PULP in the News

In order to educate the public, a vital part of the Public Utility Law Project of New York (“PULP”) mission for the past 40 years, we often appear in the news.

November 2022

• Workshop in Kingston aims to help low-income utility customers. Freeman Staff, Daily Freeman. November 30, 2022. 
• PSEG power shutoffs for nonpayment top 800 in November. Mark Harrington, Newsday. November 23, 2022. 
• Power costs going up – NYSEG / RG&E discuss rate increases. Liam Mayo, River Reporter. November 22, 2022. 
• New York utilities sue to pass along prolonged-outage costs. Caroline Spivack, Crain’s New York Business. November 22, 2022.

October 2022

• NYSERDA and National Grid Announce Round One Results of Community Solar Program Offering for Underserved New Yorkers. Press Release, October 17, 2022. 
• Senator John W. Mannion introduces legislation for automatic re-enrollment in the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and eliminates the burden of having to reapply every year. Press Release, October 13, 2022. 
• Utility Ratepayer Intervention Push. Marie French, Politico New York, October 11, 2022. 
• Aging, Consumer & Environmental Organizations Call on Governor Hochul to Sign Utility Intervenor Funding Bill into Law. Press Release, October 4, 2022. 

September 2022

• New Yorkers brace for expensive winter heating bills. Dave Lombardo, Capitol Pressroom, September 22, 2022. 
• Public Utility Project names new executive director. Rick Karlin, Times Union, September 12, 2022. 
• Advocates: Federal gov­ernment, not NY ratepayers, should shoulder climate project costs. Nick Reisman, Spectrum News1, September 9, 2022.

August 2022

• Workshop on state utility debt relief program scheduled for Wednesday night in Riverhead. Alek Lewis, RiverheadLOCAL, August 24, 2022. 
• Workshop seeks to help low-income New Yorkers slash their utility debt with a state program. Molly Ingram, WSHU Public Radio, August 22, 2022. 
• Serino asks Central Hudson to stop re-introduction of late fees. Paul Kirby, Daily Freeman, August 3, 2022. 

July 2022

• Funds on the way to pay for utility arrears, but those eligible must apply. Mark Harrington, Newsday, July 30, 2022.
• National Grid billing error sparks outrage. WNYT News 13, July 27, 2022. 
• Citing “self-inflicted service failures,” officials call on state to reject 20% hike for Hudson Valley Water Co. Nick Henderson, Hudson Valley One, July 26, 2022. 
• Council Approves ‘Utility Advocate’ Office as Rates Spike and Bills Mount in NYC. Liz Donovan, City Limits, July 21, 2022. 
• Heat Wave: Why Home Offices Add to Con Ed’s Stress. James Barron, New York Times. July 20, 2022. 
• Three Ulster County lawmakers call for halt to water rate increase. Paul Kirby, Daily Freeman, July 19, 2022. 
• Council Committee Holds Hearing for Utility Advocate Legislation. Cityland, July 12, 2022. 

June 2022

• How New York is helping residents with spiking energy costs. Brian Pascus, Crain’s New York Business, June 22, 2022. 
• New York regulators approve new transmission cost analysis approach, bill credits, 135 MW battery facility. Robert Walton, Utility Dive, June 21, 2022. 
• Public hearing set on service, water quality of Hudson Valley Water Company. Hank Gross, Mid-Hudson News, June 17, 2022. 
• NY to provide $250M to help poor households pay overdue energy bills. Rick Moriarty, Syracuse Post, June 16, 2022. 
• Governor Hochul Announces Electric and Gas Utility Bill Credit Program for Low-Income Families, Press Release, June 16, 2022. 
• Oil Execs Cash Out Like Crazy While Gas Prices Soak Americans. Noah Kirsch, Daily Beast, June 3, 2022. 
• Governor Hochul Announces Richard Berkley to Join Department of Public Service as Consumer Advocate. Press Release, June 3, 2022.

May 2022

• What You Need to Know About Spike in Utility Bills and How You Can Lower Them. Mieke Leenders, OneGreenPlanet, May 30, 2022. 
• Utility bills could increase by up to $18 a month as NYSEG, RG&E raise rates. Thomas C. Zambito, LoHud, May 27, 2022. 
• PULP and Environmental Intervenors File Testimony on Huge Con Edison Rate Hike Request. PULP, Press Release, May 23, 2022. 
• With Prices Up Everywhere, Water Bills On the Rise, Too. Samantha Maldonado, THECITY, May 22, 2022. 
• New York Is Facing a Pandemic-Fueled Home Energy Crisis, With No End in Sight. Quratulain Tejani, Inside Climate News, May 20, 2022. 
• The moon is down in Central Hudson. Rokosz Most, Hudson Valley One, May 13, 2022. 
• Cahill says class-action lawsuit against Central Hudson wouldn’t necessarily benefit customers. Paul Kirby, Daily Freeman, May 13, 2022. 
• A natural gas rate hike is on the table. Here’s how it would affect your monthly bill. Jeff Smith, Corning Leader, May 11, 2022. 
• LTE: Utility customers facing shutoff can seek deferred payment plan. Theresa Hotte & Richard Berkley, Syracuse Post, May 3, 2022.

