Month: November 2008
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Close the Energy Sales Tax Loophole Favoring ESCOs
An Underused Budget Tool – Closing Tax LoopholesThe financial industry crisis is causing major budget distress for New York State because its income tax revenue is so reliant on financial […] -
PULP, Legal Aid, Homeless Advocacy Groups Targeted by Governor for $2.8 Million Cut
Today Governor Paterson issued a list of proposed cuts to the current year’s budget for the state fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. It includes funding reductions of more than […] -
Pennsylvania Utility Regulator Holds Hearings on Flaws in Wholesale Power Markets
Concerned About Rising Wholesale Electricity Prices, Pennsylvania’s State Utility Regulator Holds HearingsThe Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is holding a series of en banc hearings on the effects of the […] -
Lax PSC Enforcement of Submetering Orders Allows Landlords to Overcharge for Electricity Sold to Tenants and to Circumvent HEFPA Protections
The PSC’s Submetering RegimeToday PULP filed yet another complaint with the Office of Consumer Services of the Public Service Commission (PSC) on behalf of a tenant who must buy electricity […] -
PSC Hears Public Opposition to National Grid’s Proposed 33% Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase
Final PSC Public Statement Hearing in Schodack December 10As part of its proceeding to examine new rates filed by National Grid which, if approved as filed, would raise the delivery […] -
Will President Obama Repurpose FERC?
Change is in the windWith the election of a new president comes renewed speculation about leadership change at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in an Obama administration. The president […]