Right now, National Grid is proposing rate increases to keep its fracked-gas network growing in downstate New York. Our group is focused on shutting down the LNG facility, the heart of the beast, at 287 Maspeth, a site that puts the surrounding community at risk. Our immediate goal is to halt further investments in its gas system using our money, shut down and clean up the LNG facility, and, in the longer term, transform the land into a safe, green, community-centered space.
You don’t need to be an expert in utility regulation or “rate cases” to get involved. What matters is showing up for your community, raising your voice, and taking action to protect the health, safety, and future of the neighborhoods surrounding the facility.
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Our Impact
The No North Brooklyn Pipeline Campaign (NoNBK) has a history of winning tangible victories against fossil fuel infrastructure in North Brooklyn. Together with residents, volunteers, and community groups, we have:
Blocked the completion of new pipeline phases
Stopped the construction of additional vaporizers and LNG trucking facilities
Centered frontline communities in the fight for environmental justice
Today, NoNBK continues that mission, now focusing on the LNG facility and reclaiming the land for the community.
Corporate Utilities Connect Us Directly to the Fossil Fuel Industry Through Our Monthly Energy Bills.
In addition to our grassroots community organizing efforts, we bring expertise and specialized skills to intervene in utility rate case proceedings (see 2 min video below). We analyze and challenge proposals from corporate utilities, which typically aim to raise rates by constructing and expanding fracked gas infrastructure. New York State utility regulators, the Public Service Commission, consists of a seven-member body appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the state senate. This commission convenes proceedings where we can intervene as a party. Sane Energy is a leading grassroots organization in New York State, connecting rate cases to the continued, costly, and harmful development of fossil fuel infrastructure.
Sane Energy’s Participation in Proceedings at the NYS Public Service Commission
Sane Energy Project also intervenes in non-rate-case proceedings at the Public Service Commission, addressing issues such as Energy Efficiency, Thermal Energy Networks, Long-Term Planning for Utilities, and other utility-related matters.