The Issue: Con Edison’s plan to hike costs by as much as 9% subsequent month with additional will increase to comply with.
The methods during which the Democrats zapped New York transcend sophomoric power coverage (“How Greens Zapped NY,” Editorial, July 22).
They embrace congestion pricing, will increase in crime and an training implosion. All have contributed to inhabitants lower. All of those components are attributable to planning with out understanding and foresight.
Instinctive political choices plus uninformed politicians equals state failure.
I problem any New York politician to clarify why the price of power goes to extend to the purpose the place New Yorkers gained’t be capable of afford turning on a lightweight.
And clueless voters comply with the bloc. The blind comply with the blind.
Carve New York City out as its personal state to fail with out taking down the remainder of us.
James Foley
Airmont
Gov. Hochul desires to eliminate all gasoline stoves to assist with local weather change, and now Con Edison is elevating its electrical charges.
So those that have the electrical stoves to assist with the surroundings gained’t be capable of afford to make use of them.
Does anybody ever take a look at the negatives once they make choices for the way forward for our planet? I feel not.
Jimmy Durda
The Bronx
The Con Ed hikes are clearly a byproduct of presidency insurance policies gone awry. The assault on fracking and different fossil fuels led by misguided New York Democrats intent on changing them with inexperienced power has been a failure.
A whopping 21% of the common invoice goes towards property taxes, which is one other abject failure by the state.
Green power is a long time away from being viable and can on no account compensate for the lack of oil and gasoline.
The consequence will probably be extra will increase in power costs and taxes, driving individuals out of New York and additional eroding the tax base. Something has to present as a result of sooner or later there will probably be nobody left to present.
Peter Kelly, Hazlet, NJ
We are doomed with Con Ed charges as excessive because the moon, congestion pricing looming, the MTA implementing a worth improve, weed retailers on nearly each block, youngsters with weapons, immigration points, crime in subways and homelessness points.
The Con Ed charges will probably be unaffordable. How are we imagined to pay for greater payments? Maybe I’ll begin promoting mangoes like the women on the Staten Island Ferry for extra earnings.
Harve Kaye
Brooklyn
An common Con Ed electrical energy buyer will see a price improve of roughly 15% spaced out over three years, and a gasoline buyer will see a rise of roughly 20%.
These will increase include a variety of applications to attenuate the influence on New Yorkers who can least afford them.
The investments these price will increase pay for are vital. The Earth simply skilled its hottest week ever recorded. So-called 100-year storms have wreaked havoc on communities throughout New York and your complete tri-state space.
Extreme climate creates mounting strain on the electrical grid that state lawmakers are rightly attempting to deal with and that Con Edison is getting forward of to make sure the continued security and reliability of our power system.
We can’t do nothing and hope for one of the best. Our new investments will assist fortify the grid and make manner for clear power that in the end will probably be extra reasonably priced for all New Yorkers sooner or later.
Jen Hensley
Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs
Con Edison
Manhattan
Con Ed claims that the largest impediment concerning its exorbitant charges is the property tax price in New York. Sounds legit.
But why does Con Edison, which gives an important service that each single New Yorker wants, need to pay property tax? Billionaire non-public citizen James Dolan, proprietor of Madison Square Garden, doesn’t pay property tax on MSG. There’s one thing very improper with this image.
Perhaps our native authorities must rethink this. If we had been to supply Con Edison that break, it could be afforded the chance to be extra aggressive in its pricing.
Kreg Ramone
Manhattan
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