Enacts the "rate hike notice act" which requires utilities in the state of New York to provide notice of a proposed rate hike to a customer via text, email and via such customer's monthly billing statement.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Requires gas and electric corporations to provide thirty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.
Requires gas and electric corporations to provide thirty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.
Requires gas and electric corporations to provide forty-five days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.
Requires detailed billing for utilities and requiring utility providers to attend local municipal meetings to present proposed rate or charge increases.
In municipal authorities, providing for customer notice of atypical water usage; and, in rates and distribution systems, providing for customer notice of atypical water usage.
Relates to the reconnection of service for low-income customers; provides that upon the signing of a reconnection plan where a low-income customer shall pay no more than three percent of such customer's monthly income for electric or gas service or six percent of monthly income for combination electric and gas service plus such customer's current monthly bill, a utility shall reconnect such service.