NEW YORK — The New York Power Authority is distributing 1,650 trees to 49 low-cost energy and energy-efficiency customers through its 2025 Tree Power program, expanding sustainability efforts for municipalities and state agencies across the state.
Several areas across the state will receive trees, including Salamanca, Westfield, Niagara Wheatfield schools, Tonawanda, and Mayville.
“Power Authority customers and surrounding communities receive significant economic and environmental benefits when they plant trees, including improved building energy efficiency, support for native biodiversity, and hardening the environment against weatherization. The Power Authority’s Tree Power program promotes sustainability, environmental stewardship and community engagement, and this year’s record of 1,650 trees in nearly 50 communities is a strong show of progress,” New York Power Authority President and CEO Justin E. Driscoll said…