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| Hello, A new report reveals radical Cait Conley opposes reopening Indian Point, a nuclear power plant in NY-17 that provided 25% of the region’s electricity. Since the plant closed, New Yorkers have seen their electric bills skyrocket.And while Conley opposes commonsense solutions to New York’s energy crisis, Mike Lawler is championing them. Lawler even visited Indian Point with U.S. Energy Secretary Christ Wright and called on Kathy Hochul to reopen the nuclear plant. “Radical Democrat Cait Conley has made it clear: She opposes viable solutions to New York’s energy crisis, and if elected to Congress, she’d only make it worse. The Hudson Valley cannot afford Cait Conley.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole Read the full story here or see excerpts below: GOP Rep. Mike Lawler eyes nuclear power plant to tackle NY’s sky-high electricity costs in clear split from Dem rival New York Post Carl Campanile August 16, 2026 Republican Hudson Valley Rep. Mike Lawler is pitching a plan to reopen the Indian Point power plant in a bid to reverse New Yorkers’ skyrocketing energy bills. “The fact is, there’s no better-positioned site for energy generation in the Hudson Valley than Indian Point. The transmission lines are already built and sitting there idle,” Lawler told The Post in a recent interview. “That site supplied a quarter of this region’s power before Albany shut it down, and electricity costs have jumped 58 percent since then,” he said. The mothballed plant, which provided 25% of New York City’s electricity with zero-emissions nuclear energy, is located along the Hudson River in the village of Buchanan in northern Westchester, part of the swing 17th House District. It’s closure coincided with Cuomo and Democrats in the state legislature approving a controversial climate change law that set the state on a swift embrace of renewable energy. Lawler visited Indian Point in March with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, urging Hochul to reopen the facility. Lawler’s campaign, meanwhile, accused Conley of caving to radical environmental activists, and of having “no energy plan.” “Cait Conley won’t say one critical word about the Albany Democrats who broke this grid, because the radical climate activist base she answers to won’t allow it,” Riccardi said. The energy platform on Conley’s campaign website talks of “stopping Mike Lawler’s drive to reopen Indian Point” and of instead “investing in clean energy, expanding federal investments in solar, wind, and geothermal projects.” The Indian Point nuclear plant debate shows a clear split between the candidates on a burning issue zapping voters. Maureen O’Toole Eastern Regional Press Secretary motoole@nrcc.org | @MaureenOToole4 |
REPORT: Conley Opposes Commonsense Plan to Lower Electricity Costs
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