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POSITION SUPPORTED: THE PSC SHOULD TIGHTEN/INCREASE ITS CONTROLS OVER ALL NYSESCO's. 1. EVERY NYS ESCO SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PUBLISH AN HISTORICAL COMPARISON OF ESCO PRICES AS COMPARED TO REGIONAL UTILITY PRICES, IN A FORMAT FOR EASY COMPARISON BY CONSUMERS, ON A WEBSITE 2. THE PSC SHOULD SIMILARLY REQUIRE EVERY NYS ESCO TO SEND ITS CURRENT AND HISTORICAL COMPARISON PRICES TO THE PSC AND NYS CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICES. 3. THE PSC SHOULD ALSO POST ON A WEBSITE THE CURRENT AND HISTORICAL COMPARISON PRICES OF EVERY NYS ESCO AND EVERY UTILITY, IN A FORMAT FOR EASY COMPARISON BY CONSUMERS. 4. THE PSC SHOULD PARTNER WITH A NATIONAL CONSUMERS ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS CONSUMERS UNION, TO PUBLISH THE HISTORICAL COMPARISON COSTS IN A MANNER TO REACH THE WIDEST BREADTH OF CONSUMERS 5. THE PSC SHOULD BAN EVERY NYS ESCO FROM DOOR-TO-DOOR MARKETING I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL ESCO's TO PROVIDE ME WITH THEIR HISTORICAL PRICES IN COMPARISON TO LOCAL UTILITY PRICING. HOWEVER THIS INFORMATION IS REFUSED OR NOT AVAILABLE DESPITE REPEATED REQUESTS TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT ESCO's OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THIS INFORMATION IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR AN INFORMED CONSUMER DECISION ABOUT CHOOSING AN ESCO. I AM UPSET THAT THE PSC HAS THIS INFORMATION BUT HAS NOT PUBLISHED IT FOR CONSUMERS--WHOSE CORNER IS THE PSC IN, ANYWAY? JUST SAYING...