AARP Survey: 79% of NYS’s 50+ Voters Want Utility Watchdog; Groups Press Senate
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A new statewide
The bill (S4550B/A6239B) passed the Assembly last month and has bi-partisan support in the
"A utility watchdog will finally give consumers a fighting chance, rather than subjecting them to the same losing battle when utility companies press for rate hikes," said
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"New Yorkers pay among the highest utility rates in the nation for service that isn't always reliable. The reason: consumers don't have a full-time, well-resourced advocate pressing their case when key decisions get made," said
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- 72 percent don't think "the interests of residential utility consumers are sufficiently represented and taken into consideration" when gas and electric rate hikes are proposed.
- 79 percent support creating an independent utility consumer advocate office.
- 69 percent are concerned about their ability to pay utility bills in the coming years.
- 74 percent said the cost of heating their homes this past winter put a strain on their household finances.
A January AARP report, "David v. Goliath; Why consumers are losing
Ratepayers, on the other hand, have little to no representation before the state's utility-regulating
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