ON-AIR SEGMENT: Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush gives insight regarding New York's POWER rebate check program

ALBANY, NY- On Monday, July 6, 2026, New York State Assemblyman, Ken Blankenbush, joined North Country News and discussed Governor Hochul's one time rebate checks that will be distributed later this summer and fall to eligible New Yorkers to assist with energy costs.

"With New Yorkers struggling with high energy costs and record gas prices at the pump thanks to bad federal policies, the new budget includes one-time $1 billion Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate (POWER) checks to help provide needed relief," the Governor's office announced this spring. 

The POWER program will provide $200 to joint filers with incomes under $150,000 and $150 to joint filers with incomes between $150,000 and $300,000.

Single filers with incomes under $150,000 will receive $100.

The rebates will be issued as advanced credit checks and will be mailed out between September and December.

Be sure to listen to our latest on-air segment with Assemblyman Blankenbush for more details:

Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush image.