Mamdani wants you kept ignorant of how much HE gets from your ConEd bill

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The article reports that Mayor Zohran Mamdani is attempting to prevent Con Edison from disclosing certain taxes hidden within utility bills, which account for about one-fifth of the bill as city property taxes and up to a third when state taxes are included. The New York State Public Service Commission recently allowed Con Ed to break down many components of customer bills, but City Hall opposes this transparency because it could harm Mamdani’s image after running on promises to lower costs for consumers.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City is attempting to prevent Con Edison from disclosing certain taxes embedded in utility bills. This move comes as about 20% of a typical bill comprises city property taxes, rising to up to one-third when state taxes are included. The state Public Service Commission recently approved rules allowing Con Ed to break down many bill components, but Mamdani is countering this initiative due to his campaign pledges on lowering costs for residents. Nationally, local property taxes account for an average of just 12% of utility bills. New York’s politicians have progressively increased the assessed value of Con Ed properties by 45% from 2019 to 2024, thereby boosting consumer rates without transparency. This situation highlights the impact of political decisions on energy affordability for city residents.

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City Hall Con Ed Con Edison New York’s Public Service Commission

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Con Ed ORG · 4× Mamdani PERSON · 4× City Hall ORG · 2× Con Edison ORG · 2× Hochul ORG · 2× Kathy Hochul PERSON · 1× New York’s GPE · 1× PSC ORG · 1× Public Service Commission ORG · 1× Zohran Mamdani PERSON · 1×

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Consumers have also lost out as Hochul and Gov. Andrew Cuomo before her rushed to close natural-gas power stations and the Indian Point nuclear plant as their insane Climate Action Plan replaces them with far more expensive (and less reliable) solar and offshore wind installations, not to mention those battery farms.
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🔮 Here’s one “affordability” villain Mayor Zohran Mamdani doesn’t want you knowing about: City Hall.
2026-10-14 · New York Post
Mamdani wants you kept ignorant of how much HE gets from your ConEd bill · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

Here’s one “affordability” villain Mayor Zohran Mamdani doesn’t want you knowing about: City Hall. asserted
you → ’ → ?
Mamdani’s minions are trying to stop Con Edison from laying bare the taxes (well, some of them) hidden in your utility bill, because about a fifth of it is actually city property taxes. asserted
fifth → try → it
Mamdani’s minions are trying to stop Con Edison from laying bare the taxes (well, some of them) hidden in your utility bill, because about a fifth of it is actually city property taxes. asserted
fifth → try → it
Add in state taxes, and you’re up to a full third of what you have to pay. asserted
you → add → what
The state Public Service Commission recently adopted rules that let Con Ed break out many components of your bill; City Hall is now rushing to stop it because Mamdani ran on promises to lower your costs and this will make him look bad. asserted
him → adopt → costs
Nationally, local property taxes make up an average of just 12% of a utility bill. asserted
taxes → make → bill
But New York’s cash-hungry politicians have been steadily boosting what Con Ed has to pay by upping the assessed value of its properties — knowing state regulators would let it pass the costs on to ratepayers. asserted
it → boost → ratepayers
The utility’s property-tax bill soared 45% just from 2019 to 2024. asserted
bill → soar → 2024
In the past, consumers could only blame Con Ed because the taxes were concealed within “base residential utility delivery rates.” uncertain
taxes → blame → rates
The PSC is letting that cat out the bag — though not every cat. asserted
PSC → let → bag
That is, the still-hidden costs include the huge outlays to comply with state green-energy mandates, some of which are upgrades that supposedly justify those soaring assessments. asserted
that → hide → assessments
Politicians love to bash the utilities — which usually are just doing what the pols compel them to do. asserted
pols → love → them
Last year, a sanctimonious Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered up an audit of “extravagant” Con Ed executive salaries amid double-digit rate hikes, huffing: “We will hold utilities accountable and ensure their focus is where it should be: delivering reliable, affordable and high-quality service.” asserted
it → order → service
She knows full well that her costly green-energy schemes are the real villain, not salaries or state-regulated company profits. asserted
schemes → know → ?
Consumers have also lost out as Hochul and Gov. Andrew Cuomo before her rushed to close natural-gas power stations and the Indian Point nuclear plant as their insane Climate Action Plan replaces them with far more expensive (and less reliable) solar and offshore wind installations, not to mention those battery farms. asserted
Plan → lose → farms
Adding insult to injury are her “peanuts” utility rebates of $100 to $200 this month, along with state energy credits for select households. asserted
rebates → add → households
Bad enough that Hochul and Mamdani both want you kept in the dark about how they send your bills higher and higher. asserted
they → want → bills
Worse still that they also tag-team in pretending they’re fighting for affordability. asserted
they → pretend → affordability
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