Assembly Budget Bill Provides for State Utility Consumer Advocate
On March 12, 2014, the Assembly passed its version of the State Operations budget bill, A.8555-C, Part N, which beginning at page 62 creates a new state office of the utility […]
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PULP Commemorates Forty Years Of Advocating, Educating and Litigating on Behalf of New York’s Vulnerable Low-Income Utility Consumers
Albany, NY – Today, the Public Utility Law Project of New York (“PULP”) observed the 40th anniversary of its incorporation in October 1981. Originally founded in the wake of the late- 1970’s oil crisis to […]
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PSC Wrong to Saddle NYC Ratepayers With All Superfund Cleanup Costs; Rate Hike Approved Today Unfair to NYC & LI Consumers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contacts: Erik Kriss (AARP), ekriss@aarp.org, 518-360-9213 & Richard Berkley (PULP), rberkley@utilityproject.org, 917-512-5334 AARP, PULP: Rate Hike Approved Today Unfair to NYC, LI Utility Consumers PSC Wrong to Saddle […]
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National Grid-NY Rate Increase Opposed by Elected Officials, Community Organizations and Consumers, PULP & AARP
Public Utility Law Project and AARP, Joined by Local and State Elected Officials, Community Organizations and Consumers, Oppose National Grid–NY Rate Increase Proposal Call proposal too high for vulnerable ratepayers and […]
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NY PSC Seeks A “Consumer Advocate” Made to Order
The New York Public Service Commission is seeking to fill a new position for an internal “consumer advocate.” According to a Job Announcement, The New York State Department of Public […]
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NY Budget Adopted without Reform of State Utility Consumer Advocate Function
For awhile it appeared that the glaring weakness of New York’s state utility consumer advocacy function would begin to be addressed. The Governor’s Moreland Commission signaled the need for reform, in […]
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Utilities Attack Creation of Independent State Utility Consumer Advocate Office
Most states have a state agency devoted to representing residential customers with the resources to participate in legal and regulatory proceedings and the independence to challenge actions of the utilities […]
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FERC Heeds Consumer Opposition and Rejects Effort of Power Traders and Generators to Raise California ISO Wholesale Spot Market Price Caps
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on March 14 rejected a March 4 petition filed by a number of power marketers and generators who operate in the California market. They […]
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FERC Urged Not to Go Overboard on Wholesale Electricity Capacity Markets – New York Needs Independent State Consumer Advocate
Consumer and other groups filed a request with FERC last month, asking the agency not to expand the role of wholesale spot markets for electricity capacity. For reliability purposes, retail […]
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California ALJs Reject Utility Proposal for Pre-Pay Electric Meters with Remote Shutoff, Illustrating Important Role of Utility Consumer Advocates
On November 22, 2013, Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) for the California Public Utilities Commission (CAPUC) issued a Proposed Decision in a San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) case rejecting the […]