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**Archived Website/Retired**
Welcome to the Village of Solvay Electric Department web page!
Our village is located in the Town of Geddes, right next door to
Syracuse. Our municipally-owned electric company, established in
1896, has grown from a small utility with a few-hundred watts of
capacity into the third largest public power system in New York
State with 5,300 customers.
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Today we serve a bustling area covering all of Solvay and the
Lakeland neighborhood of Geddes, providing electricity to
manufacturing facilities, factories and more than 300 commercial
establishments. One of our biggest customers, Solvay Paperboard, a
cardboard recycler located on the site of the former Allied Chemical
plant, recently completed a $127 million expansion of its
facilities. Pass and Seymour, an electrical equipment manufacturer,
has its corporate headquarters in our service area as well. We also
meet some of the electricity needs of the New York State
Fairgrounds. In addition, the Village of Solvay's 11,000 residents
rely on our department for their power.
Being located next to one of New York's largest cities offers
many benefits to our customers, including a multi-faceted
transportation network, a variety of economic development programs
and a range of cultural and recreational attractions. Our area is
also rich in history, particularly that associated with the Erie
Canal, the legendary "Gateway to the West," which opened in 1825. In
fact, our electric department built its second substation on land
that was once part of the canal before the waterway was diverted
away from Solvay.
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Solvay industrial
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Since 1957, we've been buying our electricity from the New York
Power Authority. Our ability to offer a low-cost, reliable supply of
power to residents and businesses has helped make our community an
excellent place to do business. Perhaps you should consider starting
or expanding your firm here.
| What the Village of Solvay Electric
Department has to offer your company: |
| Location |
Solvay is located in
Onondaga County, just west of Syracuse. |
| Real Estate |
The Village of Solvay has
some parcels for sale within its village boundaries; land is
also available in Lakeland, a Syracuse suburb included in our
service area, situated in the Town of
Geddes. |
| Transportation |
Interstate 90 (the New York
State Thruway) runs through our village, as does I-690. Our
region's transportation network includes Hancock International
Airport, Amtrak and Conrail train service, a new Finger Lakes
Railroad system, plus the New York State Barge
Canal. |
| Economic Development
Opportunities |
Onondaga County has several
entities committed to business growth, including the Office of
Economic Development, the Industrial Development Agency, the
Economic Growth Council, the Greater Syracuse Chamber of
Commerce and the Metropolitan Development
Association. |
| Competitive Electric
Rates |
Average rate per
kWh:
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cents
Commercial - -.- cents
Small
Industrial - -.- cents
Large Industrial - -.-
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If you would like to learn more about the Village of Solvay
Electric Department, contact:
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Veterans' Memorial
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Village of Solvay Electric Department
507 Charles
Ave.
Solvay, New York
13209
(315) 468-6229
(315) 487-1499(fax)
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