ALBANY – The state Public
Service Commission has scheduled public comment sessions concerning electric
and gas delivery rate changes for Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation.
The sessions will be held on Tuesday, October 3 at Poughkeepsie Town Hall,
Tuesday, October 10 at Kingston City Hall and Monday, October 16 at Newburgh
Town Hall.
Information sessions on all three dates will be held at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
with public statement hearings at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Central Hudson wants to increase its annual electric and gas delivery
rates on July 1, 2018.
Annual electric delivery revenues would increase by $43 million, an increase
of 7.9 percent in total revenues and its gas delivery revenues by $18.1
million, an increase of about 12 percent in total revenues.
Included in the proposals are funding for modernizing its electric and
gas infrastructure and information technology systems, enhances workforce
training, re-establishing a four-year cycle for distribution line clearance
and a five-year cycle for transmission line right-of-way maintenance,
and implementing a new low income bill discount program.
