Nyseg | Audacy

NYSEG warns of sophisticated scams The utility company says scammers often pose as utility workers to deceive customers into giving up personal information

February 9, 2026
Energy bills likely to see increase following cold snap hitting Western New York "You can expect over the next two or three months much higher utility bills, all tracing back to this very long period of very cold temperatures" - Michael Casciano, NOCO

February 3, 2026
NYSEG starts conducting aerial surveillance work Wednesday "Bottom line, it's about ensuring the reliability of the grid" - Mike Baggerman

January 14, 2026
Utilities detail challenges in power restoration National Grid and NYSEG report the vast majority of outages were restored as of Tuesday morning

December 30, 2025
Thousands without power as damaging winds slam Western New York Fallen trees and downed utility poles are the main culprit for the outages that span the Buffalo-Niagara region

December 29, 2025
NYSEG hosts community open house to educate customers The informational session was intended to help customers learn more about the ongoing installation of smart meters, and other ways to help save money

October 16, 2025
NYSEG continues to rollout new smart meters "There's a lot of stuff going on that you read online that makes you question whether this is really going to work out"

March 27, 2025
Continued concerns over rising costs of utility bills in New York State ""Our concern, of course, is a continuing increase in utility rates" - State Sen. Patrick Gallivan

February 27, 2025
NYSEG addressing customer concerns over higher utility bills NYSEG is scheduling 1-on-1meetings with customers to address concerns over bill discrepancies and smart meters

September 25, 2024
NYSEG responds to smart meter complaints Customers say new meter led to higher bills, NYSEG says there is no correlation

August 29, 2024