The Student Services building at SUNY Purchase. The campus will use funds from New York State’s $1 billion Sustainable Future Fund to develop a thermal energy network on its campus.
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STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FUND ANNOUNCEMENT
ALBANY, N.Y. September 24, 2025 – Lisa Dix, New York Director for the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC), provided the following statement in response to Governor Hochul’s Climate Week announcement allocating the $1 billion Sustainable Future Fund:
“The Building Decarbonization Coalition applauds Governor Hochul’s leadership in advancing $200 million for Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) that will pioneer projects at the University at Buffalo, SUNY Purchase, and Stony Brook University, reducing emissions and lowering energy costs. We’re also pleased to see $150 million to support weatherization and heat pump programs, and $50 million to continue supporting the successful EmPower+ program to support low and middle-income New Yorkers with energy efficiency and electrification projects.
New York’s $1 billion Sustainable Future Fund is an essential step toward building a healthier, more equitable, and climate-resilient future and reflects New York’s continued national leadership to lower energy costs for families and create thousands of good-paying jobs. We thank Governor Hochul for doubling down in her commitment to deliver clean energy, clean air, and good jobs to New Yorkers.”
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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