SCHUMER ANNOUNCES JAMESTOWN AWARDED $17+ MILLION THROUGH BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW TO POWER UP NEW MICROGRID FOR RELIABLE AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY DOWNTOWN, CREATE NEW GOOD PAYING UNION JOBS, AND IMPROVE GRID RESILIENCY FOR BROADER JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY IN EXTREME WEATHER

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"Get ready Jamestown, because our Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law is supercharging investment into the city's energy resilience. Anyone in Western New York knows how snowstorms often pose a severe risk to our electric grids, knocking out power for days and putting lives at risk. This $17+ million federal boost will help Jamestown build a new microgrid so electricity can continue to flow for public services, schools, the city's hospital and more during emergency situations. When I led the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law to passage, it was the win-win-win of life-saving investments in grid resilience -- like those Jamestown has proposed -- that simultaneously create good paying jobs locally, and promote affordable electricity that I had top of mind. I am proud to help deliver this major federal investment to power Jamestown's electric future and supercharge the infrastructure Western NY needs to keep our communities safe in extreme weather."

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