Month: February 2009
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New York State Assembly Committees to Hold Hearings on NYISO Wholesale Electricity Pricing
The New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Energy and the Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions will be holding joint hearings on the wholesale electricity pricing of the […] -
PSC Asked to Offset its $330M Efficiency Surcharges with $220M from Sale of Greenhouse Gas Allowances
This week, Multiple Intervenors, a group of industrial and other large electricity-consuming customers, filed a petition at the PSC this week seeking a declaratory ruling to reduce the PSC-created $334 […] -
Judge Who Issued Gag Order Against PULP in Utility Service Denial Case Resigns in Disgrace
The state supreme court judge who issued an ex parte order in 2001 to gag PULP and chill public discussion of the Velma Fordham case records has resigned in the […] -
PULP Files Comments on PSC Proposal to Relax Submetering Rules
On February 23, 2009 PULP filed its comments on proposals of the PSC Staff to “Streamline” existing rules of the agency that apply to submetering and the sale of electric […] -
Nebraska Energy Office Shows New York Electricity Prices Second Highest in Continental U.S.
One might search all day but ultimately in vain at the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) or the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) websites for […] -
Bronx Tenant Association Objects to PSC Staff Proposal to "Streamline" Electric Submetering Rules
As we have previously reported, the PSC Staff is proposing to revise the agency’s regulations to “streamline” the approval process for landlord sale of electric service to residential tenants, known […] -
PULP Files Comments on Improving Next Year’s HEAP Program
The HEAP “block grant”program allows great flexibility to states in tailoring eligibility conditions and benefit amounts, within the broad contours of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act (LIHEAA). One […] -
FERC Effort to Override State Transmission Siting Decisions Rejected by Federal Appeals Court
We previously discussed FERC’s assertion of power to override state transmission line siting decisions. See FERC Adopts Electricity Transmission Siting Rules: Says it Can Reverse State Denials, PULP Network, December […] -
New York Weatherization Funding Bolstered by Federal Stimulus Bill
According to the National Community Action Foundation, New York stands to receive approximately $404.23 Million in additional funding for home weatherization activities under the Recovery Act. Weatherization programs have multiple […]