April 2022

• Jacobson still not happy with Central Hudson’s billing issues. Hank Gross, Mid-Hudson News, April 24, 2022. 
• Senate Investigations Committee chair launches widespread probe into rising utility costs. Austin Jefferson, Legislative Gazette, April 20, 2022. 
• $250 million on the way for struggling electric, gas customers. Mark Harrington, Newsday, April 15, 2022. 
• New York state budget—millions for the rich, lengthy jail time for the poor. Phili Guelpa, World Socialist Website, April 12, 2022. 
• With utility bills surging, advocates fear New Yorkers with debt will face shut-offs. Jillian Forstadt, WSKG (PBS), April 11, 2022. 
• State budget includes funding boost for several area organizations, attractions. Paul Kirby, Daily Freeman, April 12, 2022. 
• New Yorkers owe $1.7B in utility arrears, more than twice those in 2020. Jillian Forstadt, WBFO (Buffalo/Toronto NPR), April 7, 2022. 
• Why are NYSEG bills skyrocketing all over Tompkins County? Jimmy Jordan, Ithaca Voice, April 7, 2022.

March 2022

• New York’s eye-watering energy price hikes hit home as 1.3 million residents fall behind on bill payments. Sophie Mellor, Fortune, March 18, 2022.
• Lawmakers pursue $15 billion plan for climate justice in New York. Rosemary Misdary, Gothamist, March 18, 2022.
• Power struggle continues in New York for Con Ed customers. Todd Sliss, The Scarsdale Inquirer, March 17, 2022.
• Reliance on Natural Gas Explains Why Electricity Bills Are So High. Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch, March 17, 2022.
• New Yorkers struggle to pay utility bills as electricity prices soar. Amanda Chu, Financial Times, March 17, 2022.
• NY lawmakers want to boost funding for housing, home care. Marina Villaneueve, Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, March 16, 2022.
• New York State Utilities’ Pricing at Record Surge. Miranda Reale, Hudson Valley Press, March 16, 2022.
• New York advocates push for funding in state budget for utility customers in arrears. Susan Arbetter, New York State of Politics, March 15, 2022.
• Virtual session on rising energy costs. Jim Ehmke, NewsChannel 34 WIVT/WBGH, March 15, 2022.
• Mid-Hudson Senators and the Public Utility Law Project Alert Residents About Their Utility Rights. Warwick Advertiser, March 15, 2022.
• What is causing US utility bills to rise and will it persist in warmer months? Aliya Uteuova & Andrew Witherspoon, The Guardian, March 13, 2022.
• Nearly 1.5 million NY households behind on electric, gas bills; advocates call for debt relief. Marina Villaneueve, WABC-TV/AP, March 12, 2022.
• Utility bubble nears bursting point, but who will pay? Rob Hackford, WGRZ-TV, March 12, 2022.
• NY urged to pay public’s ballooning utility debt. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, AP, March 12, 2022.
• Home heating oil prices on LI jump another 20% to a record $5.25 a gallon. Mark Harrington, Newsday, March 9, 2022.
• Amid skyrocketing costs, Cuomo’s utility watchdog mostly just watched. Janon Fisher, Gothamist, March 9, 2022.
• Electric Bills Double for U.S. Retirees, Families as Fuel Costs Surge. Will Wade & Francesca Maglione, ThinkAdvisor, March 8, 2022.
• Central Hudson under fire for bill surges. Cloey Callahan, Times Union, March 8, 2022.
• State commission to launch probe into Central Hudson’s response to ice storm. Paul Kirby, Daily Freeman, March 7, 2022.
• Groups Advocate VoIP Common Carrier Designation. Keller & Heckman, LLP, Lexology, March 7, 2022.
• PSEG power charge up 6% as total customers in arrears also increases. Mark Harrington, Newsday, March 7, 2022.
• New York State Senate to investigate utility companies, power producers amid steep bills. Mike Randall, Rockland/Westchester Journal News, March 4, 2022.
• State senate to launch investigation into billing practices of utilities, including Central Hudson, Skoufis office says, Paul Kirby, Daily Freeman, March 3, 2022.
• Mid-Hudson Senators to Host Utility Rights Forum with Public Utility Law Project. The Photo-News, March 2, 2022.

