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Contact the Department of Public Service

 

To file a complaint about your utility company or its services, please visit our File a Complaint page

 

DPS Contact Information

  • You can call our toll-free Helpline at 1-800-342-3377 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days for gas, electric, water, phone and cable TV service/billing complaints.
     
  • If your service has been, or is about to be, terminated for non-payment, or if a utility has refused to provide residential electric, natural gas or steam service, you can call our special toll-free Emergency Hotline at 1-800-342-3355 between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on business days.
     
  • Opinion Line1-800-335-2120 - To submit comments on Commission Cases/Initiatives/Proceedings. This number is set up to receive comments from in-State callers 24-hours a day. These calls are not transcribed verbatim, but a summary is provided to the Commission.
     
  • ESCO Complaints: 1-888-697-7728 - Complaints about Energy Service Company (ESCO) and competition in the energy industry
     
  • HEAP grants for people aged 60+ years1-800-342-9871 
     
  • HEAP grants for NYC1-800-692-0557


Staff Authorized to Accept Court Papers

 

TTY or TDD Service

If you are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and have access to a text telephone/teletypewriter (TTY) or telecommunications device for the Deaf (TDD), you may contact the New York Relay Service at 711 or 1-800-662-1220 (English), or 877-662-4886 (Spanish) to contact any of the DPS phone numbers. 


Bilingual Service

Many utilities have customer representatives who speak Spanish. If you wish, call your utility's local customer relations office and ask if a Spanish-speaking representative is available. The PSC also has Spanish-Speaking Consumer Services Representatives to help you.


Servicio Bilingüe

Muchas compañías tienen representantes que hablan español. Si usted necesita este servicio, llame a la oficina local de ayuda para los clientes y pregunte por un representante que hable español. La Comisión de Servicios Públicos también tiene representantes en la oficina de servicios al consumidor que hablan español y lo pueden ayudar. 

 

For non-utility service complaints, email questions to [email protected]. Visit our File a Complaint page if you have a complaint about utility services. To submit comments about a case or matter, visit our page about how to post comments and receive updates.

Contact
Secretary to the Commission

Hon. Michelle L. Phillips
Secretary to the Commission
New York State Public Service Commission
Empire State Plaza
Agency Building 3
Albany, NY 12223-1350
Phone: 518-474-6530
Fax: 518-474-9842
Email: [email protected]

Consumer Complaints

Office of Consumer Services
New York State Public Service Commission
Empire State Plaza
Agency Building 3
Albany, NY 12223-1350
Phone: 1-800-342-3377
Fax: 518-472-8502

Public Affairs Office

James Denn
Public Information Officer
New York State Public Service Commission
Empire State Plaza
Agency Building 3
Albany, NY 12223-1350
Phone: 518-474-7080
Fax: 518-474-0421
Email: [email protected]