They\u2019re power mad.<\/p>\n
Mayor Mamdani and his comrades in the Democratic Socialists of America are pushing for collective control<\/a> of NYC\u2019s energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cA privatized energy company that\u2019s sending our bills higher and higher every day,\u201d slammed far-left Astoria Councilwoman Alexis Aviles in a new ad campaign that noted Bad Bunny\u2019s dig at Puerto Rico\u2019s unreliable energy grid<\/a> in the Super Bowl halftime show<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s why NYC DSA is fighting to implement public power.\u201d<\/p>\n The DSA launched this ad calling to boot Con Edison after the Super Bowl. nycdsaecosoc\/instagram<\/p>\n \u201cIn 2017, Puerto Rico\u2019s energy system was sold to a private company,\u201d Avila said in the DSA\u2019s Feb. 12 Instagram video<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd you can guess what came next \u2014 union busting, sky high energy prices and rampant blackouts.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the same thing here in Nueva York,\u201d Avila says in the clip, \u201c\u2026a privatized energy company that\u2019s sending our bills higher and higher every day.\u201d <\/p>\n Energy giant Con Edison has a monopoly on Gotham\u2019s electricity, supplying near 100% of it.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why NYC DSA is fighting to implement public power. So, from New York City to P f\u2013king R\u2026 Con Ed out, let\u2019s take back our power.\u201d <\/p>\n But comparing Puerto Rico\u2019s energy system \u2014 where blackouts are so frequent Bad Bunny named one of his bangers, \u201cEl Apag\u00f3n,\u201d after it \u2014 to the Big Apple is loco, critics said.<\/p>\n Bad Bunny climbed power poles during the half time show in a nod to Puerto Ricans trying to fix their island\u2019s power grid. AP<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u00a0almost\u00a0demeans\u00a0the\u00a0crisis\u00a0there,\u201d former NYC Councilman Joe Borelli told The Post. <\/p>\n \u201cPuerto\u00a0Rico\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0genuine\u00a0crisis.\u00a0We\u00a0have\u00a0bad\u00a0governance\u00a0and\u00a0policy\u00a0that\u00a0causes\u00a0electric\u00a0rates\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0high.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCan anyone point to one thing New York City operates more efficiently than a private sector counterpart?\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0probably\u00a0better\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0Bad\u00a0Bunny\u00a0run\u00a0it\u00a0than\u00a0the\u00a0city.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Con Edison, a publicly traded company, serves electricity to 3.6 million customers in most of the five boroughs and Westchester. <\/p>\n Mamdani, who often blasted rising electric bills during his campaign, has long been a backer of DSA\u2019s power grab.<\/p>\n Borelli quipped Bad Bunny would do a better job running the power utility than the city of New York. AP<\/p>\n When the group first floated the idea of a public energy when Mamdani was a young Queens Assemblymember in 2021, he was the face of the campaign\u2019s first video.<\/p>\n \u201cFor profit monopolies continue to control our power. They charge us some of the highest rates in the country, which can triple at random. And they spend millions of dollars lobbying elected officials to maintain their stranglehold on our power system,\u201d Mamdani, then 29, lambasted in the clip titled \u201cWhy New York Needs Public Power<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe need an energy system that treats electricity as it is \u2014 a public good. And prioritizes people and the planet over the profits of Wall Street investors.\u201d<\/p>\n The DSA wants to replace Con Edison with a government run entity supplying electricity to the Big Apple. Paul Martinka<\/p>\n Con Edison rebuffed the DSA\u2019s claims that it could do the job better and cheaper, saying nearly 30% of a customer\u2019s\u00a0electric bill comes from the Big Apple\u2019s high property taxes, which it has to pay on its power infrastructure \u2014 a rate Mamdani himself proposed to hike<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n \u201cNew York City and Westchester are served by one of the nation\u2019s most reliable electric systems, and sustaining that requires steady, disciplined investment as demand grows,\u201d a spokesperson told The Post.<\/p>\n The company also said it doesn\u2019t produce its own electricity, rather purchasing it on the wholesale market, a factor that would be little changed if the government took over.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t