{"id":117970,"date":"2026-01-31T00:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/117970\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:20:13","slug":"state-senator-griffo-pushes-for-utility-cost-relief-in-new-york-focus-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/117970\/","title":{"rendered":"State Senator Griffo Pushes for Utility Cost Relief in New York | Focus Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"State Senator Griffo Pushes for Utility Cost Relief in New York\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/697d3fa000d06.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WHITESBORO, N.Y. &#8212; State Sen. Joe Griffo is pushing for new ways to lower utility costs for residents.<\/p>\n<p>Griffo said local lawmakers are proposing ideas to the governor that include a tax holiday to freeze taxes for a year, using climate funds to provide relief for ratepayers and conducting audits of energy companies along with legislative hearings for oversight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know there is cost associated with running the utility, but we have to figure this out. New Jersey&#8217;s done it. The governor of NJ stood up and took action,\u201d Griffo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis governor can do the same, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re advocating. Don&#8217;t say it, show it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Utica mayor, Oneida County executive and representatives from the State Assembly also attended the event at Hart&#8217;s Hill Inn.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wktv.com\/news\/wktv-investigates-national-grid-and-nyseg-bills\/article_7a22ed1f-5dec-473d-8b82-20e9fb58512f.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"WKTV INVESTIGATES: National Grid and NYSEG Bills\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"WKTV INVESTIGATES: National Grid and NYSEG Bills\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/69724b9e3a571.image.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tnt-summary\">WKTV has received thousands of responses from New York utility company customers expressing your concerns with recent increases in utility costs. So, we reached out to the companies themselves and local lawmakers about the issues and how they hope to address them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WHITESBORO, N.Y. &#8212; State Sen. 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