The $1 billion Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate program, known as POWER, is intended to provide relief as New Yorkers contend with rising utility bills and other expenses.
“The energy rebate checks that will go out beginning this fall are designed to provide some relief for overburdened ratepayers who are dealing with higher prices across the board thanks to dangerous policies coming out of Washington,” Ken Lovett, a senior communications adviser for energy and environment in Hochul’s office, told Patch.