Tim Williams is reporting for Capital Tonight New York's utility moratorium is scheduled to end just days before the Christmas weekend, leaving almost 1.3 million New York households vulnerable. On December 21, utility companies will be able to turn off service for customers that are behind on their payments, which had been barred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Richard Berkley, executive director of the Public Utility Law Project said the state has not done enough to help struggling New Yorkers. The Public Utility Law Project and 11 other groups last month sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul asking that she take executive action to help those that are behind in their utility payments. Berkley said that even if money is allocated in the state budget, delays in sending that money to those who need it could result in their utilities being shut off. Under state law, electrical service cannot be shut off during the period between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, but that does not apply to other services like internet. Read the full story at nystateofpolitics [dot] com.