Central Hudson rate hikes OK’d for three consecutive years

Central Hudson rate hikes OK’d for three consecutive years

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. got the Public Service Commission’s unanimous permission Thursday to, among other things, raise customer electric and gas delivery rates for three consecutive years. The commission favored a joint tentative agreement between Central Hudson and the Public Service Department will raise gas and electric rates starting in September. During the PSC voting session on Thursday, Chairman Rory Christia…

Central Hudson rate hikes approved, could cost average customer $50 more per month in three years

The cost of energy in the Mid-Hudson Valley just went up… again. The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a three-year rate plan for Central Hudson that will raise electric and gas delivery rates beginning September 1, 2025. Although the utility originally requested steeper increases, the final approved plan reduces those proposed hikes significantly, by more than $17.5 million for electricity and nearly $800,000 for gas i…