New York’s Energy Transition Faces a Staffing Shortage
The state’s energy regulator has more work than ever — and far fewer employees than it did three decades ago.
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“We need to make sure that people are getting the right amount of benefits so that they can afford their utilities.”
“Our tax dollars pay for experts to be on staff at DPS. Why do we have to go out and raise private money, and then hire a private company?”
“I don’t think that any of us, when we’re putting bills in … are saying, ‘I wonder if they have enough staffing for this?’”
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that John Howard was Public Service Commission chair until this spring. In fact, his time as chair ended prior to that, though he remained a commissioner until this spring.
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