NY electric bills expected to jump 12% this summer

[Kamaji]

NY electric bills expected to jump 12% this summer

By Carl Campanile
May 12, 2022

New Yorkers preparing to install air conditioners for the hot summer months are going to get burned with higher electricity costs — a projected 12 percent hike over last summer’s monthly bills, utility officials warned Thursday.

The summer sticker shock comes on top of the big hikes in utility bill costs over the winter.

“New York, like every other state, continues to experience higher than normal commodity prices compared to where prices were several years ago, and that is expected to continue throughout the coming summer,” said Public Service Commission Chairman Rory Christian.

A Con Edison representative said the increase for its customers in New York City and Westchester could be “in the range” of 11 to 12 percent.

The average monthly Con Ed bill for a typical residential customer from June through September last summer was $104.05, said Con Ed spokesman Allan Drury.

The energy supply, delivery costs and taxes each account for about one-third of each customer’s electrical bill.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/05/12/ny-electric-bills-expected-to-jump-12-this-summer/

[Kamaji]

The energy supply, delivery costs and taxes each account for about one-third of each customer’s electrical bill.

That last part is a bit surprising.  If the government were really committed to helping keep these bills down, they'd reduce the amount of taxes.

[GtHawk]

But, but wind and solar are free right? Good thing their masters in NY are all about green and eliminating coal and clean NG. Well New Yorkers will be paying more but at least they can feel good about it, right? And Hey don't feel all alone, I'm sure the idiots in charge in CA, OR and WA are working overtime to bring their residents that same warm fuzzy feeling. Emphasis on the warm this summer.