Brooklyn Officials Blame Albany for Power Bills. No New Rate Was Set.

At an October 28 appearance in Brooklyn, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and local Republican legislators said New Yorkers pay approximately 60% more for electricity than the national average. They pointed to state mandates, taxes, Public Service Commission decisions, two multi-year Con Edison plans approved over five years, and the closure of Indian Point, which they said had supplied 26% of New York City's electricity. They also said state and local taxes, fees, and surcharges make up roughly one-third of a bill. Assemblymember Michael Tannousis separately described a $2.4 billion energy-tax surplus he said was not being returned to ratepayers. The event did not announce a new commission rate order or a bill credit. It is a political account of costs already in place, not a new statewide price measurement.

Did this Brooklyn event change an electric bill on October 28? No new rate or credit was announced. The lawmakers argued that existing state policy already leaves New York electricity about 60% above the national average.