PSEG Long Island’s announcement comes as Long Islanders already pay exorbitant electrical bills.
Now we’re being asked to absorb a 3.8 percent delivery charge increase each year for three years. This includes an increase in the fees the Long Island Power Authority pays to PSEG.
But is that really the only increase customers will pay? The current plan for a delivery charge increase doesn’t even include PSEG Long Island’s Utility 2.0 plan, which the company says is “on a separate track” from the rate increase. Nor does the increase include a new mechanism to recoup costs from customers when electricity sales decline because customers seeking green alternatives to PSEG’s dirty expensive electricity.
Will Long Island ratepayers be asked to pay for more power from PSEG’s New Jersey and Connecticut plants, while the company delays new, clean, efficient capacity to serve Long Island itself? What about our economic development? What about protecting our jobs and tax base?
We are living in a very exciting time when we are seeing the shift from the old monopoly power companies to the clean industry of “solar”. The Power companies have been slowly losing their grip on being able to over charge for the sale of energy, But before we see this complete switch from dirty fossil fuels to Solar the power company is going to bleed their remaining customers for every dime that they can. GreenLeaf Solar we are here to help, we want to bring you back to having control and making decisions about how much you’re going to pay for energy and how you would like to produce it. We are the friendly neighborhood Solar company that have been showing Long Islanders the correct way to go solar and educating them every step of the way. To schedule your free estimate start by calling us at (631) 509-1747 or just stop in at our showroom 1085 Route 112, Port Jefferson Stn. NY 11776.
