From New York Post · · 1m 30s
Hochul's $200 rebate can't fix the crisis she created
New York's governor hands out energy rebates weeks before election while her policies drove up bills in the first place.
In brief
New York's governor hands out energy rebates weeks before election while her policies drove up bills in the first place. Hochul's $200 energy rebates are an election-year gimmick that doesn't address the high utility costs her own policies created. Originally reported by New York Post.
Election-year energy rebates
Hochul is giving New Yorkers $200 energy rebates just weeks before the gubernatorial election. This is the second straight year she's handed out checks right before voters head to the polls.
Hochul mocks Trump's bigger promise
The governor criticizes Trump's $5,000 promise to Americans while doing the same thing herself. She calls buying votes OK only when she does it.
Her policies drove bills up
Hochul and Cuomo closed fossil-fuel and nuclear plants before renewables were ready, banned natural-gas pipelines and fracking. They imposed a climate bill costing billions, passed on to the public.
Renewables haven't materialized
The state hoped to replace reliable energy with costly, intermittent solar and offshore wind. These alternatives haven't come online in any meaningful way.
Blakeman calls it a gimmick
GOP challenger Bruce Blakeman blasts the checks as an election-year stunt that fails to fix the affordability crisis Hochul created. He promises not to squeeze New Yorkers further or risk blackouts.
“failed energy policies...making New York more expensive and putting our power supply at risk.”
The trend will only worsen
The rebates do little to offset high utility bills that will keep rising. If Hochul wins in November, New Yorkers can expect the problem to get worse.
At a glance
Hochul's $200 energy rebates are an election-year gimmick that doesn't address the high utility costs her own policies created.
