BUFFALO, N.Y. — Frustration over a proposed utility rate hike for NYSEG and RG&E has sparked two local leaders to demand that ratepayers in Western New York get a chance to speak in person.
In a letter to the New York State Public Service Commission, the state’s utility regulator, Assemblyman Pat Burke (D-Buffalo) urged the commission to add a hearing in the region, writing that Western New Yorkers “deserve to have their perspectives heard on the record.”
The push comes as two packed and emotional public hearings were held in the City of Rochester this week, where many residents slammed the utilities over what they say is poor service and rising costs, as reported by the NBC affiliate in Rochester, WHEC…