Month: March 2010
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GAO Finds "Energy Star" Ratings Inadequately Audited
According to a GAO Report, the “Energy Star” labels placed on products as a way to signal they are “green” – and use less energy are not adequately audited. See […] -
Grid/Keyspan Releases Low Income Gas Rate Discount Reports, but Not All News is Good
Earlier this month, National Grid released the first annual report for the low income discount program it created for KeySpan Energy Delivery New York (“KEDNY”) and KeySpan Energy Delivery Long […] -
Yonkers Riverview II Tenants Seek Rehearing of PSC Order Continuing Submetering of Electric Heat
On March 22, 2010, the Yonkers Riverview II Tenants Association filed a petition with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) seeking rehearing of its February 18, 2010 Order […] -
Consistent and Persistent
In recent weeks, PULP has received telephone calls and e-mails from different utilities asking us to join them in opposing the Governor’s proposed increases to the Gross Receipts Tax (“GRT”) […] -
FCC Launches National Broadband Plan; Includes Focus on Affordability
To a mixture of fanfare, relief, and criticism, the FCC delivered to Congress Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan on March 16th. Weighing in at 376 pages, including appendices, it […] -
Study Finds No Discernible Difference in Tenant Energy Usage When HUD Public Housing is Submetered
A 2007 research report funded by HUD, Benchmarking Utility Usage in Public Housing, concludes there is no discernible difference in energy use between public housing residents that pay for their […] -
PSC Greenlights Eviction of Tenants for Nonpayment of Electric Bills
We previously discussed the problem that tenants who receive electric service from their landlords can be threatened with eviction, even if they pay the rent, when they protest charges for […] -
New York PSC Supports California’s Request for Access to FCC’s Outage Reporting Data
In comments submitted to the FCC March 4th, the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) expressed its support for the California Public Utilities Commission’s (“CPUC”) request for direct, password-protected […] -
Coalition Urges FERC to Examine Electricity Sellers’ Costs and Revenues in Wholesale Power Markets
On March 5, 2010, a broad coalition of groups, including PULP, filed comments with FERC urging closer assessment of the results of private wholesale markets. The functionally deregulated markets are […]