A candidate running to become the state\u2019s financial watchdog wants to take New York\u2019s ever-increasing gas and electric bills out of the hands of industry-affiliated bureaucrats.<\/p>\n
Democrat Raj Goyle <\/a>\u2014 who\u2019s looking to primary incumbent Comptroller Tom DiNapoli <\/a>\u2014 wants to audit the utility companies perpetually asking for the OK to charge customers more because ratepayers need a \u201ccop on the beat.\u201d<\/p>\n NY State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli was blasted for not doing enough to scrutinize the state Public Service Commission. Stephen Yang<\/p>\n Democrat Raj Goyle wants to audit utility companies perpetually asking for the OK to charge customers more. Raj Goyle Campaign<\/p>\n Goyle blasted DiNapoli for not doing enough to scrutinize the state Public Service Commission, which he claimed has been a \u201crubber stamp\u201d as it reviews and approves rate increases for Con Edison, National Grid <\/a>and other providers.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been Rip Van Winkle. For too long, our state\u2019s auditors and regulators have been asleep at the wheel, rubber-stamping higher electric bills for New Yorkers \u2014 often on behalf of foreign-owned utilities. Ratepayers deserve better,\u201d Goyle told The Post.<\/p>\n Con Edison and other utility providers have slowly increased their rates. Christopher Sadowski<\/p>\n \u201cThis is about fairness. If they can raise your bill, the comptroller should be the ratepayers\u2019 cop on the beat \u2014 someone who follows the money, exposes the deals, and makes sure New Yorkers finally have a real partner in the energy battles of the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n