Spring Street Announces Push to Support NY HEAT Compromise: Digital Ads & Thousands of Calls

ALBANY, NY (06/11/2025) (readMedia)-- With a solid compromise on the table to lower New Yorkers' bills and cut off taxpayer subsidies for dirty, expensive fossil fuels, the nonprofit organization Spring Street Climate Action is expanding its campaign to get the bill passed. New digital ads supporting the compromise proposal are running in Albany and in key districts across the state and thousands of phone calls are connecting constituents with their Assembly Members to advocate for the bill.

"The Assembly has less than a week to deliver a deal that saves New Yorkers on their energy bills and addresses the unaffordable rate hikes pummeling families across the state. The newly introduced legislation is exactly the kind of compromise that Assembly members have asked for, and passing it would be a critical win for the millions of New Yorkers struggling to get by. The Assembly must finish the job and pass this bill without delay," said John Raskin, President of Spring Street Climate Action.

The new bill, the Customer Savings and Reliability Act (CSRA), responds to concerns from Assembly Members opposed to the NY HEAT Act by providing a more regional approach to energy transition and creating a more democratic process for local communities to decide whether to transition to cleaner, more affordable energy sources. CSRA includes two critical pieces of the NY HEAT Act that will lower energy bills and curb rate hikes: ending the 100 foot rule and amending the gas mandate, aka the obligation to serve.

The legislation is expected to pass the Senate, which already passed the NY HEAT Act during the last two legislative sessions. Now, the Assembly must pass this compromise before the end of session to address unaffordable energy bills and enable utilities to provide cleaner, more affordable energy to New Yorkers.