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Legislator says community action helped reduce proposed Con Edison rate hikes

Rye Brook focused discussion · May 4, 2026
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Nancy Barr said municipal testimony and participation in a state Public Service Commission rate case helped pare proposed Con Edison increases from double digits to single digits and urged state legislative changes to alter rate formulas.

County Legislator Nancy Barr described coordinated local action in the state Public Service Commission (PSC) rate case over Con Edison charges, saying municipalities and legislators submitted testimony and held hearings to press for lower increases. "We testified at PSC hearings," she said, and "the…

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