Pulaski company gets $175K from NYSERDA "clean energy" fund

Fulton Companies, Pulaski, received a $175,000 state grant Tuesday to manufacture and market more efficient biomass boilers, part of a near $3 million package for clean energy ideas announced by Gov. David A. Paterson.

“The funding announced today will go a long way toward helping clean energy businesses throughout New York state grow, create jobs and help make our state more energy independent,” said state Sen. Darrel J. Aubertine, the Cape Vincent Democrat who chairs the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee, in a statement. “The Fulton Companies, right here in Pulaski, are engaged in advancing innovative technologies to use biomass to heat efficiently and with reduced emissions. This company is a top employer for the village and Oswego County and the growth in this line, coupled with company's expansion, will create the jobs we need to keep our young people in our communities.”

Fulton Companies recently announced plans for a $13.5 million, 125,000-square-foot addition to its steam boiler manufacturing facility. The project is expected to create 50 jobs.

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is providing the funding for the clean energy grant. Adirondack Woodsman's Pellet Company, Long Lake, received $76,500 "to work with timber harvesters and employ sustainable harvest practices as it seeks to start up a wood pellet manufacturing facility in Tupper Lake. The award will allow AWP to develop a business plan, enabling them to engage potential investors and become a significant employer in the region," according to Mr. Paterson's office.