New York Keeps Getting Hotter. Utilities Can Still Cut Off the Power.

“‘People think much better in the dark,’ said a speaker who identified himself as a collections supervisor from PSEG Long Island[.] The statement was met with laughter.” New York utilities banded together to make it easier to shut off their customers during the summer. @sevier.io did you see this?

Last summer, more than 20 percent of service terminations in New York State occurred 24 hours before a heat wave, according to data collected by the PULP hotline. Without day-before protections in New York City, those numbers could increase. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/n...

Last month, New York's utilities flaunted how they were working to shape state policy that would harm their customers. They coordinated behind the scenes, hired consultants to draft regulatory language that was submitted to the state, and walked away with a policy that weakened shutoff protections.

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Increasingly, vulnerable NYCers are dying of heat-related causes when temperatures reach 82+. It should be illegal to cut power when temps are over 80. State regulators permit ConEd to cut New Yorkers’ power until temps reach 90 degrees. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/n...

“A recent city report [shows] a growing number of people were dying when the temperature exceeded 82 degrees. …environmental justice nonprofits had called on the state to prohibit power cutoffs when the temperature reached 85...” ConEd set cutoff at 90. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/n...

Feed: "NYT > Top Stories" By: Hilary Howard on Monday, April 27, 2026

New York Keeps Getting Hotter. Utilities Can Still Cut Off the Power. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/n...