Westchester cities join forces to fight the increase in electricity tariffs

PORT CHESTER.- Thirty-eight cities, towns and villages in Westchester County have joined forces to form a municipal consortium and fight against the tariff increases proposed by the electricity company With Edison. The group has even hired a lawyer to represent them before the New York State Public Service Commission in the case of the electricity and gas tariffs of Con Edison. In January, officials of Con Edison filed a petition with the Public…

New electricity tariffs irresponsible, show economic mismanagement – Nsiah

The Executive Director of the Centre for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy, Benjamin Nsiah, has sharply criticised state institutions for what he describes as economic mismanagement, arguing that their inefficiencies are being unfairly passed on to electricity consumers through increased tariffs. His remarks follow the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) announcement of new utility tariffs […] The post New electricity t…