{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Radio Chatskill","title":"NYSEG Customers Face High Bills as Officials Demand Answers","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1275,"description":"More and more people in New York are upset with New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) over high bills. Many say they don’t understand why their bills have doubled or tripled, and they aren’t getting clear answers from NYSEG. A public workshop is scheduled to be held at the Sullivan County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello, NY 12701, on February 27 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and then from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to discuss the issue.The workshop, led by Assemblymember Paula Kay (D-100) and State Senator Peter Oberacker (R-51), will give customers a chance to ask questions and have their bills reviewed. “My office has been flooded with NYSEG bills from people asking for help,” Kay said. “It’s clear that usage has gone way up on many bills, and I don’t think cold weather is the only reason.”People in different parts of the state are seeing massive increases in their electric bills. Cindy Hall, from Unadilla NY, said, “There were months when we didn’t get a bill at all, then suddenly we’d get a $3,000 bill. When I called, they’d tell me I didn’t owe anything, and then I’d get hit with a bill I couldn’t afford to pay.”Hall has filed complaints with the Public Service Commission and even reached out to Elon Musk to find other energy options. But NYSEG hasn’t given her any real answers. “They told me, ‘This is your usage. Pay it or we shut off your electric,’” Hall said.Ryan Holland, who lives south of Buffalo, is also frustrated. “I’ve seen my bill go from $300 to $500 to $710 in just a few months. And I don’t even use electric heating,” he said. Holland, who owns a propane business, mostly uses propane for heating and appliances. “I feel like I’m paying for premium electricity, but no one at NYSEG can explain why.”In Sullivan County, Mario Dubovici has seen the same problem. “The bills have been crazy lately, sometimes 30-50% more month over month, even though my usage hasn’t changed,” he said. He thinks NYSEG’s new smart meters might have something to do with it,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q7XXsnSXT_u4mZLCn3chUorwDmUD_kWiB272D6emB18/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80N2Uy/OGY5MWUwZThkYTEw/NDVkZGM2ZGZkZDIw/ZjliOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}