February 2022

• Con Edison’s soaring prices trigger attorney general inquiry, Brian Pascus, Crains New York Business, February 28, 2022.
• Cahill targets energy policies in wake of Central Hudson price hikes. Paul Kirby, Daily Freeman, February 25, 2022.
• The utility crisis is a cold, hard fact. Editorial Board, HudsonValley360, February 24, 2022.
• Con Edison rate hikes spark outcry and action as residents seek respite from volatility. David Wilson, Rockland/Westchester Journal News, February 24, 2022.
• Hit By Soaring Con Ed Bills? Here’s What You Can Do About It. Samantha Maldonado, Patch, February 23, 2022.
• An unusual number of U.S. households are behind on utility bills. Al Tomkins, Poynter, February 23, 2022.
• Time to bring “CUB” out of hibernation. Blair Horner, Northeast Public Radio, February 21, 2022.
• The electric bill is too damn high: Here’s why and what you can do about it. Danny Lewis, Gothamist, February 19, 2022. 
• As energy costs spike, Con Edison pitches solar plan to start making electricity again. David Wilson, Rockland/Westchester Journal News, February 18, 2022.
• Mid-Hudson Valley state senators, Dutchess County executive add to voices blasting Central Hudson bill hikes. Paul Kirby, Daily Freeman, February 17, 2022.
• Utility Debt Mounting for New Yorkers Looking for Current Help. Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY, February 17, 2022. 
• Con Edison Utility Bills Prompt Virtual Meetings to Advise Consumers on Cutting Power Costs. Juliette Gaudemer, NY City Lens, February 17, 2022. 
• N.Y. Utility Crisis: Residents owe billions in unpaid energy, water, telephone, internet bills, groups say. Kristin F. Dalton, Staten Island Advance, February 16, 2022. 
• PSC considering huge Quebec to NYC renewable energy project and we’ll pay for part of it. Berkeley Brean, WHEC-TV News10, February 15, 2022.
• Central Hudson Plans Gas, Electric Rate Increases. Michael Woyton, Patch, February 15, 2022. 
• OP-ED: Gov. Hochul, attack the looming utility arrears crisis. Beth Finkel and Richard Berkley, NY Daily News, February 15, 2022. 
• After New Yorkers see sudden price increase, Gov. Kathy Hochul urges Con Ed to reform itself. Max Rivlin-Nadler, Gothamist, February 13, 2022. 
• ConEd to New Yorkers: Don’t Blame Us for Soaring Power Bills. Francesca Maglione, Bloomberg, February 12, 2022. 
• OP-ED: Why we must extend the utility moratorium. NYS Senator Kevin Parker and Richard Berkley, Amsterdam News, February 10, 2022. 
• Surging Con Ed Bills Leave New Yorkers With Electric Burns. Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY, February 9, 2022. 
• Skyrocketing electric bills stun New Yorkers faced with huge mid-winter bills, Binghampton PressConnects, February 9, 2022. 
• Millions of New Yorkers can’t pay utility costs, and advocates are worried. Pa-Zong Lee & Chris Bolt, WAER 88.3, February 8, 2022.

January 2022

• Fuel oil prices hit 8-year high on LI. Mark Harrington, Newsday, January 25, 2022. 
• State finally starts distributing utility relief payments, giving out $14K in the past week. Eddie Small, Crain’s NY Business, January 26, 2022. 
• N.Y. regulators approve National Grid rate hike to start Feb. 1. Tim Knauss, Syracuse.com, January 20, 2022.

December 2021

• Moratorium on water, phone, and internet cutoffs about to end. Steve Maugeri, CBS6 Albany (WRGB), December 20, 2021. 
• Utility relief payments yet to go out despite moratorium’s imminent end. Eddie Small, Crain’s NY Business, December 20, 2021. 
• The 2021 Energy & Environment Power 100, Richard Berkley #78, City and State, December 20, 2021.
• States Are Letting Utility Companies Cut Off Power Just as Winter Arrives. Leanna First-Arai, TRUTHOUT, December 19, 2021. 
• End to utility moratorium could leave many New Yorkers in the dark. Tim Williams, Spectrum News, December 17, 2021. 
• The statewide utility shutoff moratorium expires Dec. 21, 2021, here’s what to know and how to get help. Natalie Fahmy, News7 Buffalo (WKBW), December 16, 2021. 
• New Yorkers Need a Utility Consumer Advocate. Gov. Hochul Just Vetoed One. Julia Rock, NYFocus, December 8, 2021. 
• National Grid program offering low-cost heat to needy LI homeowners. Carl MacGowan, Newsday, December 8, 2021.

