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Operation Oswego County

44 West Bridge St.
Oswego, NY 13126
P: +1 315-343-1545

Broadband

Broadband is available in the majority of the county, except in the most rural areas. It has been identified as a priority in the County of Oswego's Economic Advancement Plan and coverage continues to expand.

Energy Utilities

Production
Oswego County, powerhouse of the northeast, generates over 5,500 megawatts of electricity with extremely high reliability.
    Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Scriba, NY
  • Three nuclear power plants, 10 hydroelectric plants, four natural gas and fossil fuel power plants
  • Discounted electricity rates based upon needs and requirements for eligible businesses
  • Providers include Dynegy, Exelon - NMPNS and FitzPatrick, Reliant Energy and NRG
  • Potential thermal energy capabilities
  • No major interruptions of service during maintenance and repair
Distribution
National Grid’s goal is to be the foremost international electricity and gas company, delivering unparalleled safety, efficiency and reliability, vital to the well-being of our customers and communities. The Company is committed to being an innovative leader in energy management and to safeguarding our global environment for future generations.

National Grid serves 33 counties in Upstate New York, including the Buffalo-Niagara, Syracuse, Utica-Rome and Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical areas and most of the Adirondack North Country. In downstate New York, National Grid is the gas company in Brooklyn, Staten Island part of Queens and Long Island. National Grid provides its industrial customers with high quality, reliable electric and gas service. We understand the needs of technology-driven companies, particularly those in energy-intensive industries. Investments have resulted in overall system reliability that is consistently among the best in New York State. Our engineering and operations team has proven experience designing, building and maintaining redundant and networked feeds that meet or exceed the specifications of power quality-sensitive industries. The company is also aggressively implementing energy efficiency programs designed to help our customers save money and reduce their carbon footprint.

National Grid’s Economic Development Department is in the economic development business for the long haul. We have all the information and incentives necessary to help companies make an informed site location decision in favor of our upstate and downstate service territories. We also are committed to helping communities plan and prepare for economic development by investing in their site development agendas, building re-use programs, community revitalization plans & projects and marketing strategies.

Energy Utility Programs & Services

National Grid offers Economic Development Incentives, as well as Energy Efficiency Incentives.

Utility Programs & Resources

National Grid is an energy company. We provide electric service to approximately 1.5 million customers and natural gas service to approximately 540,000 customers in upstate New York . We know that energy is a critical part of every business operation and that sourcing affordable, reliable, and high quality energy can make the world of difference.

Water

With Great Lake Ontario at our shores, Oswego County boasts one of the most abundant and highest-quality water supplies in the country.

Sewer

Public sewer systems are available in the City of Oswego, the City of Fulton and most of the incorporated municipalities, with the exception of rural areas.

The Lake Ontario Industrial Park and the Oswego County Industrial Park are on municipal water/sewer. A project is underway to run sewer lines to the Oswego County Airport.

Size of Lines

National Grid is the major provider of natural gas throughout Oswego County. Line sizes are specific to each site.

For example, the Airport Industrial Park has a 4" 15# line adjacent to the site. The Lake Ontario Industrial Park has an 8" main.

* Best efforts, no guaranteed speed.
  Consumer Down Up Business Down Up
All Broadband Yes 1000 880 Yes 1000 1000
Providers (16)
  Consumer Down Up Business Down Up
BARRIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION Yes 940 880 Yes 940 880
Charter Communications, Inc. Yes 400 20 Yes 1000 1000
EarthLink Business, LLC No 0 0 Yes 1.50 1.50
Empire Long Distance Corporation Yes 1000 50 Yes * *
Frontier Communications Corporation Yes 24 2 Yes * *
GCI Communication Corp. No 0 0 Yes * *
HNS License Sub, LLC Yes 25 3 Yes * *
Lightower Fiber Networks I, LLC (fka Light Tower Fiber Long Island LLC) No 0 0 Yes 1000 1000
MCI Communications Corporation No 0 0 Yes 1.50 1.50
Northland Networks No 0 0 Yes * *
PAETEC Communications, Inc. No 0 0 Yes 1000 1000
Spectrotel, Inc. No 0 0 Yes 150 65
Verizon New York Inc. Yes 15 1 Yes * *
ViaSat, Inc. Yes 30 3 Yes * *
VSAT Systems, LLC Yes 2 1.30 Yes 2 1.30
Windstream New York, Inc. Yes 100 8 Yes 100 8
Technologies (9)
  Consumer Down Up Business Down Up
ADSL2, ADSL2+ Yes 25 2 Yes 12 1
Asymmetric xDSL Yes 15 1 Yes 20 20
Cable Modem – DOCSIS 3.0 Yes 400 20 Yes * *
Cable Modem other than DOCSIS 1, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, or 3.1 No 0 0 Yes 35 5
Optical Carrier / Fiber to the end user Yes 1000 880 Yes 1000 1000
Other Copper Wireline No 0 0 Yes 1.50 1.50
Satellite Yes 30 3 Yes 2 1.30
Terrestrial Fixed Wireless Yes 940 880 Yes 940 880
VDSL Yes 100 8 Yes 100 8
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Starting in 2012 the U.S. Energy Information Agency reduced the reporting requirements for “small utilities”. These utilities now submit just totals. No sector data is available after 2011 for these small utilities.
Natural gas prices are only available at the state level. Prices are average prices for the reporting period. EIA does not maintain data on the service territory of natural gas utilities.

Natural Gas Data (Price Per Thousand Cubic Feet)

State Commercial Residential Industrial
New York $6.85 $11.20 $6.62