Requires investigation into Con Edison pricing after latest report by Congressman Ritchie Torres

NEW YORK (WABC) — A brand new have a look at Con Ed’s pricing has the utility underneath fireplace.

A report from Congressman Ritchie Torres reveals Con Ed prospects pay twice as a lot as individuals with service from Nationwide Grid.

The report cites a comparative evaluation exhibiting a Bronx property paying ConEd $1.29 per therm for supply versus a Brooklyn property paying Nationwide Grid .54 per therm for supply.

Torres is looking for New York’s Public Service Fee to analyze.

He issued an announcement saying,

“The next report concludes there may be nothing remotely simply and cheap concerning the supply charges Con Ed is charging the shoppers of the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens.”

Con Ed then launched an announcement saying,

“”Vitality supply charges differ from utility to utility for a lot of causes, together with the extent of service, prospects’ wants, the traits of the realm and when new charges take impact. As we transfer from fossil fuels to wash power, we’re investing about $1 billion a yr to maintain our gasoline system protected. We change 80 miles of cast-iron and metal foremost yearly, conduct month-to-month leak patrols and are putting in a first-of-its form gasoline detector in prospects’ properties and companies, an unlimited step ahead for security. We encourage reforms that scale back pure gasoline consumption and supply prospects with clear power options.”

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