New York Awards More Than $62 Million in Second-Round POWER UP Grants for Power-Ready Industrial Sites
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced more than $62 million in second-round awards through the state's POWER UP program to fund electrical infrastructure upgrades at strategic industrial sites, including $59.95 million for Eastman Business Park in Rochester and Greece, Monroe County. The 1,200-acre campus, operated by RED Rochester, carries a total project cost of $93.55 million and will support development readiness across roughly 116 acres in its southern section, 85 acres in its eastern section and about two million square feet of buildings including Building 605.
A second award of $2.17 million goes to Renaissance Commerce Park in Lackawanna, Erie County, the former Bethlehem Steel site with 128 developable acres and a total project cost of $2.67 million, advanced through the Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corporation. POWER UP is a $300 million initiative administered by Empire State Development in consultation with the Department of Public Service, designed to create power-ready, shovel-ready industrial sites that can attract high-growth industries and next-generation manufacturers.
The program was first introduced in the Governor's 2025 State of the State and funded in the FY26 Enacted Budget. Through two rounds, more than $101 million has been awarded to six projects across Upstate New York. By comparison, the state's FAST NY site-readiness program has awarded more than $333 million to 41 sites covering about 8,800 acres.
(Source: Office of the Governor of New York)
Source: Office of the Governor of New York
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