“New York must also promote a diversified fuel supply for electric generation. We have had a de-facto policy of having natural gas as the only acceptable fuel source for twenty years. Excessive reliance on any one fuel leads to problems with price and supply security, as is now occurring with natural gas.”
“We estimate that residential heating degree days (a measurement of heating requirements) were 9 percent lower than those of a year ago, and about 10 percent below normal. In addition, we incurred about $1.7 million increased expenses to restore electric service after windstorms.”