针对纽约州电气与天然气公司（NYSEG）提出的费率上调提议，莱利指责该公司“抢劫”并试图“填满”其西班牙所有者伊比德罗拉（Iberdrola）的腰包。
《哈德逊河谷新闻》（Mid-Hudson News）近期报道称，莱利持有最多25万美元的共同基金，这些基金持有伊比德罗拉的股份。该媒体还报道，在捐款时，莱利的竞选团队总共收到了一名说客的1500美元捐款，而该说客当时直接代表伊比德罗拉的主要美国子公司Avangrid。
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莱利财务披露报告中列出的与NYSEG相关的捐款和投资，已由福克斯新闻数字版（Fox News Digital）审核并验证。
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图片说明： 纽约州议员乔希·莱利（D-N.Y.）因指责纽约州电气与天然气公司“抢劫”，却被曝持有其所有者伊比德罗拉的关联投资，从而面临批评。（盖蒂图片社）
“我认为可以用一个词来概括：伪君子，”奥伯acker在接受福克斯新闻数字版独家采访时表示，“我不知道还有哪个词能完全涵盖目前的情况。”
莱利的竞选团队在给福克斯新闻数字版的声明中予以回击，称奥伯acker的攻击是“可悲的转移焦点企图，试图掩盖他接受NYSEG公司政治行动委员会（PAC）捐款的事实。”
发言人表示：“事实是，乔希（莱利）不持有股票，不接受企业政治行动委员会的资金，并且是这场竞选中唯一真正与公用事业垄断作斗争以降低我们账单的人。”
自奥伯acker开始担任州参议员以来，Avangrid纽约政治行动委员会已向其捐赠了350美元。然而，奥伯acker竞选团队发言人表示，这些捐款是在他进入国会竞选之前退回的。
首次当选的民主党人莱利在2024年以微弱优势赢得了一个总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）以2个百分点输掉的紫色摇摆选区。特朗普总统在2月份向奥伯acker发出了“完全支持”的背书。
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尽管全国范围内的民主党人都试图利用选民对成本上升的不满情绪来在11月中期选举中获利，但奥伯acker表示，他的竞选活动正在推出专注于可负担性问题的提案。
这位三届任期的州参议员在2025年底推出了一项“费率payer权利法案”，要求在面临费率上调的社区实行分项计费和面对面听证会，以及其他条款。
奥伯acker表示，如果该法案被签署为法律，“普通人在看到账单增加时，实际上可以说，‘这是去哪里了？这笔费用是什么？’”
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图片说明： 纽约州参议员彼得·奥伯acker（R-N.Y.）在报道称议员莱利有与他在竞选活动中频繁批评的公用事业公司相关的金融投资后，称其为“伪君子”。（彼得·奥伯acker竞选团队；比尔·克拉克/CQ-滚动呼叫公司通过盖蒂图片社）
奥伯acker还声称，奥尔巴尼民主党人实施的“激进环境政策”是导致纽约人支付全美最高能源账单的原因。根据能源信息管理局（Energy Information Administration）汇编的数据，2025年12月，帝国州的居民电价比全国平均水平高出50%以上。
“纽约州北部的民众处处受到挤压，”他表示，“我竞选是为了给这个国会选区带来现实检查。”
全国共和党人试图将莱利与纽约2019年的气候法案联系起来，该法案的实施被广泛认为导致了更高的电费。几个此前支持莱利的左翼团体——如塞拉俱乐部纽约分会、保护选民联盟和工作家庭党——也支持了该气候立法。
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2月26日，纽约州能源研究与发展管理局（New York State Energy and Research Development Authority）的一份备忘录预测，如果该州实施该法律所要求的碳税，家庭每年将额外支付4000美元的能源成本。尽管此前支持这一想法，纽约州州长凯西·霍赫尔（Kathy Hochul）上周警告称，这将给企业带来“灾难性”成本。
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图片说明： 纽约州州长凯西·霍赫尔（D-N.Y.）的政府在纽约州激进气候法案实施后，警告能源价格可能进一步上涨。（亚历克斯·肯特/盖蒂图片社）
纽约州州长凯西·霍赫尔（Kathy Hochul）领导的政府警告称，随着纽约州激进气候法案的实施，能源价格可能进一步上涨。（亚历克斯·肯特/盖蒂图片社）
Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y., has put criticism of soaring utility costs at the center of his re-election bid in one of the most competitive House districts in the country, but state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-N.Y., Riley’s likely general election challenger, argues the incumbent Democrat is quietly profiting from the industry.
