from fossil fuels. We are hopeful that the legislature will include support for these critical projects, as well as additional funding for Empower+ and the Green Affordable Pre-Electrification Fund, in their one house budgets, and that a final budget agreement will include this funding. These programs will ensure equitable access to affordable energy to low- and moderate-income New Yorkers, making New York more affordable for all.”
###
ABOUT THE BUILDING DECARBONIZATION COALITION
The Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC) aligns critical stakeholders on a path to transform the nation’s buildings through clean energy, using policy, research, market development, and public engagement. The BDC and its members are charting the course to eliminate fossil fuels in buildings to improve people’s health, cut climate and air pollution, prioritize high-road jobs, and ensure that our communities are more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Learn more at www.buildingdecarb.org