Gov. Kathy Hochul says Con Edison needs to get back to the drawing board after proposing significant double-digit increases for natural gas and electric bills.

Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed on Tuesday a proposed Con Edison rate hike for New York energy users as “intolerable” — and said her office would be pushing back hard against the utility giant to stop it. Hochul said combating the proposed uptick in energy rates,

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York’s top elected official is taking aim at Con Edison, one of New York City’s largest public utility companies, over a proposed rate hike that could cost New Yorkers hundreds of dollars each year.

The governor claims that the rate hikes would cost New Yorkers hundreds of dollars each year, directly affecting families and low-income seniors.