Q: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made significant progress with the passage of Article X and other measures, and he’s pushing for more this year. However, some still think the state needs a more comprehensive energy plan.
GM: I’ll tell you, I’m excited about working with the governor on it. Last year was the most successful year on energy policy, maybe in the history of the state. When you look at Article X, on-bill financing, net metering, Recharge New York, almost all of those pieces of policy legislation had been around for years. And this governor really drove it. I feel in some respects it all got overshadowed by other issues. But last year was hugely successful on energy policy. And you know what? A lot of it would not have happened without the governor driving consensus between the Senate and the Assembly.
