New York Technical and Policy Support in Utility Regulation 2024
Continuing a long-standing relationship, Synapse provides the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) with technical and policy support in several New York Public Service Commission proceedings, including the gas planning docket, 20-G-0131. In the 2023-2024 period, we provided testimony, comments, and analysis of utility-proposed investments in rate cases and individual gas utility long-term plans, such as that of National Grid. Synapse also provided analytical support for NRDC's comments on Department of Public Service (DPS) staff proposals regarding changes to existing gas system connection rules. Synapse provided support for NRDC's joint filing with Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, Earthjustice, and Alliance for a Green Economy in response to DPS questions regarding non-pipeline alternatives. Finally, Synapse developed a factsheet that demonstrates New York gas utilities' recent level of investment in system expansions and leak-prone pipe replacement, highlighting concerns about affordability and future stranded assets. Project completed in January, 2025.
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