National Grid one-year rate freeze masks future price increases, critics say

New York's largest gas utility and state regulators agreed to hold customer rates flat for one year, but consumer advocates question whether deferring increases simply postpones steeper hikes after the freeze ends.

First covered Jul 17, 2026 · 12:07 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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116d Heatmap News When a Rate Freeze Is a Rate Hike in Disguise — When National Grid, the natural gas utility that serves New York City and Long Island, proposed a one-year rate freeze last month, Governor Kathy Hochul…

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