Guest Editorial by Roger Caiazza
Climate Act Costs are Unsustainable
There is a connection between the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and the recently announced New York State Electric and Gas rate case increase plan. I don’t think we can afford to implement the CLCPA.
The NYSEG rate case includes a proposed increase in annual electric revenues of approximately $464.4 million (https://pragmaticenvironmentalistofnewyork.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/case-25-e-0375-revenue-breakdown-between-clcpa-pol.pdf). This would result in a typical residential bill increase of $33.12 per month (a 23.7 percent increase to the total bill) for a customer using 600 kWh per month. The requested revenue increases due to CLCPA policy programs are 26 percent of the monthly increase, or $8.52.
This is just a portion of the electricity cost increases caused by the Climate Act. The NYSEG rate increase covers delivery costs, but ratepayers also must pay for supply costs.
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