Month: September 2009
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Staff Report Released after State Senate Hearing on Telecom Taxes; Acknowledges Need for Consumer Protections for Telecom Customers
As we reported on August 14th, the New York State Senate’s Select Committee on Budget and Tax Reform held a hearing on August 12th regarding the modernization of the state’s […] -
FERC Commissioner Kelly Quitting: Who Will Take Her Place?
President Obama reappointed FERC Commissioner Suedeen Kelly, but she has now announced that she will be stepping down, creating a vacancy. According to Dow Jones: It is time for me […] -
PULP Updates Telephone Consumer Protection Materials
PULP’s purposes include being a resource center and educating the public about the legal rights of utility consumers. For many years, PULP published a desk reference manual for legal assistance […] -
Value of ESCO Service Questioned
A news story today suggests that energy cost savings may be available from ESCOs. See Con Edison Solutions offering O&R customers lower rates, Middletown Record, Sept. 22, 2009. A closer […] -
Groups Ask Governor Paterson to Support Alternative Plan for Cohoes Falls Hydro Project
Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, Natural Resources Defense Council, Village and Town of Green Island, City of Watervliet, Capital District Regional Planning Commission, Friends of the Falls, New York Bicycling Coalition, and […] -
Value of ESCO Service Questioned (New York’s Utility Project)
A news story today suggests that energy cost savings may be available from ESCOs. See Con Edison Solutions offering O&R customers lower rates, Middletown Record, Sept. 22, 2009. A closer […] -
NYSEG, RG&E File New Rates for Electric and Gas Service Seeking Major Increases; Proposing Improved Low-Income Customer Protections
On September 17, 2009, NYSEG and RG&E filed new rates that, if approved, would significantly increase bills for electricity and natural gas customers. The utilities had not filed new delivery […] -
PSC Launches Proceeding to Examine Future of Universal Telephone Service
A packed house filled the 19th floor boardroom at the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) on September 16, 2009 as Administrative Law Judges Howard Jack and Eleanor Stein […] -
PSC Stops Submetering at Four Buildings, Sets Conditions to Address Tenant Concerns
At its September 17, 2009 session the PSC decided to grant rehearing of prior submetering orders, and halted implementation of electric submetering at four New York City buildings with a […]