Public Service Department claps back at critics of rate hike proposal

Public Service Department claps back at critics of rate hike proposal

KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Public Service Department has clapped back on criticism of a joint proposal it agreed to that recommends allowing Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. to raise its gas and electric delivery rates three years in a row. In a 69-page filing with the Public Service Commission, the staff defended its reasoning for agreeing to the joint proposal made between the department and Central Hudson. An evidentiary hearing on  the proposal…