Governor Kathy Hochul urged Con Edison to review its billing practices and requested that they better communicate with New Yorkers due to the sharp increase in energy costs.
“The extreme increases in utility bills we are seeing statewide come at a time when New Yorkers are struggling financially following the COVID-19”, stated the governor.
She added that although an increase in the prices of services such as electricity, fuel and natural gas due to the winter weather that has hit the state, asked Con Edison to review its billing practices to take unified measures to provide relief to citizens, especially the most vulnerable.
Hochul’s request comes amid complaints from New Yorkers over the substantial and surprising increase in Con Edison’s gas and electricity bills.
Brad Lander, city comptroller, showed a press article where a couple is seen presenting their new billing, which increased ten times more than the previous month, reported NY1 Noticias.
“The drastic increase in electricity bills that we are seeing this month is affecting the pockets at an already difficult time for many New Yorkers,” said Lander, who suggested that the city should install more solar energy plans to avoid high costs.
Meanwhile, the company Con Edison argued that the increase in energy bills is due to the high demand for natural gas in the winter and price fluctuations in the markets of energy.
“Current global events, along with increased energy consumption due to at lower temperatures than normal, they have had an impact on the costs of natural gas and electricity, and we want to help,” said the company, which left a link where they are available. position their different assistance programs.