NYSEG briefs Steuben County committee on billing, meter choices and infrastructure tied to rate case

Katrina Mancini, NYSEG municipal and community relations manager for the Hornell division, and Tom Garrity, NYSEG director of municipal committee and business relations, answered committee questions about local electric service and how projects are funded. "NYSEG is your delivery company. When you receive a bill, there are two parts of the bill, there’s the delivery and there’s the supply," Garrity said, explaining the company supplies poles, wires and substations while supply costs come from energy procurement.

Mancini provided regional service statistics and described the Hornell division's footprint, which she said serves more than 38,000 customers with roughly 2,300 distribution miles, about 200 transmission miles and 32 substations. Garrity said NYSEG has projects in its current rate case for about $534 million, including work on the Meyer substation; he said the company initially sought multi‑year rate plans but ended up in a litigated rate case and is awaiting a decision. NYSEG representatives tied some projects to Power‑Up New York and said those projects would expand capacity at sites such as Wayland, potentially from current megawatt levels up toward plans in the 20‑megawatt range depending on approvals.

NYSEG staff also reviewed meter options and timing for customers considering changing from a straight meter to a day‑night meter and advised waiting until autumn to make meter changes ahead of the winter heating season. The company emphasized that while they propose projects in a rate case, final approval and timing depend on the Public Service Commission and the outcome of the litigated proceeding.