November 2021

• As Utility Shutoff Freeze Nears End, New Yorkers in Debt Fear Shutoffs. Andrew Giambrone, NYFocus, November 22, 2021.
• New York State regulators approve three year rate plan for Central Hudson Gas & Electric. Chris Galford, Daily Energy Insider, November 22, 2021.
• New Central Hudson Rate Plan Promotes NY Climate Goals. Michael Kuser, RTOInsider, November 21, 2021.
• Central Hudson agrees to new rate structure: What customers can expect. Journal Staff, Poughkeepsie Journal, November 18, 2021.
• State regulators urged to trim revised National Grid rate request. Joe Mahoney, Niagara Gazette, November 10, 2021. 
• Consumer group says National Grid rate hikes too steep. Larry Rulison, Times Union, November 9, 2021.

October 2021

• OP/ED: Consumers and communities in crisis. State Senator Kevin Parker, Richard Berkley, and Ian Donaldson, Amsterdam News, October 28, 2021.
• As Water Shutoff Moratorium Nears Expiration, Hochul Administration Isn’t Enforcing It — or Distributing Federal Water Aid. Julia Rock, NYFocus, October 26, 2021.
• National Grid goes door-to-door, notifying customers of outstanding bills. Rick Karlin, Times Union, October 21, 2021.
• Utility Consumer Rights Watchdog PULP Commemorates Forty Years as New York’s Sole Independent Nonprofit/Law Firm Advocating, Educating and Litigating on Behalf of New York’s Vulnerable Households. Press Release, the Public Utility Law Project of New York, October 19, 2021.

September 2021

• Utility shutoff moratoriums protected many consumers earlier in the pandemic. What happens now? Jason Plautz, UtilityDive, September 9, 2021.

August 2021

• New NY governor takes helm at turning point for state gas policy. Tom DiChristopher, S&P Global Market Intelligence, August 25, 2021. 
• New York Again Presses ‘Reset’ on ESCO Rules. Michael Kuser, RTO Insider, August 24, 2021. 
• State Public Service Commission expands energy bill relief program for low-income families. Rick Karlin, Times Union, August 13, 2021. 
• PSC announces expansion of low-income energy affordability program. Katerina Belales, WENY News, August 12, 2021. 
• AARP and PULP Applaud Public Service Commission for Expanding the Low-Income Energy Affordability Program, Press Statement, AARP and the Public Utility Law Project of New York, Aug 12, 2021. 

July 2021

• New York dials up new insurance option for phones. Joe Mahoney, Niagara Gazette, July 25, 2021. 
• 1.5 million New Yorkers could have utilities shut off by December, FingerLakes1, July 21, 2021. 
• Due to COVID-19 related arrears, many New Yorkers at risk of utility shutoffs. Susan Arbetter, SpectrumNews1, July 19, 2021. 
• New York settles for $75 million with Con Ed for Isaias, other outages. Marie French, Politico New York, July 15, 2021. 
• AARP, PULP Petition Public Service Commission to Protect 1 Million New Yorkers at Risk for Utility Shutoffs. Press Release, AARP and Public Utility Law Project of New York, July 13, 2021. 
• EDITORIAL: State must address overdue utility bill crisis. Gazette Editorial Board, Daily Gazette, July 13, 2021. 
• Consumer Reports Launches Let’s Broadband Together. Consumer Reports, July 13, 2021. 

June 2021

• Consumer groups urge DOE’s Granholm to act on efficiency standard for lighting products. Consumer Federation of America / National Consumer Law Center, June 30, 2021. 
• Few customers take advantage of utility bill protections. Mark Harrington, Newsday, June 30, 2021. 
• Members selected for Albany commission, study on city-run internet service. Steve Maugeri, WRGB Albany, June 22, 2021. 
• Enrollment in temporary federal broadband aid lags as New York Fights for Access. Ryan Deffenbaugh, Crains New York Business, June 16, 2021. 
• Letter: Emergency Broadband Benefit also serves Buffalo’s students. Richard Berkley, Buffalo News, June 2, 2020. 

May 2021

• Don’t miss out on cheap broadband during pandemic (Your Letters). Richard Berkley, Syracuse Post-Standard, May 28, 2021. 
• Averting economic devastation from New York’s billion-dollar consumer energy debt. Richard Berkley and NYS Senator Kevin Parker, Utility Dive, May 26, 2021.
• National Grid seeks 2-year rate hike of $5.35 a month. Mark Harrington, Newsday, May 17, 2021. 
• State extends moratorium on utility shutoffs. Mark Harrington, Newsday, May 12, 2021. 
• New York’s Utility Shut-Off Moratorium Extended. Food and Water Watch, May 12, 2021. 
• Broadband law brings pushback. Joe Mahoney, Press-Republican, May 3, 2021. 
• Some internet companies fighting against low-cost internet law for low-income families. Steve Maugeri, WRGB Albany, May 1, 2021. 

