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It’s a different story on the commercial side, with a lot of businesses around the state forced to close if they are considered non-essential.
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At one point during the storm, Steuben County officials say 17,500 customers lost power.
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The company warns customers not to give out personal information to unsolicited callers.
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Powerful storm is moving across the state Wednesday and into Thursday
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NYSEG estimates fewer than 750 people were without power as of Monday afternoon. This comes after about 19,000 people lost power. Outages stretched from Elmira to Oneonta.
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"This is particularly worrisome for customers with low and fixed incomes, as well as small businesses."
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Over 50 people at a public hearing called on the Public Service Commission to deny rate increase.
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More public input sessions on the NYSEG rate hike are set in Ithaca, Binghamton and the Adirondacks in the next week.
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Under the proposal, NYSEG natural gas customers would see a 1.9% increase, or about $1.05 more per month.