ALBANY – The State Department of Public Service may have secured a commitment from Central Hudson to improve their billing practices, but Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson (D, Newburgh) and Senator Michelle Hinchey (D, Saugerties) have pledged to have those changes codified into state law.
The lawmakers have introduced legislation that they hope will be adopted in the next session in January.
“Customers have experienced nearly two years of late bills, low bills, excessive estimated bills or grossly inaccurate bills,” Jacobson said. “While I am pleased with the public service commission’s decision, Senator Hinchey and I will continue to pursue our utility reform legislation to ensure that Central Hudson and all utilities follow the law.”
Hinchey and Jacobson want a law to require monthly billing by utilities, instead of estimated bills every other month, as well as a monitor to keep tabs on all utilities’ bill procedures.