April 2021

• Entergy, Holtec and Other Parties File Joint Proposal with NYS Public Service Commission Requesting Approval of Post-Shutdown Transfer of Indian Point. Entergy Corporation, April 14, 2021. 
• Albany moves forward with municipal internet study, NY law makes service for poor families, Steve Maugeri, WRGB Albany, April 9, 2021. 
• NY budget mandates $15-a-month broadband for low-income households; ‘this is vital’, Tim Knauss, Syracuse Post-Standard, April 7, 2021. 

March 2021

• AARP and PULP Applaud NYS Legislature on Protecting Residential and Small Businesses Customers from Utility Shutoffs, Press Release, March 31, 2021.
• End of utility shut-off moratorium looms, but many still need help, Mark Harrington, Newsday, March 24, 2021. 
• PULP on Community and Environmental Advocates Walkout on National Grid Rate-Case Negotiations, Press Statement, March 11, 2021. 
• Powerful pandemic cost: $1.14 billion in unpaid utility bills, Rick Karlin, Albany Times Union, March 9, 2021.
• Deregulation Aimed to Lower Home-Power Bills. For Many, It Didn’t, Scott Patterson and Tom McGinty, Wall Street Journal, March 8, 2021.

February 2021

• LIPA’s 1.1 million ratepayers have few energy choices, critics say, Mark Harrington, Newsday, Feb. 20, 2021. 
• NY Public Speaks on Clean Energy Jobs, Costs, Urgency, Michael Kuser, RTO Insider, Feb. 5, 2021.
• AARP NY, PULP Applaud Forward Progress in DPS “Low-Income Energy Affordability” Proceeding, Press Statement, Feb. 5, 2021.  
• Hudson Valley Water Co. gets extension to address violations, William Kimble, Daily Freeman, Feb. 3, 2021. 
• Orange And Rockland Utilities Seeks Rate Increases For Myriad Initiatives, Allison Dunne, WAMC News, Feb. 3, 2021. 

January 2021

• “NY must map broadband internet coverage so it can fix gaps (Commentary),” Beth Finkel and Richard Berkley, Syracuse Post Standard, January 21, 2021.  

December 2020

• New York’s Energy and Environment Power 100, City & State, December 21, 2020.
• Fuel oil prices start to edge up amid mild weather, continuing pandemic, Mark Harrington, Newsday, December 6, 2020.

November 2020

• “Consumer groups seek to reduce Nat Grid rate hike,” Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union, November 27, 2020. 
• “Heating help is available but is not reaching LIers, groups say,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, November 1, 2020. 

October 2020

• “Utility rights and protections under COVID-19,”Richard Berkley and Yasin Hassan, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct, 28,2020. 
• “Unpaid National Grid bills soar during pandemic as utility seeks higher rates,” Tim Knauss, Syracuse.com, Oct. 28, 2020. 
• “PSEG bill may include termination notice despite state law barring shut-offs,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, Oct. 16, 2020. 
• “Leaving some behind: Numerous New Yorkers still lack access to high-speed internet,” Daily News, Oct. 14, 2020.
• “Overdue electric bill amounts soar as COVID-19 impacts homes, businesses,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, Oct. 12, 2020. 
• “Letter: Pandemic exposes widening of digital divide,” Richard Berkley (PULP), The Buffalo News, Oct. 7, 2020. 
• “Advocates: Record number of New Yorkers are behind on utility bills,” Rick Karlin, Albany Times Union, Oct. 7, 2020. 
• “Around Brooklyn: Moratorium on shutoffs by utilities continues,” Editorial Staff, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct. 7, 2020.
• “EDITORIAL: Bill would help close state’s internet divide,” Editorial Staff, The Daily Gazette, Oct. 1, 2020. 

September 2020

• “Music, the Concept of Truth and Pandemic Internet,” Richard Berkley, Live on the Heavy Light Show w/Ida Hakkila, RADIO KINGSTON, 1:18:50, Sep. 30, 2020. 
• “NYSEG, RG&E customer service locations to be shuttered,” Jeff Platsky, Binghamton Press Connects, Sep. 7, 2020. 

