In the telephone world, Universal Service means that for every location, telephone service can be had by all at a reasonable rate. In order to accomplish this goal, which dates […]
On November 23rd, the New York State Court of Appeals issued its decision in Walton v. New York State Department of Correctional Services, upholding a ruling of the Appellate Division, […]
“Smart” meters are being sold as the best thing since sliced bread, though we remain skeptical. See Not so Smart? High Tech Metering May Harm Low Income Electricity Customers, PULP […]
In addition to the federally funded HEAP program and the state/local funded emergency utility assistance program, funded with public dollars, New York’s investor owned utilities have a variety of programs […]
The California Division of Ratepayer Advocates recently issued a Status Report on California Energy Utility Service Disconnections finding that the number of low income customers losing utility service due to […]
The NYISO petitioned FERC on September 4, 2009 asking for permission to change its market rules after an apparent instance of market abuse by sellers. The sellers have been allowed […]
On November 16, 2009, Vonage Holdings Corp., one of the largest nomadic Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) providers in the country, reached an agreement with the attorneys general of 32 […]
Most electric utilities have adopted a “green power” option for consumers who want to see more energy produced from renewable sources, as opposed to fossil fuel. Those who choose the […]
PULP’s “Winter Extra” for 2009 – 2010 is now available online. New York State’s Home Energy Assistance Program (“HEAP”) , the primary federal assistance program to help low income households […]
Earlier this year, tenants at Tiffany Mews petitioned the Public Service Commission to halt submetering at their apartments. Their petition includes allegations that the owner had no order of the […]