By Carl Campanile and Vaughn Golden
A majority of New York State voters say their electricity bills are unreasonable — and nearly 70% fear controversial green energy mandates will send prices even higher, a new poll found.
The poll, conducted for The Business Council of New York State, found 80% worry their utility bills could become unaffordable within the next year.Approximately 70% of New York State voters in a poll conducted by The Business Council of New York State said their electricity bills are too expensive and fear new green energy mandates will only increase prices that much more.
The state climate change laws set goals and deadlines to replace fossil fuel power sources with clean energy such as solar and wind, but critics call the timelines unrealistic and say the requirements are sending prices soaring.
When voters were prompted that more than $20 of every $100 of their bill goes to taxes and government-mandated policies rather than the energy itself, 53% said they understood rising costs are largely driven by factors outside a utility’s control, according to the poll, which was obtained by The Post Tuesday.
