Hubert M. Bianco

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  Hubert M. Bianco Superintendent of Electric Utilties
  
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  Hubert M. Bianco, Superintendent, Freeport Electric
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  Freeport Electric is a member of the New York State Municipal Electric Utility Association (MEUA) and Superintendent Bianco is currently a Member of the MEUA Board, which has put together a team of consultants to review the rate request in detail.
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  Hubert M. Bianco, Superintendent, Freeport Electric
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  Hubert M. Bianco, Superintendent, Freeport Electric

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  "We were pleased that the project schedule was met and the new generator began operations as promised," stated Hubert Bianco, Superintendent of Electric Utilities. "This was a huge effort by all of our contractors and partners in this complex project. GFS, LLC comprising Greenman Pedersen Inc./Fresh Meadows Mechanical Corporation/Peter Scalamandre & Sons, Inc. was the primary contractor responsible for construction of the new generation facilities at Power Plant 2. Welsbach Electric Corporation constructed the gas and electric interconnection to KeySpan and LIPA facilities.
  
  "GFS not only rose to the challenge of constructing this project on active utility property, they were essential to our timely mitigation of the PCB contaminated soils that were identified as site preparations began last July. They worked closely with our environmental consultant P.W. Grosser Consulting Engineers and Hydrogeologists, P.C. and Blue Water Environmental, Inc. to ensure the remediation effort was conducted in accordance with all environmental, public safety, and workplace safety standards, and kept construction of the combustion turbine moving forward," Mr. Bianco explained. GFS is still active on the site constructing the second 47 MW combustion turbine that will be operated as a merchant facility by Equus Power I, L.P.
  
  "Welsbach, in conjunction with Bancker Construction, not only ensured the timely installation of the gas and electric interconnection with KeySpan and LIPA," Mr. Bianco remarked, "but they did so with minimal disruption of traffic and daily life in the Village, for commuters at the Merrick train station and elsewhere along the transmission routes."
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  As we continue oversight and implementation of the Equus project, our staff has completed training on and walked-down all the new facility systems at the plant, and ensured timely decommissioning of the old diesels," Superintendent Bianco explained.

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  Published on: 6/1/2003    Last Visited: 8/10/2009  

  We expect to break ground this month so that our new generation facility may be on line early this winter to serve the electric needs of the Village," stated Hubert Bianco, Superintendent of Electric Utilities.
  
  LIPA has selected ASH Energy as its preferred vendor to develop the second generator at the PP2 site, replacing PPL who withdrew from the project late last year. Draft contracts have been exchanged between the Village and ASH for the site lease and various agreements required to develop the project. ASH will also proceed with additional environmental analyses to support its permit applications to NYSDEC, and to confirm that the project is consistent with the parameters used to assess the cumulative development of the Village and LIPA projects. "We are hopeful that negotiations with ASH will be completed mid-summer," said Mr. Bianco, "so that construction of the project to provide electricity to the LIPA service region will be operational by spring of 2004."
  
  The Village has approved $22 million in additional Bond Anticipation Notes for interim financing to ensure the electric and gas transmission lines, acoustic wall, substation and other facilities that will be shared between the Village and LIPA generators are constructed to support the Village's schedule. The Village and ASH will share the development costs of those joint facilities. "PPL's withdrawal last year, pushed the LIPA project schedule approximately 6 months behind the Village's," explained Superintendent Bianco. "Regardless, the Village needs this shared infrastructure in place to operate our combustion turbine this year. And their share of development and construction costs will be recouped from the LIPA developer. "The Village waited to finance this portion of the project until we were ready to proceed. It didn't make sense to incur finance charges and interest until required to maintain the project schedule," Mr. Bianco added. "With facility permits in hand, we are ready to start construction of the joint infrastructure on the PP2 site."
  
  The Village is in process of securing the last required approvals from the NYS Public Service Commission for the electric and gas transmission lines to interconnect the new PP2 facilities with the LIPA distribution system, and the gas distribution line required to feed the project with its primary fuel, natural gas. "We anticipate receiving the NYSPSC approvals to allow construction of the gas and electric lines in August. This schedule will support operation of the new combustion turbine in December of this year", explained Mr. Bianco. "Once the new Village facility has completed start up testing and shakedown, the Village can permanently decommission the old diesel generators at Power Plant 2," he reiterated.
  
  "These most recent approvals from the State continue to demonstrate the environmental integrity of the new generation facilities to be developed at the Power Plant 2 site," remarked Mr. Bianco.

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  Hubert Bianco, Superintendent of Electric Utilities commended the working staff of Freeport Electric.
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  Hubert M. Bianco, Superintendent, Freeport Electric

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  stated Hubert Bianco, Superintendent of Electric Utilities.
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  explained Mr. Bianco. "These will use natural gas as their primary fuel, with low sulfur fuel as a back up when gas supply is interrupted. The project design includes other important features that make the environmental parameters stand up to the test," he continued. "The facility stacks will be quite tall, 180' above grade to conform to the USEPA Good Engineering Practices. This enhances the dispersion of air emissions from the project. Clean fuels combined with air pollution control technology called Selective Catalytic Reduction to control NOx emissions, enable this project to achieve Lowest Achievable Emission Rates and will not exceed any USEPA or NYSDEC threshold of significance. Another key feature of the project is a 42ft. high noise attenuation wall along the project's southern boundary. "This project not only serves the electric needs of the Village of Freeport and Long Island," added Mr. Bianco, "it also protects the environmental quality and health and safety of Freeport and neighboring communities."

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  Using poster-sized graphics, maps, photographs and important informational points, as well as a video depicting construction of a LM-6000 facility and a slide presentation outline of the NY energy market as reference points, attendees engaged in lengthy and dynamic discussion with Superintendent Hubert Bianco, Electric Department professionals, and their environmental consultants.
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  Hubert M. Bianco, Superintendent, Freeport Electric
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  Hubert M. Bianco, Superintendent, Freeport Electric

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  "The Village and Freeport Electric continue to work closely with LIPA on the development of these projects," stated Hubert Bianco, Superintendent of Electric Utilities.

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  Each approval moves us closer to start of construction so that the Village and PPL facilities may be on line next summer to serve the electric needs of the Village and Long Island community, respectively," stated Hubert Bianco, Superintendent of Electric Utilities.
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  "Each environmental permit approval should affirm that the projects developed and implemented not only serves the electric needs of the Village of Freeport and Long Island," concluded Mr. Bianco, "it also protects the environmental quality and health and safety of Freeport and neighboring communities."

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  This milestone is significant in moving the project forward towards construction" stated Hubert Bianco, Superintendent of Electric Utilities.

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