Leaders from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) visited a Flushing -based glass processing company last week to discuss their ongoing partnership and celebrate a recent expansion spurred by a state economic development program. While Tempco Glass Fabrication does not create glass, it is a one-stop shop for glass tempering, lamination, cutting and seaming before it reaches homes and businesses across the city. Last year, Tempco underwent a $1.
4 million expansion that significantly increased the size and capabilities of its warehouse while adding 15 jobs. Now, they are considering adding additional truck routes to reach customers further in New England and continue improving their operations to meet demands with sustainability and innovation in mind. Its president, Johnson Chen, said that the growth of his family-owned business would not be possible without a NYPA program that drastically reduced energy costs.
He recounted that when they started in 2013 , their ConEdison bill was approximately $40,000-$50,000 each month. “As we grew, NYPA grew with us and helped us in this process. It’s difficult to quantify the value in this relationship,” said Chen after he and his team led NYPA leaders on a tour of the facility.
NYPA says that its ReCharge NY program supports 23 firms across Queens with lower-cost power partly generated by its two hydroelectric power plants near the Canadian border. The other half of the power it provides companies is purchased by them wholesale, maki.
