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NYS Approves Rate Hikes For RG&E and NYSEG

If you’re an RG&E or NYSEG customer you’ll be paying more for electric and gas service over the next few years.

The New York State Public Service Commission has approved increases in what’s called the ‘delivery charge’ for both electricity and natural gas for customers of those two utilities.

The increases occur over a three year period, so for instance, for those customers who use both electricity and gas from R G and E, they will be paying  $12.27 more more per month by July of 2018.  NYSEG customers would be paying $15.32 more a month by that time.

The delivery charge is separate from the supply charge for gas and electricity which varies according to the market.

The PSC says the rate plans also include investments in new technology  to make electric and gas service more reliable.

Also, NYSEG is being allowed to recover $262 million in repair costs resulting from storm damage since 2010.  The cost of those repairs will be spread out over the next 10 years.  

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.