Month: May 2008
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High Natural Gas Prices Signal Trouble Next Winter for Low Income Customers
Since January 2008, natural gas prices have continued to rise. Here is a chart from Apache Corp., a major independent producer of natural gas and oil, showing the price rise […] -
NY City Wholesale Electricity Prices May Rise 89% Due to Market Design and Higher Natural Gas Prices
In a May 15 2008 Summer Market and Reliability Assessment report by FERC staff, FERC Commissioners were advised (slide 6) that this summer wholesale market prices for electricity in New […] -
Bill Would Require PSC to More Closely Scrutinize Telephone Area Code Changes
State Assembly members have filed a bill, A11082, that would require the Public Service Commission to more closely scrutinize the need for telephone area code changes, and to investigate in […] -
Assembly Passes Bill to Expand Low-Income Telephone Lifeline Assistance
BackgroundTelephone Lifeline and Linkup assistance can provide meaningful reductions in the cost of telephone service for low-income persons. For example, the monthly bills of a low-income Verizon Lifeline customer are […] -
Should Telecom Customer Migration Rules be Extended to New Carriers?
A request by Time Warner (TW) Telecom to have the PSC’s End User Migration Guidelines extended to new providers, including Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) and cable companies offering voice […] -
NY PSC Asks FERC Not to Limit Access to NYISO Market Data
The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) recently filed comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) warning that a proposed new FERC rule could limit access to information and […] -
Parties File Statements Supporting Proposed Settlement of Con Edison Queens Outage Prudence Proceeding
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) is considering a Joint Proposal for ending the PSC proceeding to review prudence of costs associated with the extended Con Edison outage […] -
AMPS, a Submetering Company, Withdraws Request for Court Injunction to Shut off Tenant’s Electricity
In an apparently unprecedented move, American Metering and Planning Services (AMPS), a company that provides billing and metering service to apartment building owners who submeter electricity to tenants, commenced a […] -
PULP Asks PSC to Reconsider Refusal to Investigate Alternative to New Area Code in 315
The PSC is proceeding with plans either to split the 315 area code region in Central New York into two codes, requiring many customers with 315 area codes to change […]