The packaging firm will use the power for proposed $6.5m expansion of its manufacturing plant in the region that would generate 21 new jobs, while retaining the current 129 jobs.
Power allocated to Trinity will be derived from a block of hydropower, called replacement power, from NYPA’s Niagara Power Project.
NYPA Chairman John Koelmel said the cost of electricity was a major factor in Trinity Packaging’s decision to expand its Western New York operations, instead of investing in another plant out of state.
"Low-cost power from NYPA’s Niagara Hydroelectric Power Project proved to be the tipping point in ensuring that another critical manufacturer stays and grows in the Buffalo-Niagara region," Koelmel added.
Replacement power is one of two major portions of power from the plant where other part is called expansion power and both are connected to tens of thousands of Western New York jobs.
Currently, about 40MW of the total 695MW segregated under the replacement power and expansion power programs is available for allocations to qualifying businesses, where 1MW can be used to power 800 to 1,000 typical homes.
