Senator Velmanette Montgomery joined Senator Kevin Parker, Senator Liz Krueger, Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., Senator James Sanders, Jr., Senator Leroy Comrie, Senator Jamaal T. Bailey, Senator Brian Kavanagh, Senator Luis R. Sepulveda, Senator Andrew Gounardes and Senator Simcha Felder to urge New York State Public Service Commission Chair John B. Rhodes to decline National Grid's demanded rate increases.

In their November 19th, 2019 letter, the legislators also requested that the Commission initiate a penalty proceeding for National Grid’s damage to the lives of both individuals and businesses, and a separate prudence proceeding into the Companies’ failure to invest in necessary measures to avoid this moratorium in Kings, Nassau, Queens, and Suffolk Counties.

To read the full letter to the Chairman John B. Rhodes, click here.