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Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up — Again
From Alliance for a Green Economy’s Executive Director: “We used to see single-digit rate hikes and now we see double-digit rate hikes,” said Jessica Azulay, executive director of the advocacy group Alliance for a Green Economy. Since the pandemic, several utilities have requested increases of 25 percent or more to their delivery rates — and…
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After turbo-boosting energy efficiency work, NY pumps the brakes. Critics ask why
From AGREE’s Executive Director, Jessica Azulay: “It checks all the boxes. They should be providing that program to anyone and everyone who wants it, because it has such incredible benefits for the people who participate, and also for all ratepayers, because it brings down how much energy we need and how much infrastructure we need.”…
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Con Edison Heat Pump Customers Missing Out on $131 Million in Bill Savings
Advocates call for smarter electricity pricing and targeted customer education to support electrification and affordability CONTACT: Charlie Heller, charlie@agreeny.org, 609-933-6774 NEW YORK, NY – July 9, 2025 – A coalition of leading advocacy groups—Rewiring America, Environmental Defense Fund, and Alliance for a Green Economy—recently unveiled a proposal to improve energy affordability and access for Con…
