Month: November 2009
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Hard Questions About "Green" Electricity
Most electric utilities have adopted a “green power” option for consumers who want to see more energy produced from renewable sources, as opposed to fossil fuel. Those who choose the […] -
PULP "Winter Extra" Guide to HEAP Now Online
PULP’s “Winter Extra” for 2009 – 2010 is now available online. New York State’s Home Energy Assistance Program (“HEAP”) , the primary federal assistance program to help low income households […] -
Landlord Discloses Submetering Company "AMPS" Conducted Unauthorized NYSERDA Sponsored Time of Use Pricing Experiments on Tiffany Mews Tenants
Earlier this year, tenants at Tiffany Mews petitioned the Public Service Commission to halt submetering at their apartments. Their petition includes allegations that the owner had no order of the […] -
Con Edison Seeks 16.6% Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase from Residential Heating Customers
In a Friday, November 6, 2009 filing with the PSC, Con Edison quietly filed new tariffs, testimony, and exhibits in support of a natural gas rate increase designed to yield […] -
Consumer Groups Call on Congress and FERC to Protect Consumers and Investigate Rising Utility Costs Due to Deregulation
Consumer groups have issued a joint statement asking Congress and FERC to investigate utility rates set in wholesale markets that are causing hardship to consumers. Their letter states High electric […] -
NY City Maps of Con Edison Shocks and Stray Voltage Available Online
After the tragic 2004 death of Jodie S. Lane due to stray voltage in the street from Con Edison’s system, the New York PSC began to require systematic checking by […] -
Riverview II Tenants Rebut Owner’s Opposition to Request to Stay Submetering
We have previously discussed the efforts of tenants to stop landlord submetering of electricity at Riverview II, a Yonkers housing development. See Yonkers Tenants Ask PSC to Halt Submetering at […] -
New York Deregulation Failing, Says Central Hudson Executive
According to the Poughkeepsie Journal, the President of CH Energy Group, the holding company that owns Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, has acknowledged the failure of deregulation to bring […] -
FERC Asks Supreme Court to Limit Maine’s Challenge to Wholesale Utility Rates in NRG Power Marketing Case
FERC is again trying to reduce the possibility of meaningful review of wholesale electric rates in another Supreme Court case, NRG Power Marketing v. Maine Public Utilities, Docket No. 08-674. […]