Time Warner service quality has been questioned in numerous public comments regarding the pending review by the PSC of its proposed acquisition by Comcast. Phone companies are required to maintain service […]
The NYISO has issued its annual grid update, “Power Trends 2014: Evolution of the Grid,” this time indicating potential major changes may be coming, in response to power plant retirements, additional power […]
At a June 18, 2014 Public Service Commission informational forum regarding the proposed acquisition of Time Warner by Comcast, the Utility Project’s Executive Director identified concerns with the Joint Petition regarding […]
Last year, Keyspan East Gas Corporation filed a proposal with the PSC seeking to eliminate all customer service assistance (except for taking payments) at eight of its eleven long island walk-in […]
Verizon – NY, the major wireline phone service provider in New York State, for years has filed required Annual Reports with the Public Service Commission indicating it is losing money on […]
The New York Times published an Op -Ed today raising numerous valid points about current efforts of telephone companies to migrate telephone service and phone customers from traditionally regulated copper wireline service […]
There is a movement afoot to greatly increase the amount of solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity produced by customers with rooftop units, supported by tax benefits, regulatory provisions setting generous “net […]
Even though New York State has large amounts of low cost hydro power and much relatively low cost nuclear power is generated in the state, retail electric rates set by […]
In January, 2014, electricity market prices soared in the NYISO, NE-ISO and PJM market regions. In these areas, consisting of most of the 15 states that allowed utilities to sell […]
The FCC’s 2013 Universal Service Monitoring Report with data through October 2013 again shows New York slipping in terms of the percentage of households with telephone service. The National average household […]