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NYSEG briefs Steuben County on winter bills, litigated rate case and long-term grid upgrades
Summary
NYSEG representatives explained that recent bill spikes were driven by supply‑market volatility during a colder winter, said the company is in a litigated rate case with an ALJ recommendation pending and described multi‑year projects in the rate case — including Hornell‑division projects to raise capacity.
Tom Garrity, NYSEG director of municipal and business relations, told the committee "NYSEG is your delivery company," distinguishing delivery charges from supply costs that spiked because of high winter demand. He explained that supply is a pass‑through cost that varies with market prices and that recent cold weather drove natural‑gas‑fueled generation prices sharply higher, contributing to customer complaints about bills.
Garrity said NYSEG is at the tail end of a litigated rate case and that administrative law judge recommendations are pending; the Public Service Commission decision was expected in the summer. He and Katrina Mancini, NYSEG municipal and community relations manager, described projects in the rate case — including a $534 million slate of Hornell‑division projects and upgrades to substations and transmission lines — and warned that capacity upgrades are multi‑year efforts that may require customer‑ or developer‑funded work for specific large loads.
