National Grid rate hike hits NYC customers with bill for Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek cleanup
National Grid: Increase ‘fair and reasonable’
On Thursday the Public Service Commission approved a hefty rate hike for National Grid that will increase gas bills for customers in Brooklyn, Staten Island and part of Queens by roughly nine percent a year for three years, adding up to about 28 percent by the end of the three year period. Rates will also go up in Long Island.
A National Grid customer with a house in Cobble Hill told the Brooklyn Eagle that their gas bill currently amounts to $30 a month in the summer and $200-plus in the winter, averaging $119 a month over 12 months. A similar bill was reported by a homeowner in Bay Ridge.
According to the New York Power and Light blog, a typical National Grid gas heating customer in Brooklyn pays about $99.85 per month. This will increase to roughly $128 a month after the three-year phase-in.