August 2020

• “Cost of PSEG restoration/repairs more than $350 million, LIPA chief exec says,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, Aug. 20, 2020. 
• “Connections: What do you need to know about the RG&E rate case hearing?,” Megan Mack, WXXI News, Aug. 19, 2020. 
• “National Grid rate proposal would cost customers $142 million,” Joe Mahoney, Niagara Gazette, Aug. 5, 2020. 
• “National Grid calls for rate hikes,”Joe Mahoney, Press-Republican, Aug. 5, 2020. 

July 2020

• “Consumer groups take aim at higher rates sought by NYSEG,”Joe Mahoney, Press-Republican, July 28, 2020. 
• “Consumer group wants utility rate freezes amid COVID-19 pandemic,” Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union, July 16, 2020. 
• “Know Your Public Utilities Rights” Forum Educates Rochester’s Utility Customers,” Staff, Spectrum News, July 15, 2020. 

June 2020

• “Multiple Water Utility Rate Cases Expected To Be Finalized In Coming Months,” Heike Doerr, Standard and Poors Global, June 30, 2020. 
• “Consumer groups not happy with NYSEG rate hike plan amid pandemic,” Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union, June 24, 2020. 
• “Advocates Say NY Utility Shutoff Prevention Law Should Be A Model For Other States,” Allison Dunne, WAMC News, June 23, 2020. 
• “Cuomo touts Juneteenth as new state holiday,” Joe Mahoney, Niagara Gazette, June 17, 2020. 
• “NY utility regulator takes comprehensive approach to coronavirus impacts,” Tom DiChristopher & Kelly Andrejasich, Standard and Poors Global, June 12, 2020. 
• “State to study how pandemic should impact utility bills,” Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union, June 12, 2020. 

May 2020

• “COVID-19 is long haul, but hang in there,” Heather Yakin, Times Herald-Record, May 12, 2020. 
• “Clean energy, rate relief on collision course,” Marie J. French, Politico, May 11, 2020. 

April 2020

March 2020

• “NYSEG delays planned rate increase,” Jeff Platsky, Times Herald-Record, Mar. 27, 2020. 
• “NYSEG, RG&E delay planned rate increases,” Jeff Platsky, The Evening Tribune, Mar. 26, 2020. 
• “Utilities to suspend disconnections for households facing hardships,” Staff, the Oneida Daily Dispatch, Mar. 16, 2020. 
• “New Jersey, New York suspending utility shut-offs amid coronavirus pandemic,” Samantha Maldonado & Marie French, Politico, Mar. 13, 2020. 

February 2020

• “How New York City plans to end natural gas, oil use in buildings,” Staff, Hellenic Shipping News, Feb. 27, 2020. 
• “It’s manhole explosion season: What you need to know about a century-old problem,” Gaspard Le Dem & Gabriel Sandoval, The City,  Feb. 24, 2020. 

January 2020

• “Councilmember Cornegy Invites Residents: Learn the Impact of New Tenant Laws,” Staff, Brooklyn Reader, Jan. 8, 2020. 

December 2019

• “NYPSC Reins in ESCOs, Expands Community DG,” Michael Kuser, RTO Insider, Dec. 15, 2019. 

November 2019

• “Electric supply competition quietly fades away on LI,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, Nov. 24, 2019.. 
• “Gov. Cuomo tells National Grid he plans to revoke its NY gas license in 2 weeks,” Tom DiChristopher, Standard and Poors Global, Nov. 12, 2019.
• “Public v. Private: How a State Takeover of PG&E Might Look in California,” Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse News Service, Nov. 12, 2019. 
• “Nat Grid Pushes Pipeline into Bushwick while Refusing New Hookups to Local Businesses,” Andrew Karpan, Bushwick Daily, Nov. 7, 2019. 

October 2019

• “Gas moratorium reversed (for some),” Marie J. French & Samantha Maldonado, Politico, Oct. 15, 2019. 
• “State Orders National Grid to Immediately Connect 1,157 Customers with Gas Service, Alleges Company Violated Law,” Ben Brachfeld, Bklyner, Oct. 14, 2019. 

September 2019

• “National Grid is holding customers hostage, says NYC public advocate,” Mary Frost, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sep. 17, 2019. 
• “As LIPA cuts its natural gas bill, Grid says new pipeline still needed,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, Sep 13, 2019. 

August 2019

• “Gas moratorium puts city officials in a bind,” Danielle Mouio & Marie J. French, Politico, Aug. 23, 2019. 
• “NYSEG wants to raise rates on delivery, and here is what the public thinks,” Jeff Platsky, Binghamton Press Connects, Aug. 16, 2019. 
• “Public Hearing on the Proposed NYSEG Rate Increase,” Andie Babusik, WICZ, Aug. 15, 2020. 
• “UTILITIES ARE THREATENING TO DENY SERVICE IF PRO-GAS MEASURES AREN’T ADOPTED,” Sophie Kasakove, Pacific Standard, Aug. 5, 2019. 
• “National Grid ups its rate hike request to $60M,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, Aug. 1, 2019. 
• “NYSEG seeking rate hikes,” Joe Mahoney, Niagara Gazette, Aug. 1, 2019. 

