Central Hudson proposes modifications to its electric and gas tariff schedules, P.S.C. No. 15 and P.S.C. No. 12, respectively, to add the new provision. The revisions are intended to clarify the customer’s consent to receive autodialed and prerecorded/automated calls and texts (collectively “communications”) from the Company and/or certain agents. Such communications would be limited to those that: warn/inform about planned or unplanned service outages; provide updates about service outages or service restoration; provide information about potential brown-outs due to heavy energy usage; ask for confirmation of service restoration or information about lack of service; provide notification of meter work, tree trimming, or other field work related to the customer’s utility service; provide notification of the possibility of subsidized or lower-cost services; and are otherwise related to handling, servicing, and billing of a customer’s account. Calls may include contact from companies working on Central Hudson’s behalf to service customers’ accounts. Customers may opt-out of these communications by contacting the Company via phone call, mail, e-mail, or by replying “STOP” in response to a text message. Message and data rates may apply. The proposed amendments have an effective date of March 1, 2020.

The full text of the proposal and the full record of the proceeding may be reviewed online at the Department of Public Service web page: www.dps.ny.gov. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the action proposed and may resolve related matters.

Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

(19-M-0687SP1)