ENERGY AND UTILITIESENERGY AND UTILITIES

Schoharie Career and Technical Schoharie Career and Technical SchoolSchool

Industrial and Manufacturing Industrial and Manufacturing TechnologyTechnology

Industry OverviewIndustry Overview

Energy ProducersEnergy Producers• Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels• Alternative FuelsAlternative Fuels• Alternative MeansAlternative Means

Energy ManagersEnergy Managers• NYSERDANYSERDA• ESCO’s (Energy Service Contractors)ESCO’s (Energy Service Contractors)• UtilitiesUtilities

Overview ContinuedOverview Continued

UtilitiesUtilities• Niagara MohawkNiagara Mohawk• NYS Gas and ElectricNYS Gas and Electric• Publicly Owned UtilitiesPublicly Owned Utilities• OtherOther

Industry TrendsIndustry Trends

Traditional Supply SourcesTraditional Supply Sources Alternative Means of SupplyAlternative Means of Supply Alternative ProducersAlternative Producers Government ParticipationGovernment Participation PrivatizationPrivatization Energy ManagementEnergy Management Energy UpdatesEnergy Updates

Career OptionsCareer Options

Engineer (Mechanical/Electrical)Engineer (Mechanical/Electrical) Technicians (Utility/Plant)Technicians (Utility/Plant) Operators (Utility/Plant)Operators (Utility/Plant) Installation (ESCO/Alternative)Installation (ESCO/Alternative) Sales (ESCO/Alternative)Sales (ESCO/Alternative) Advocate (ESCO/Alternative/Utility)Advocate (ESCO/Alternative/Utility) Other (Government)Other (Government)

ESCO’sESCO’s

Utilities/ProducersUtilities/Producers

Alternative Fuels/MeansAlternative Fuels/Means

CollegesColleges

Two Year Colleges - HVCC, SUNY Two Year Colleges - HVCC, SUNY Technical CollegesTechnical Colleges

Four Year Colleges - SUNY, RPI, Four Year Colleges - SUNY, RPI, Union, Clarkson, Union, Clarkson,

College Transfer College Transfer OpportunitiesOpportunities

Many of the two year community and Many of the two year community and state colleges have transfer state colleges have transfer opportunities with four year state and opportunities with four year state and private institutions.private institutions.

HVCC to RPIHVCC to RPI SUNY Cobleskill to Cornell UniversitySUNY Cobleskill to Cornell University SUNY Canton to Clarkson UniversitySUNY Canton to Clarkson University

Suggested High School Suggested High School CoursesCourses

ChemistryChemistry PhysicsPhysics Intro to Intro to

OccupationsOccupations CADCAD GISGIS Math A & BMath A & B CalculusCalculus

TechnologyTechnology POEPOE DDPDDP CommunicationsCommunications Digital ElectronicsDigital Electronics PIGPIG TradesTrades

Suggested Two Year Suggested Two Year College OptionCollege Option

Hudson Valley Community CollegeHudson Valley Community College Plant Utilities TechnologyPlant Utilities Technology Contact Joe Sarubbi - 629-7275 Contact Joe Sarubbi - 629-7275 www.HVCC.EDU www.HVCC.EDU

Four Year CollegesFour Year Colleges

No specific plant utility programsNo specific plant utility programs

Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineering Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering Business ProgramsBusiness Programs Physical SciencesPhysical Sciences

Local EmployersLocal Employers

NYSEGNYSEG Niagara MohawkNiagara Mohawk SUNY campus utilitiesSUNY campus utilities NYS OGS utilities and facilitiesNYS OGS utilities and facilities NY Power AuthorityNY Power Authority Independent Power ProducersIndependent Power Producers

NYS Office of General NYS Office of General ServicesServices

Second largest single source utility facility Second largest single source utility facility in the worldin the world

Was the third largest until Was the third largest until 9/11/019/11/01 Sheridan Ave. Steam PlantSheridan Ave. Steam Plant Empire State Plaza Chiller FacilityEmpire State Plaza Chiller Facility Hudson River Pumping StationHudson River Pumping Station Largest Electrical user in upstate New YorkLargest Electrical user in upstate New York

Employment ExamplesEmployment Examples

NEW YORK STATENEW YORK STATEDepartment of Civil Service announcesDepartment of Civil Service announces

Interdepartmental Transition ExaminationInterdepartmental Transition ExaminationOpen to State EmployeesOpen to State Employees

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED CONTINUOUSLY APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED CONTINUOUSLY TESTS HELD PERIODICALLYTESTS HELD PERIODICALLY

Examination Number and Title Examination Number and Title SalarySalaryGrade Grade BeginningBeginning

Salary Salary Job Rate Job Rate

10-00110-001 PLANT UTILITIES ASSISTANTPLANT UTILITIES ASSISTANT 99 $25,749$25,749 $31,825$31,825

NYS Civil Service Employment

www.cs.state.ny.us

NEW YORK STATE Department of Civil Service announces

Interdepartmental Transition Examination Open to State Employees

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED CONTINUOUSLY TESTS HELD PERIODICALLY

Examination Number and Title Grade Salary

10-014 PLANT UTILITIES ENGINEER 1 14 $34,36 $41,893

Please refer to the associated handout for more complete information relative to these and many other positions.

Hand Out ReferenceHand Out Reference

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