July 2019

• “The 2019 Albany 40 Under 40,” Staff, City and State New York, July 21, 2019. 
• “Utility faces inquiry calls after NYC blackout,” Staff, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, July 15, 2019. 
• “Blackout: Con Edison Apologizes, but Offers Few Clues About ‘Root Cause’,” Patrick McGeehan & Ashley Southhall, New York Times, July 14, 2019. 

June 2019

• “New York Residents Fight Proposed Con Edison Rate Increase,” New York Residents Fight Proposed Con Edison Rate Increase,” Acacia Coronado, Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2019. 

April 2019

• “National Grid seeks to raise gas rates nearly 7%,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, Apr. 30, 2019. 

November 2018

• “Orange and Rockland lowers rate hike request following negotiations,” Rochel Leah Goldblatt, lohud.com, Nov. 14, 2018. 
• “Con Ed to spend $270M on MTA work — and you may help pay for it on your electric bill,” Dan Rivoli, NY Daily News, Nov. 11, 2018. 

August 2018

• “State Commission Boots Charter Communications from New York, Raising Questions,” Ben Brachfeld, Gotham Gazette, Aug. 7, 2018. 

May 2018

• “Central Hudson, groups agree on compromise rate increases,” Leonard Sparks, Times Herald-Record, May 4, 2018. 

April 2018

• “Central Hudson agrees to smaller rate hikes, lower fixed charges,” Nina Schutzman, Poughkeepsie Journal, Apr. 20, 2018. 

March 2018

February 2018

• “Letter: Close the Digital Divide, Protect the Lifeline Program,” Multiple signatories including PULP, Feb. 21, 2018. 
• “AT RISK: NY reviews electric, gas free-choice program; consumers ended up paying more,” Jeff Platsky, Binghamton Press Connects, Feb. 9, 2018. 

January 2018

• “National Grid reaches deal to raise electric bills by 11 percent over 3 years,” David Robinson, The Buffalo News, Jan. 22, 2018. 
• North Country Matters: The Public Utility Law Project of New York, January 20, 2018.

December 2017

• “Charter vs. NYC: Even Government Pressure Can’t Lead Cable Giant to Settle Nine-Month-Long Strike,” Teke Wiggin, The Progressive, Dec. 27, 2017. 

October 2017

• “Central Hudson seeking state OK to charge customers more,” Lynn Woods, Hudson Valley One, Oct. 19, 2017. 

September 2017

• “PSC Issues Findings After Looking Into Central Hudson Practices,” Allison Dunne, WAMC, Sep. 25, 2017. 
• “NYPSC Limits ESCO Service, Sets New DER Compensation,” Michael Kuser, RTO Insider, Sep. 19, 2017. 
• “Central Hudson agrees to change service termination practices,” William J. Kemble, Daily Freeman, Sep. 16, 2017

July 2017

• “Hearing draws foes, backers of National Grid rate hike,” Joe Cropley, Daily Gazette, July 25, 2017. 
• “Call for help: Sullivan needs better cell phone service,” Steve Israel, Times Herald-Record, July 20, 2017. 

February 2017

• “Met-Ed puts high-tech meters in York County homes,” Gary Haber, York Daily Record, Feb. 28, 2017. 

January 2017

• “Nuclear subsidies: bailout or rescue?,” Jeremy Moule, The Rochester City Newspaper, Jan. 25, 2017. 
• “National Grid bumps up gas bills for city residents,” Bill Sanderson, New York Post, Jan 1, 2017.

December 2016

• “NY regulators ban energy company sales to low-income people,” Gates Chili-Post/Monroe County Post, Associated Press, Dec. 13, 2016. 
•  “National Grid Customers Could See Rate Hike Over Cleanup of Gowanus Canal,” Nancy Espinosa, CBS Local News, Dec. 14, 2016.
• “LI natural gas rates to rise by 5 percent a year through 2019,” Robert Brodsky, Newsday, Dec, 15, 2016; 
• “Energy Service Companies Banned from Selling to Low-Income New Yorkers,” Lanning Taliaferro,Patch, Dec. 16, 2016.
• “Heating Bills Will Go Up Across City to Help Pay For Gowanus Cleanup,” Leslie Albrecht, DNAInfo, Dec. 16, 2016.
• “National Grid rate hike hits NYC customers with bill for Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek cleanup: National Grid: Increase ‘fair and reasonable,’” Mary Frost, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Dec. 16, 2015.
• “NYS Exposed: State Attempting to Rein in Energy Marketers,” Jennifer Lewke, WHEC Rochester, Dec. 19, 2016. 
• “Score one for consumers,” Editorial Board, Albany Times Union, Dec. 20, 2016. 

