The Commission found that the contract amendments sought by the Empire/Beacon, Sunrise, and ACENY petitions were not in the best interest of the State’s ratepayers.

On a monthly bill basis, granting the request to amend the executed contracts outside the competitive procurement process would have resulted in as high as 6.7 per cent increases for residential customers and as high as 10.5 per cent for commercial or industrial customers on monthly bills depending on service territory and the level of relief provided — above what was already committed, the Commission said.