The 6.1-percent increase takes effect May 1. It will bring in $721 million in the next year, nearly $300 million less than the utility requested.
Con Ed says the decision slashes money that would go to maintaining the electric system.
But state Assembly Energy Committee Chairman Kevin Cahill says the PSC is giving Con Ed shareholders a generous return while average New Yorkers struggle.
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