October 2016

• “Environmentalists Say Cuomo Administration Should Reconsider Nuke Subsidy,” Karen Dewitt, WAMC Northeast Report, Oct. 5, 2016. 
• “Groups Call Nuke Plant Bailout a ‘Tax’ on Ratepayers,” Karen DeWitt, WXXI News, Oct. 5, 2016.
• “Nuclear plant bailout burdens New Yorkers,” NYPIRG writes,” Blair Horner, lohud.com, Oct. 24, 2016. 
• “EXCLUSIVE: NYC home energy rates could soar under National Grid proposal to clean up Superfund sites,” Jennifer Fermino, Daily News, Oct. 24, 2016. 
• “Commentary: Energy service companies a money drain on consumers,” Richard Berkley and Beth Finkel, Albany Times Union, Oct. 24, 2016. 
• “Residents denounce proposed water rate hike;” Rossana Weitekamp, Long Island Herald, Oct. 28, 2016. 

September 2016

• “CES Under Attack on Multiple Fronts in Rehearing Requests,” William Opalka, RTO Insider, Sept. 5, 2016. 
• “Forced Disclosure Demonstrates Low-Income ESCO Customers Pay More,” Meghan Boland, Esq., Energy Law Tribune (Feller Law Group, PLLC), Sept. 6, 2016.
• “PSC Re-Adopts APP Moratorium Through Emergency Order,” Meghan Boland, Esq., Energy Law Tribune (Feller Law Group, PLLC), Sept. 21, 2016.

August 2016

• “National Grid not helping delinquent customers, advocate says,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, Aug. 8, 2016. 
• “State considers National Grid’s proposed gas rate hike,” Benjamin Fang, Queens Ledger, Aug 16, 2016.

July 2016

• “New Rules Mean Shady Energy Companies Have to Stop Scamming Low-Income New Yorkers,” Jon Campbell, Village Voice, July 18, 2016.
• “National Grid delivery rate hike criticized at hearing,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, July 26, 2016. 

June 2016

• “Low-income residents say ‘no’ to National Fuel rate hike,” Joseph Popiolkowski, Buffalo News, June 28, 2016. 

April 2016

•  “Con Ed’s Kangaroo Court: How a Private Company and Our Public Courts Put Consumers in the Hot Seat,” Jon Campbell, Village Voice, Apr. 5, 2016. 

March 2016

• “NY regulators to energy marketers: Save customers money or return them to utility,” Syracuse Post, March 3, 2016; 
• “Judge Puts the Brakes on Cuomo’s Major Energy Industry Reforms,” Jon Campbell, Village Voice, March 4, 2016.

February 2016

• “The Scam Albany Won’t Fix,” Jon Campbell, Village Voice, Feb. 2, 2016.
• “NY regulators clamp down on energy marketers after too many customers get fleeced,” Tim Knauss, Syracuse Post, Feb. 23, 2016.
• “After Voice Investigation, Major Reforms Announced in Retail Energy Industry,” Jon Campbell, Village Voice, Feb. 23, 2016.
• “National Grid hearing focuses on low-income rate relief,” Mark Harrington, Newsday, Feb. 29, 2016. 

November 2015

• “Low-income customers need far more help with utility bills, Spencer Resnick, Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson, Mid-Hudson News, Nov. 4, 2015.

October 2015

• “PSC Hearings: Case 14-M-0565: Utility Low Income Affordability Public Statement Hearings,” Lisabeth Jorgensen, Esq., Buffalo Main Library, Oct. 1, 2015.
• “Affordable Housing Group Asks Public Service Commission to Address Heating Costs,” LaMonica Peters, Time Warner Cable (Spectrum) News, Oct. 1, 2015. 
• “State regulators set course for affordable utility bills,” WIVB News, Oct. 1, 2015.

September 2015

• “Utilities, stakeholders urge state commission to start over on low-income program,” Politico, September 14, 2015.

August 2015

• “Have issues with your utility company? Here’s how you fight back: Pols Have Staffers Take Course For Outreach,” Paula Katinas, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Aug. 7, 2015.
• “7,000 Lose Lights Each Month; Elected Officials Co-Host Utility Rights Education Effort,” Greenpoint Gazette, Aug. 12, 2015. 

March 2015

• “AARP, law group rap Central Hudson for making customers pay legal costs in rate hike process” William J. Kemble, Daily Freeman, posted: 03/25/15.