Living in upstate New York, I’ve grown used to seeing the alarmed alerts showing up on community social media outlets over the past few years when people open up their monthly utility bills, only to be hit with sticker shock after another rate hike takes effect. This has traditionally happened periodically over the years, but such increases tended to at least be spaced out a bit and the bites didn’t seem to be nearly as large. Now the situation is getting ridiculous. It’s even worse for our friends in New York City. Any customers of National Grid who aren’t independently wealthy can tell you about it. If you ask the energy giant, they freely admit that the state’s “Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act” passed in 2019 is one of the largest drivers. And it’s about to get worse. A lot worse. The utility giant just requested another rate increase for the upstate region that…
How Much Are Green Energy Policies Actually Costing You Each Month? – HotAir
