Month: June 2009
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NY Rolls out 511 Service with Travel and Transit Data; Not All Phones Can Access the Service
With a Press Release on June 19th, Governor David Paterson announced the launch of 511 service throughout New York State . According to the announcement, 511 is a “free and […] -
Stimulus Funds for New York Can Be Used for Utility Assistance to Prevent Homelessness
HUD recently announced that it has allocated new economic stimulus funds to New York for prevention of homelessness, including assistance to individuals in paying utility bills when that is related […] -
PSC Signals Shift in Landlord Subsidies to Implement Submetering
BackgroundPressure from tenants led the PSC in 1950 to ban residential submetering, see Resale of Power in City Is Curbed. It was reintroduced in 1978 for cooperatives and condominiums whose […] -
FERC’s Advice: Avoid Our Deregulated ISO/RTO Spot Markets
We have previously noted FERC’s refusal to scrutinize the rates set in the dysfunctional spot markets it fostered and approved for wholesale electricity trading. See No Evil: FERC Refuses to […] -
Millions of RGGI "Cap and Trade" Auction Proceeds Unspent Due to Legal Challenge
In a prior PULP Network blog post, we discussed the pending legal challenge to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program now being implemented by New York and nine other […] -
PSC Didn’t Provide Complete Explanation When it Ended its 315 Area Code Proceeding
As we noted earlier this week, the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) formally decided to put on hold its proceeding to add a new area code in the […] -
AARP Opposes PEPCO Plan for Spending on "Smart Meters"
Spending billions on “smart meters” seems to be really in vogue in states where utilities sold their power plants, failed to make money in their Enron-like holding companies, and now […] -
PSC’s Market Ideology Clashes with Goals of Affordable Universal Broadband Service
Last week, PULP reported on the comments filed at the FCC regarding the development of a national universal broadband policy. See PSC to FCC: We Oppose Measures to Effectuate Universal […] -
ESCO Advertises 9.75% Tax Savings on Delivery Service
We commented previously on the odd tax break given to ESCO customers which reduces the cost of delivery service still provided by the utility, enabling the ESCO actually to charge […]