Category: Updates
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After the Spikes
The recent price spikes in electricity and natural gas service are hitting many New York households hard, exacerbating an already difficult situation for customers who owed hundreds of millions of dollars […] -
Ruling: ESCO Charge Data Provided to PSC by Utilities Not A “Trade Secret” Under the New York Freedom of Information Law
In a ruling issued March 27, 2014, the Department of Public Service Records Access Officer rejected an effort of ESCOs to block release of price comparison data provided by utilities […] -
OTDA Receiving Public Input for Development of Next Year’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
New York Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) benefits for the 2013-14 winter are no longer being issued. The Regular HEAP Program ended March 14, and the Emergency HEAP Program ended […] -
Utilities Attack Creation of Independent State Utility Consumer Advocate Office
Most states have a state agency devoted to representing residential customers with the resources to participate in legal and regulatory proceedings and the independence to challenge actions of the utilities […] -
FERC Heeds Consumer Opposition and Rejects Effort of Power Traders and Generators to Raise California ISO Wholesale Spot Market Price Caps
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on March 14 rejected a March 4 petition filed by a number of power marketers and generators who operate in the California market. They […] -
ESCOs Oppose Release of Electric and Gas Bill Comparisons
In the 2012 National Grid (Niagara Mohawk) rate cases, the Utility Project sought discovery of any study of the utility regarding residential ESCO price comparison data, i.e., comparing what ESCO […] -
Budget Proposal to Allow PSC to Deregulate Basic Phone Service, Eliminate Review of Phone Company Mergers, Reduce Landlord Liability for Shared Meters, and Reduce Review of Cable TV Opposed
The Ranking Minority Member of the New York State Senate Committee on Energy and Telecommunications, Senator Kevin S. Parker, has asked Governor Cuomo to withdraw from his Executive Budget proposal […] -
PSC Should Conduct Open Investigation Proceeding on Lethal Harlem Gas Explosion
A March 12, 2014 natural gas explosion at latest count has taken seven lives and injured scores of other persons. The blast also demolished several structures. In exchange for being […] -
Assembly Budget Bill Provides for State Utility Consumer Advocate
On March 12, 2014, the Assembly passed its version of the State Operations budget bill, A.8555-C, Part N, which beginning at page 62 creates a new state office of the utility […]