Month: February 2010
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Syracuse Tenants Protest City Water Shutoff Policies
Syracuse United Neighbors Announces Protest of City Water Shutoff Practices For more information: Phil Prehn–community organizer 315-476-7475 phil@sunaction.org SUN Press Event Regarding City’s Water Shut Off Of Innocent Tenant Due […] -
Who Will Benefit from Federal Subsidy of Nuclear Power Renaissance?
Steve Peace, a former California State Senator and impresario of the Killer Tomato cult movies, called father of the California electricity industry restructuring urged by Enron, (and who later denied […] -
Has the New York PSC Found a Way to Assess Wireless Providers?
A fascinating decision from the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) released on February 4, 2010 regarding whether the PSC could direct a wireless provider, Sprint PCS, to negotiate […] -
Hazel Towers Tenants Ask PSC Again for Stay and Outside Audit of Submetering After New Overcharges
BackgroundThe saga of ineffective PSC regulation of submetered electric service provided to tenants at Hazel Towers is in its second year. The PSC did not on individual tenant complaints of […] -
ESCO Claims Locking in its 28% Higher Rate is “Smart” and “Practical” (New York’s Utility Project)
Residential natural gas customers in the Capital Region received a mailing from the Energy Service Company (ESCO) Vectren Source in recent days urging them to switch their service from Niagara […] -
ESCO Claims Locking in its 28% Higher Rate is "Smart" and "Practical"
Residential natural gas customers in the Capital Region received a mailing from the Energy Service Company (ESCO) Vectren Source in recent days urging them to switch their service from Niagara […] -
Austin, Texas Automatically Enrolls Low-Income Customers for Reduced Utility Rates
The Austin, Texas publicly owned electric utility, Austin Energy, offers significantly reduced rates to low-income consumers. It has adopted a system for efficient, automatic enrollment of customers who qualify for […] -
Comments to OTDA on Next Year’s HEAP Plan Due February 17, 2010
The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) has issued a notice inviting public input on development of the State Plan for New York’s Home Energy Assistance […] -
PSC Sets Schedule for Consideration of Oceangate Tenants’ Petition to Halt Submetering
On February 9, 2010, the New York PSC established a schedule for consideration of the petition of the North Bay Tenants Association to halt implementation of electricity submetering at Oceangate, […]