On May 10, 2007 the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to consider President Bush’s nomination of current FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher for a new term […]
The General Rule : No DepositsThe Home Energy Fair Practices Act (HEFPA) is New York’s landmark bill of rights for New York utility consumers. The legislative purpose is to advance […]
The Energy Policy Act of 2005Under Section 1221 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the federal government was given new power to site certain transmission lines, traditionally a state […]
The idea of “smart” or “advanced” metering (AMI) was given additional push by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Congress added a new provision (Section 1252) which requires state utility […]
For many years state utility regulators have approved utility funded programs to increase efficiency for end users of electricity. In New York, these programs started in response to high electricity […]
The NYISO Capacity Market Price CapIn papers filed in early 2007 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Con Edison asserted that manipulation of a wholesale electricity market cost New […]
Like New York, Connecticut also “restructured” its electricity industry by allowing utilities to sell off their power plants and form holding company structures. This meant that power must be acquired […]
Litigation has been pending for years in state and federal courts challenging excessive rates and charges for collect calls made by state prison inmates to relatives and friends, who often […]
The Energy Committee of the Association of the Bar for the City of New York (ABCNY) issued a report on Electric Regulation in the State of New York on February […]
The proposed federal budget submitted to Congress by President Bush would reduce 2007 – 2008 funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by $502 million, in relation […]