Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn September 3,2013 Schumer called on Rochester Gas and Electric and its parent company Iberdrola to consider an alternative siting and alignment of new electrical transmission lines, that does not cut apart the Krenzer Family farm and force them out of business. The Rochester Area Reliability Project is the latest effort from RG&E to meet the forecasted energy demand for the Rochester area, and calls for a portion of 25.5 miles of new transmission lines and construction of a new 11-acre substation (Station 255) and access road, on land currently owned by Krenzer Farms. Schumer explained that he supports the project overall, which will increase capacity and reliability and will help avoid future capacity issues in the Rochester area, and will boost annual tax revenue in Chili.