Month: March 2010
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The Cure for Verizon’s Service Quality Woes? Change the Way the Standards Are Measured
As PULP reported on February 22, 2010, Verizon has proposed a solution to its continuing trend of poor service quality: change the standards. When Verizon is unable to access necessary […] -
On a PACE to a Greener Future? Are Property Assessed Clean Energy Bonds the Solution to Weatherization and Green Jobs?
In November 2009, the New York State Legislature approved enabling legislation permitting municipalities to create their own programs to finance the installation of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements […] -
PSC and DHCR Stonewalling on FOIL Requests Regarding Conversion of Electrically Heated Oceangate Project to Submetering
Incomplete Information from PSCThe North Bay Tenants Association filed a petition in January 2010 with the New York Public Service Commission seeking to halt the conversion of the premises from […] -
NY PSC Allows Owners to Give Defective Notice, Thwarting Tenant Participation in Conversions to Submetering of Electricity
In numerous cases involving submetering, tenants learn far too late that the New York PSC approved a plan for submetering that will increase their economic burdens despite good faith efforts […] -
Does A Submetering Tax Break Give Landlords Incentive to Set Low Utility Allowances and Displace Tenants in Federally Subsidized Housing?
In a recent case involving conversion of a HUD subsidized Section 236 housing project from master metering of electricity to submetering, the landlord initially proposed to establish certain utility allowances. […]