In response to proposed rate hikes from New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG), Riley has accused the company of “robbery” and seeking to “line the pockets” of its Spanish owner, Iberdrola.
Recent reporting from Mid-Hudson News found that Riley owns up to $250,000 in mutual funds that hold shares of Iberdrola.The outlet also reported that Riley’s campaign received a total of $1,500 from a lobbyist who directly represented Avangrid, Iberdrola’s primary U.S. subsidiary, at the time the donations were made.
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The NYSEG-tied contributions and investment listed on Riley’s financial disclosure report were reviewed and verified by Fox News Digital.
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Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y., is facing criticism for accusing New York State Electric & Gas of “robbery,” despite owning an investment tied to its owner, Iberdrola.(Getty Images)
“I think we could sum it up in one word: hypocrite,” Oberacker told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. “I don’t know any other word that fully encompasses what’s going on.”
Riley’s campaign fired back in a statement to Fox News Digital, calling Oberacker’s attack a “pathetic attempt to distract from the fact that he takes NYSEG’s corporate PAC checks.”
“The fact is, Josh doesn’t own stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and is the only person in this race who’s actually taking on the utility monopolies to lower our bills,” the spokesperson said.
Avangrid New York PAC has donated $350 to Oberacker since he began serving in the state Senate. However, an Oberacker campaign spokesman said those donations were returned prior to his entering the congressional race.
Riley, a first-term Democrat, narrowly won a purple swing district in 2024 that President Donald Trump lost by two points. The president handed Oberacker his “complete and total” endorsement in February.
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Though Democrats nationwide are seeking to capitalize on voter discontent with rising costs ahead of November’s midterm elections, Oberacker said his campaign is rolling out proposals that are laser-focused on affordability issues.
The three-term state senator unveiled a “ratepayer bill of rights” in late 2025 that would require itemized billing and in-person hearings in communities subject to a rate hike, among other provisions.
If the legislation is signed into law, “The average person who’s looking at these increases in bills could actually say, ‘Where’s this going? What is this charge?” Oberacker said.
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State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-N.Y., labeled Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y., a “hypocrite,” following reports that the congressman has financial investments tied to a utility firm he frequently criticizes on the campaign trail.(State Sen. Peter Oberacker’s campaign; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Oberacker also contends that “radical environmental policies” enacted by Albany Democrats are responsible for making New Yorkers pay some of the highest energy bills in the country. The Empire State’s residential electricity rates were more than 50% higher than the national average in December 2025, according to data compiled by the Energy Information Administration.
“The folks in upstate New York are being squeezed at every turn,” he said. “I’m running to bring a reality check to the congressional district.”
National Republicans have sought to tie Riley to New York’s 2019 climate law, whose implementation is widely believed to be contributing to higher electric bills. Several left-wing groups that have previously endorsed Riley — such as the New York affiliates of the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters and the Working Families Party — also advocated for the climate legislation.
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A Feb. 26 memo from the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority projected that households would pay $4,000 in additional energy costs per year if the state enacts a carbon tax as called for by the law. Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., warned of “cataclysmic” costs for businesses last week, despite previously supporting the idea.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is warning that energy prices could increase further, following implementation of New York’s aggressive climate law.(Alex Kent/Getty Images)
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