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Forty Westchester municipalities, organized through the Westchester Municipal Consortium, fought Con Edison's original rate request of about 19% electric and 13% gas. State regulators approved a settlement in January under case 25-E-0072, cutting that ask but still raising electric rates 3.5% in 2026, 3.2% in 2027, and 3.1% in 2028. This episode breaks down the compounding math behind those numbers.

In This Episode
(0:00) Cold open: forty towns organized against Con Edison's rate hike
(0:20) The original ask, the pushback, and 20,000 public comments to state regulators
(1:15) The approved settlement: 3.5%, 3.2%, 3.1% over three years
(2:10) The compounding math on a $100 bill
(3:00) What's still unresolved, and what State Senator Shelley Mayer says about affordability
(3:50) What's Happening: Westchester Crossing breaks ground in Port Chester
(4:25) Subscribe to the newsletter at iliveherewestchester.com

Sources
Yonkers Times, coverage of the approved settlement
NY Department of Public Service, official case decision summary (25-E-0072)
NY State Senate, statement from State Senator Shelley Mayer

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