New York State Electric and gas residential customers will see their bills for electricity going up about $2.49 a month but not until October. 

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The original rate increases for electricity and gas delivery were supposed to take effect last month but have been delayed until October due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Under the three-year rate agreement, NYSEG is increasing the rate for delivery for electric service by .46% in the first year and 9.1% for years two and three while the gas delivery rate won’t go up until years two and three.  The gas business delivery increase will be 0.8% in the second year and 1.6% in the third year. Rate increases and investment plans have also been laid out by Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E).

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The AVANGRID subsidiaries’ rate case settlement proposal filed with the New York Public Service Commission June 22 includes up to $30 million for COVID-19 relief for most vulnerable residential and small commercial business customers, infrastructure investment, increased tree trimming, the hiring of additional line workers, and new metering and billing technology.

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