Month: June 2008
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PSC Approves Grid "Affordability" Program in Which HEAP Payments Do Not Reduce Current Winter Bills
The PSC approved National Grid’s proposed modifications to its AffordAbility Program in a June 23, 2008, Order, dismissing concerns raised by PULP regarding the application of federal Home Energy Assistance […] -
Summer NYISO Electricity Prices 123% Higher
A FERC report in May signaled a likely NYISO price spike this summer, in the range of 89% higher than last year. See NY City Wholesale Electricity Prices May Rise […] -
Supreme Court Leaves Fundamental Questions About FERC Market Rate Scheme Unanswered
Legality of FERC’s Market-Based Rates UnresolvedToday’s Supreme Court decision in Morgan Stanley Capital Group v. Public Util. Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish Co. left unanswered fundamental questions regarding FERC’s scheme […] -
Consumer Groups Ask PSC for More Input on Verizon Cable Franchise for New York City
Consumer groups have asked the New York Public Service Commission to issue a notice inviting public comment before acting on a request of Verizon to approve a recently filed cable […] -
NYISO Governance
NYISO: Not Your Ordinary “Nonprofit”Today’s Daily News points out that the head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who is paid over $286,000 per year for […] -
Con Edison Electricity Rates for Energy Spike 21% in June
FERC and the New York PSC recently issued reports that NYISO wholesale prices for electricity will be much higher this summer. See NY City Wholesale Electricity Prices May Rise 89% […] -
NY Assembly Bill Would Use Windfall Recapture Tax on Oil Companies to Supplement HEAP and Weatherization Programs
On June 13, 2008 the New York Assembly introduced a bill, A11590, to impose a windfall recapture tax on oil companies, the proceeds of which would generate up to $550 […] -
HEAP Can Now Help Fund Air Conditioners
Governor Paterson and OTDA have announced that $2.4 million of federal Home Energy Assistance Program (“HEAP”) funds have been made available for the purchase and installation of energy efficient air […] -
FCC Expands Broadband Data Collection but Sidesteps Affordability Concerns
Accurate measurement of broadband deployment is needed to ascertain the degree to which the congressional goal of access to advanced telecommunications services at affordable rates is being met. On June […]