Month: September 2009
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Niagara Mohawk Withdraws Request to Delay Mobile Scanning for Stray Voltage in Upstate Cities
The PSC adopted an order in 2005 instituting new standards requiring New York electric utilities to conduct safety inspection of their distribution systems. In the 2004 order that led to […] -
Lifeline Awareness Week Begins Monday – Is There Anything for New York to Celebrate?
National Lifeline Awareness Week begins September 14th. In a new White Paper issued today, PULP took the occasion of National Lifeline Awareness Week to critically examine New York State’s Lifeline […] -
PSC Tells FCC to Permit States to Assess VOIP for State Universal Service Funds
As the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) prepares to launch a major proceeding to examine the state’s existing universal service policies, it has told the FCC that it […] -
Equipment Donation Needed
PULP needs a used laptop computer capable of running Power Point presentations, and an LCD projector. If you can donate equipment, please contact PULP: By Mail: Public Utility Law Project […] -
Niagara Mohawk Allowed to Keep Cost of "Smart Grid" Proposal Secret
In a ruling yesterday, the PSC allowed Niagara Mohawk to maintain secrecy of the cost of its proposed “smart grid” projects. The costs of the “smart grid” projects would be […] -
NYISO Admits its "Market Problem" Allows "100% Or More" Overcharges Due to "An Abuse of Market Power," Proposes Rule Change, No Refunds
Bad news about the NYISO’s latest “market problem” spilled out late Friday afternoon, just before the Labor Day weekend, when the NYISO made a Filing Requesting Authority to Prospectively Apply […] -
PSC Once Again Tells FCC to Let Market Take Lead on Broadband While the Market Continues to Fail Customers
In comments submitted to the FCC on Monday, the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) , along with the state’s Chief Information Officer/Office for Technology (“CIO/OFT”) told the FCC […] -
Town House West Tenants Association Files Supplemental Complaint Against Stellar Management’s New, Unfiled Conditions of Submetered Electric Service
Town House West Tenants Association filed a Petition with the PSC on July 15, 2009, seeking to halt submetering. The PSC Secretary deemed it to be an untimely rehearing petition, […] -
NYPA Holding Hearings on Reduced Hydropower Allocation for Residential Customers
In a terse revised notice, the New York Power Authority announced hearings being held September 1 in Lewiston at the Niagara Power Project, and September 2 in Syracuse regarding proposed […]