NYSEG, RG&E partial rate hikes to go into effect Monday

NYSEG, RG&E partial rate hikes to go into effect Monday

Protesters gathered in Rochester on Sunday in an effort to keep rates originally proposed on June 30, 2025, from going into effect.

NYSEG and RG&E Temporary Rate Hikes Start June 1

Electric and gas customers across the Rochester area will see their bills edge up starting Monday, June 1, as temporary rate hikes for New York State Electric & Gas and Rochester Gas & Electric kick in under a new state order. Regulators signed off on smaller increases than the utilities had originally sought, but the changes will still add modest delivery charges for many upstate households while giving the companies room to keep working on the…