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State budget requires back-up power at some gas stations
Photo credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas
New York's new state budget will provide grants to stockpile emergency generators to keep some gasoline stations operating even in the aftermath of hurricanes such as superstorm Sandy.
The budget, set to be enacted next week, also provides tougher sanctions to penalize utilities that perform poorly during storms – including the possibility of losing their operating certificate.
The changes...
