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August 3, 2006

Meeting on utility shutoffs postponed

The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission has postponed from today until tomorrow morning its debate about an issue that affects low-income residents.

The George Wiley Center of Pawtucket, an agency that lobbies on behalf of low-income families, wants the PUC to implement an emergency summer shutoff moratorium. That would prevent utility companies in the hot weather from shutting off someone’s service for not paying their bills.

The PUC was set to discuss the idea at a meeting this afternoon, but announced this morning that it would postpone the meeting until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. The meeting will be held at 89 Jefferson Blvd. in Warwick.

At the request of Public Utilities Commissioner Mary Bray, National Grid has temporarily halted residential utility shutoffs for nonpayment through tomorrow.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Timothy C. Barmann

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 12:43 PM | Permalink

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