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Senate approves ESCO billing transparency measure after floor debate over CLCPA costs
Summary
The New York State Senate on Feb. 25, 2025, approved legislation requiring energy service companies (ESCOs) to include on monthly statements a side‑by‑side comparison showing the price the ESCO charged and what the customer would have paid the local utility.
The New York State Senate on Feb. 25, 2025, approved legislation requiring energy service companies (ESCOs) to include on monthly statements a side‑by‑side comparison showing the price the ESCO charged for commodity and delivery and what the customer would have paid the local utility.
The measure’s sponsor said the change is intended to give consumers an easily readable comparison on their monthly bill rather than requiring them to consult separate PSC documents or online tools. Opponents sought to add language that would require bills to itemize costs attributed to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA); that amendment was ruled non‑germane and the ruling was appealed and sustained. The bill passed on the floor after debate.
Senator Hoylman, the bill sponsor, outlined the primary requirement: “What our bill would do…would require that the billing statements delivered to customers by ESCOs…include a side by side comparison showing both the price charged by the ESCO for the…
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