Category: News Releases
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PSC Wrong to Saddle NYC Ratepayers With All Superfund Cleanup Costs; Rate Hike Approved Today Unfair to NYC & LI Consumers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contacts: Erik Kriss (AARP), ekriss@aarp.org, 518-360-9213 & Richard Berkley (PULP), rberkley@utilityproject.org, 917-512-5334 AARP, PULP: Rate Hike Approved Today Unfair to NYC, LI Utility Consumers PSC Wrong to Saddle […] -
AARP, PULP: Governor Cuomo and NYS Public Service Commission stand with NYS Utility Consumers who have Overpaid by $816+ Million to ESCOs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 2016 CONTACT: Jordan McNerney (AARP), jmcnerney@aarp.org, 212-407-3732 Richard Berkley (PULP), rberkley@utilityproject.org, 917-512-5334 AARP, PULP: Governor Cuomo and NYS Public Service Commission stand with NYS Utility […] -
National Grid-NY Rate Increase Opposed by Elected Officials, Community Organizations and Consumers, PULP & AARP
Public Utility Law Project and AARP, Joined by Local and State Elected Officials, Community Organizations and Consumers, Oppose National Grid–NY Rate Increase Proposal Call proposal too high for vulnerable ratepayers and […] -
Limited Court Challenge Fails to Stop NYISO Lower Hudson Capacity Zone; Prices Rising
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), which is a FERC regulated utility, amended its tariff to create a new capacity market zone in the Lower Hudson Valley. The NYISO’s tariff […] -
Shutoff Season is Here – Part II. Are Shutoff Notices Adequate?
Are New York Utilities Adequately Notifying Customers of their Rights Prior to Shutoffs for Bill Collection Purposes? Shutoff notices sent by utilities may not be giving sufficient notice to customers […] -
Shutoff Season is Here! 268,000 of New York’s utility customers had their gas or electric service shut off in 2014.
New York electric utility rates for residential customers are 59% higher than the national average. That is simply not affordable for many customers. In 2014, New York State’s electric and gas utilities issued 7.2 […] -
New York’s Utility Project wins ruling that Time Warner phone service quality reports to NY State Department of Public Service are not “trade secrets” and must be made public
In connection to the Comcast/Time Warner merger, Time Warner claimed it could not provide service quality reports because they revealed “trade secrets.” This claim was denied by the Records Access […]