An upcoming public hearing is a necessary step to keep Amphenol Corp. in the village of Sidney, several people said Tuesday.
The hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, will come at the start of the regular Sidney village board meeting. It concerns a resolution to grant a franchise to the Delaware County Electric Cooperative to build, operate and maintain an electrical distribution plant and provide service in the village.
If built, the plant will supply Amphenol at its new location. No timetable for the facility's construction has been announced. Amphenol spokeswoman Mimi Morgan could not be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon.
Amphenol, a company that makes electrical connectors and employs about 1,000, had considered moving from Sidney after flooding in September. It had also suffered damage following storms in 2006.
An effort by state and local governments to provide incentives convinced Amphenol in November to stay in the village but move to a new location built above the flood plain. One of the incentives was cheaper electricity from the cooperative, county Economic Development Director Glenn Nealis said. New York State Electric & Gas Corp. is currently delivering power to the company.
Sidney Mayor Andrew Matviak said he was optimistic the board would approve the plan.
A recent change in state law allows rural electrical cooperatives to offer services to municipalities of fewer than 20,000, electrical cooperative Chief Executive Officer Greg Starheim said. Before the law was changed in August, the population limit was 1,000. The population of Sidney is 3,700.
Starheim said that his company not only delivers power but it also can provide low-cost energy from hydroelectric plants under long-term contracts with the New York Power Authority.
"If approved, we are looking to build a new substation for Amphenol," Starheim said, which can be expanded to serve customers not being serviced by an electricity provider.
It is premature to say what the rate would be, he said, but it would be less than what Amphenol is paying now.
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