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Chemung County lawmakers push for coordinated response as residents report sharp energy bill spikes
Summary
At a Chemung County budget meeting, legislators heard multiple reports of unusually high residential energy bills, were told NYSAC and NYSEG will be provided constituent contacts for follow-up, and discussed possible regulatory steps including a section 71 petition to the New York State Public Service Commission.
At a Chemung County budget meeting, legislators discussed a wave of constituent complaints about sharply higher energy bills and agreed to route individual cases to a New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) contact so NYSEG can follow up directly.
The proposal presented at the meeting calls for county legislators and staff to collect constituent names, addresses and utility account numbers and forward that information to a designated NYSAC contact. Meeting participants were told they would receive an email the next day with that contact information and instructions for forwarding details. NYSAC has agreed to pass complaints to NYSEG for direct follow-up with the individual account holder, according to meeting remarks.
Lawmakers described multiple examples of high bills raised by…
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