ENERGY AND UTILITIES Schoharie Career and Technical School Schoharie Career and Technical School Industrial and Manufacturing Technology

Industry Overview b Energy Producers Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels Alternative FuelsAlternative Fuels Alternative MeansAlternative Means b Energy Managers NYSERDANYSERDA ESCO’s (Energy Service Contractors)ESCO’s (Energy Service Contractors) UtilitiesUtilities

Overview Continued b Utilities Niagara MohawkNiagara Mohawk NYS Gas and ElectricNYS Gas and Electric Publicly Owned UtilitiesPublicly Owned Utilities OtherOther

Industry Trends b Traditional Supply Sources b Alternative Means of Supply b Alternative Producers b Government Participation b Privatization b Energy Management b Energy Updates

Career Options b Engineer (Mechanical/Electrical) b Technicians (Utility/Plant) b Operators (Utility/Plant) b Installation (ESCO/Alternative) b Sales (ESCO/Alternative) b Advocate (ESCO/Alternative/Utility) b Other (Government)

ESCO’s

Utilities/Producers

Alternative Fuels/Means

Colleges b Two Year Colleges - HVCC, SUNY Technical Colleges b Four Year Colleges - SUNY, RPI, Union, Clarkson,

College Transfer Opportunities b Many of the two year community and state colleges have transfer opportunities with four year state and private institutions. b HVCC to RPI b SUNY Cobleskill to Cornell University b SUNY Canton to Clarkson University

Suggested High School Courses b Chemistry b Physics b Intro to Occupations b CAD b GIS b Math A & B b Calculus b Technology b POE b DDP b Communications b Digital Electronics b PIG b Trades

Suggested Two Year College Option b Hudson Valley Community College b Plant Utilities Technology b Contact Joe Sarubbi b

Four Year Colleges b No specific plant utility programs b Electrical Engineering b Mechanical Engineering b Business Programs b Physical Sciences

Local Employers b NYSEG b Niagara Mohawk b SUNY campus utilities b NYS OGS utilities and facilities b NY Power Authority b Independent Power Producers

NYS Office of General Services b Second largest single source utility facility in the world b Was the third largest until b 9/11/01 b Sheridan Ave. Steam Plant b Empire State Plaza Chiller Facility b Hudson River Pumping Station b Largest Electrical user in upstate New York

Employment Examples b NEW YORK STATE Department of Civil Service announces Interdepartmental Transition Examination Open to State Employees b APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED CONTINUOUSLY TESTS HELD PERIODICALLY b Examination Number and Title Salary Grade Beginning Salary Job Rate  PLANT UTILITIES ASSISTANT9$25,749 $31,825

NYS Civil Service Employment NEW YORK STATE Department of Civil Service announces Interdepartmental Transition Examination Open to State Employees APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED CONTINUOUSLY TESTS HELD PERIODICALLY Examination Number and Title Grade Salary PLANT UTILITIES ENGINEER 1 14 $34,36 $41,893 Please refer to the associated handout for more complete information relative to these and many other positions.

Hand Out Reference b Commercial Web Sites b College web sites with contacts b Further job descriptions b Compensation information b Career contacts