Ulster County Exec + Advocates Urge Albany Pass NY HEAT to Save NY Families $75/Month

KINGSTON, NY (05/25/2023) (readMedia)-- On Friday, May 26th, Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger and advocates will call on the state legislature to pass the NY HEAT Act before the end of session. Over the past 7 years in Kingston alone, Central Hudson Gas & Electric has spent $71 million to replace old gas pipes. The NY HEAT Act would enable this money to be redirected into clean, neighborhood scale electrification projects rather than the fossil gas system that worsens the climate crisis and air pollution.

The NY HEAT Act will also cap energy bills at 6% for low- and middle- income families, saving them up to $75 per month. These households are the most impacted by volatile gas prices and high energy bills, paying three times more of their income on energy bills than other families. On top of that, the NY HEAT Act will create huge savings by ending the 100-foot rule which forces everyday New Yorkers to subsidize the expansion of the gas system, costing us $200 million every year. In the face of utility rate hikes, lawmakers must pass NY HEAT to make energy affordable for all families.