When the power goes out in a Finger Lakes winter, policy theories don’t keep you warm. Recently on a Thursday night, a transformer overload left nearly 1,300 Honeoye households shivering in the dark. Mine was one of them. As I sat in the cold, I was reminded of Gov. Hochul’s infamous advice to “huddle together” for warmth when the grid fails.

This isn’t my first energy crisis. Growing up in Honeoye, the 1973 crisis remains a vivid memory. I watched my late father — a dedicated GM Delco autoworker who earned every dollar through a grueling daily commute to Rochester — act as the “energy hawk” of our household. He kept a tight grip on the thermostat to ensure we stayed warm without breaking the family budget. During a national crisis, my parents understood the quiet grit it took to keep a family afloat, and they respected the value of a hard-earned dollar.

Fast forward to today, and Albany’s........

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