Whose fault is the big National Grid rate hike? Let the finger-pointing begin

August 18, 2025

SYRACUSE — Not long after members of the Public Service Commission congratulated themselves Thursday for paring back National Grid’s rate increase, Gov. Kathy Hochul put out a statement chiding them for not cutting enough.

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