ALBANY, New York — The march of higher utility costs continues, with increases approved Thursday by the Public Service Commission for millions of Hudson Valley and upstate utility customers.
National Grid and Central Hudson customers will see double-digit increases over three years.
The increases are lower than what the utilities requested more than a year ago, but opponents of the hikes say they’re unaffordable and unnecessary.
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The “vote today raising utility rates went in the opposite direction of what the governor is trying to do that AARP supports, which is to make New York State more affordable not only for older persons but all New Yorkers,” said AARP legislative representative Bill Ferris.
