On November 6, 2009, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. formally asked the New York State Public Service Commission to approve increases in revenues (the total amount of money collected from customers through the rates they pay) for natural gas and steam delivery service.

On May 18, 2010, two Joint Proposals were filed by Department of Public Service (DPS) Staff, the City of New York, Consumer Power Advocates, New York Energy Consumers Council, Inc., and certain other parties.  The Signatory Parties proposed three-year rate plans for Con Edison's natural gas and steam businesses commencing October 1, 2010 and continuing through September 30, 2013.   

Under New York State Law, the Commission may adopt, modify or reject the Joint Proposals in whole or in part.  Public Statement Hearings will be held at two locations listed below.  Administrative Law Judges are presiding over the gathering of public comment and all evidence relating to the proposals.

Public Statement Hearings:

The Commission is seeking the views of the public on the Joint Proposals and will formally consider the case at one or more regularly scheduled public meetings.  Following its discussion and deliberations at such meetings, the Commission will issue a written order.  The date, times and locations for the public statement hearings are as follows:

Yonkers Tuesday, June 8, 2010 1:30 p.m Grinton I. Will Library 1500 Central Park Avenue Yonkers, New York

Manhattan Wednesday, June 9, 2010 7:00 p.m. City University of New York The Graduate Center Proshansky Auditorium C Level 365 5th Avenue (btwn 34th & 35th Street) New York, NY 10016

  Other Ways to Comment on Cases 09-G-0795 and 09-S-0794

Mail your comments to:

The Honorable Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary
New York State Public Service Commission
Three Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12223-1350
re:  Case 09-G-0795 and 09-S-0794 Con Edison - Rates

Call our toll-free Opinion Line:

Dial 1-800-335-2120, select English or Spanish, and then press "1" to leave your comment.  Please state the case number (Case 09-G-0795 and 09-S-0794).

Submit your comments via the Internet:

Fill out the "Gas Case Comment Form"  or the Steam Case Comment Form and submit it electronically using the instructions provided.

All comments using these methods should be submitted, or mailed and postmarked, no later than August 2, 2010.  All statements at the hearings and other comments will become part of the record, will be made available at www.dps.ny.gov, and will be reported to the Commission for its consideration.

For More Information

For more information regarding Con Edison's rate cases, you can click on the fact sheet or visit the department's case-related web page .