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Gov. Hochul wants to spend $500K of YOUR money to sell you on sky-high power bills
Good news: Public backlash is rising against the state's lunatic Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’ s “de-carbonization” schemes banning gas stoves; soaring utility bills and oppressive gas-stove and -heat...
Today's energy hikes just a taste of the cost to chase Albany's green dreams
Con Edison’s request to hike electric bills 4% — and gas bills 7% — each year through 2025 is just a small taste of what New York's green-energy mandates will...
New Yorkers brace for summer heat – and higher energy bills as ConEd hikes up rates
The Public Service Commission is expected to vote later this year on a ConEd-backed plan to add several bucks to monthly bills each year through 2025.
High utility charges could derail MTA's $1.1B electric bus transition
The MTA's $1.1 billion plans to buy 500 new electric buses could be derailed unless New York state's utility regulator cuts the authority slack on its electric bill, transit officials...
New York's climate plan will cost hundreds of billions —and Albany is trying to hide it
Public Service Commissioner John Howard recently warned that the state’s climate-action scheme will cost New Yorkers “hundreds of billions of dollars” — which Albany politicians “totally obfuscated” to push the...
‘Green New Deal’ plan will cost NYers 'hundreds of billions' in energy bills: official
New Yorkers will have to pay "hundreds of billions of dollars" in higher utility bills due to the state's “Green New Deal”-inspired plan, according to a top energy regulatory official.
Watch out, New York: These electric-bill shocks are just a taste of what Albany has in store
Meeting the state's climate goals will require well over $100 billion in capital investment, and utilities only have one source of income: you.
Price shock: NY electric bills expected to jump 12% this summer
A Con Edison representative said the increase for its customers in New York City and Westchester could be "in the range" of 11 to 12 percent.
Lawmakers demand answers from Con Ed, PSEG on Hurricane Isaias outages
ALBANY -- State lawmakers grilled the utility company heads from Con Edison and PSEG Long Island Thursday, demanding answers about why Tropical Storm Isaias left more than one million New...
Here's how much your Con Ed bill will go up after newly passed rate hikes
Within the first year, monthly residential gas bills will go up 8.8 percent, or on average $14.44. Monthly electric bills will balloon 4.7 percent, or $6.37 on average.
Why Cuomo’s victory over National Grid is a loss for you
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s threat to strip National Grid of its license did the trick last week, bending the natural gas utility to his will. But the gov’s “victory” doesn’t solve...
Cuomo’s posturing on Long Island natural gas crisis is a real jobs killer
It looks like all of New York will end up paying for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s scapegoating of National Grid for the Long Island natural-gas shortage that he caused: Moody’s Investor...
Cuomo’s latest, ridiculous bid to shift blame on Long Island’s gas shortage
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has grown so desperate to dodge the blame for the natural gas shortage hitting Long Island and parts of Brooklyn that he’s gone on the attack against...
Hiding subway repair bills on your electric bill
City electric bills are most likely headed up again come January — to pay not for juice used in homes and businesses, but for subway upgrades. That’s right: The rate...
Con Edison customers may be on the hook for $240M in MTA repairs
Con Edison customers may soon be on the hook for $240 million worth of MTA repairs, according to a new agreement with the state. The utility company submitted plans to...
Charter to pay $174M worth of retributions to NY subscribers
Charter Communications has agreed to pay a record $174.2 million for defrauding its New York customers of fast and reliable internet services. The landmark payout will directly distribute $62.5 million...
Cuomo's latest subway con job
Your electric bill is headed up yet again — because Gov. Andrew Cuomo needs a scapegoat for the subway’s woes and a piggy bank for repair bills, and he knows...
Your coming electric-bill hit, thanks to Gov. Cuomo
Residents of the New York City area already pay some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country, ranging from 64 percent above average on Long Island to a...
New York state puts off decision on Cablevision takeover
Altice’s $17 billion proposed takeover Cablevision is being delayed for at least a month. New York’s Public Service Commission on Thursday was expected to approve the merger, clearing the way...
Jury awards $12M to woman whose leg was shattered in steam blast
A Manhattan jury on Thursday awarded $12.2 million to an elderly woman who nearly lost her leg in a deadly 2007 steam-pipe explosion. Legal secretary Margo Kane, 78, was sent flying...