Month: October 2008
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PSC Typical Electric Bills Show Trend of Higher Prices and Volatility
The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) publishes a snapshot report of typical electric and gas bills of the major investor owned utilities twice a year, in January and July. […] -
Municipal Water Companies Exempt from HEFPA Must Still Provide Due Process and Equal Protection to Tenant Users
This week we received a call from an upstate city resident whose water service had been shut off with no notice. She is a working mother who rents a single […] -
Bush Signs LIHEAP Funding Increase; Public Input Needed on How it Will be Allocated in New York
$120 Million Added to New York HEAP ProgramPresident Bush earlier this year proposed a steep funding cut for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (“LIHEAP”) funding in the budget […] -
Conflicting Data on Natural Gas Price Trends
In two separate articles in the October 2, 2008 Albany Times Union, the price of natural gas is either going to hold steady this winter or increase by 20 percent. […] -
Governor Paterson Vetoes Utility Call Center Bill
In the process of vetoing 39 bills on September 25th, Governor David Paterson took the unusual step of vetoing a bill which would have had no impact whatsoever on the […]