On September 17, 2009, NYSEG and RG&E filed new rates that, if approved, would significantly increase bills for electricity and natural gas customers. The utilities had not filed new delivery […]
A packed house filled the 19th floor boardroom at the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) on September 16, 2009 as Administrative Law Judges Howard Jack and Eleanor Stein […]
At its September 17, 2009 session the PSC decided to grant rehearing of prior submetering orders, and halted implementation of electric submetering at four New York City buildings with a […]
PULP’s purposes include education of the public about the legal rights of utility consumers and to establish a resource center on the legal rights of consumers. For many years, PULP […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]