Reduced Central Hudson’s Flat Fee
Central Hudson proposed to increase the regressive flat fees that every customer pays each month. But as a result of negotiations, instead of increasing, Central Hudson’s flat fees will now be decreasing by about 19% over the next three years.
This was the first time a utility in New York State has reduced its flat fee charge in over a decade. Central Hudson also originally proposed to increase its rates by over 11%, but through negotiations, the rate hike has been reduced to 1.04% in 2018-2019, 2.99% in 2019-2020, and 4.41% in 2020-2021.
This victory was only possible because of the strong grassroots coalition that came together to oppose the proposed hike, which included our allies at Citizens for Local Power and the Public Utility Law Project, and Assemblymember Kevin Cahill.