New York State Department of Public Service

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regulatory agency state government agency

The New York State Department of Public Service is the state agency responsible for overseeing and regulating public utilities and energy providers in New York to ensure safe, reliable, and fairly priced services for consumers.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
New York State Public Service Commission	7
New York State Department of Public Service canonical	6
New York Public Service Commission	3
Public Service Commission of New York	2
Department of Public Service (New York)	1
NY Department of Public Service	1
NYS Department of Public Service	1
Office of Accounting, Audits and Finance of the New York State Department of Public Service	1
Office of Consumer Services of the New York State Department of Public Service	1
Office of Electric, Gas and Water of the New York State Department of Public Service	1
Office of General Counsel of the New York State Department of Public Service	1
Public Service Commission of the State of New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2169842 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York State Department of Public Service
Context triple: [PSEG Long Island, regulator, New York State Department of Public Service]

A. New York State Office of General Services
The New York State Office of General Services is a state agency responsible for providing centralized support services—such as procurement, facilities management, and real estate services—to other New York State government entities.
B. Government of the State of New York
The Government of the State of New York is the state-level governing authority of New York, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer and enforce state laws and policies.
C. New York State Department of State
The New York State Department of State is a state-level government agency responsible for licensing, regulatory oversight, local government services, and various administrative functions within New York.
D. New York State public authorities
New York State public authorities are quasi-independent government entities that finance, build, and manage public infrastructure and services across the state, such as transportation, housing, and utilities.
E. New York State Department of Health
The New York State Department of Health is the state agency responsible for protecting and promoting public health for residents of New York through regulation, oversight, and health services.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York State Department of Public Service
Target entity description: The New York State Department of Public Service is the state agency responsible for overseeing and regulating public utilities and energy providers in New York to ensure safe, reliable, and fairly priced services for consumers.

A. New York State Office of General Services
The New York State Office of General Services is a state agency responsible for providing centralized support services—such as procurement, facilities management, and real estate services—to other New York State government entities.
B. Government of the State of New York
The Government of the State of New York is the state-level governing authority of New York, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer and enforce state laws and policies.
C. New York State Department of State
The New York State Department of State is a state-level government agency responsible for licensing, regulatory oversight, local government services, and various administrative functions within New York.
D. New York State public authorities
New York State public authorities are quasi-independent government entities that finance, build, and manage public infrastructure and services across the state, such as transportation, housing, and utilities.
E. New York State Department of Health
The New York State Department of Health is the state agency responsible for protecting and promoting public health for residents of New York through regulation, oversight, and health services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	regulatory agency ⓘ state government agency ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Department of Public Service (New York) ⓘ linked to: New York State Department of Public Service NY DPS ⓘ NYS Department of Public Service ⓘ linked to: New York State Department of Public Service
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasDivision	Office of Accounting, Audits and Finance of the New York State Department of Public Service ⓘ linked to: New York State Department of Public Service Office of Administrative Hearings of the New York State Department of Public Service ⓘ linked to: Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Consumer Services of the New York State Department of Public Service ⓘ linked to: New York State Department of Public Service Office of Electric, Gas and Water of the New York State Department of Public Service ⓘ linked to: New York State Department of Public Service Office of General Counsel of the New York State Department of Public Service ⓘ linked to: New York State Department of Public Service Office of Resilience and Emergency Preparedness of the New York State Department of Public Service ⓘ Office of Telecommunications of the New York State Department of Public Service ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://dps.ny.gov ⓘ https://www.dps.ny.gov ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Albany, New York ⓘ linked to: Albany
isSecretariatFor	New York State Public Service Commission ⓘ linked to: New York State Department of Public Service
jurisdiction	New York State ⓘ linked to: New York State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Albany, New York ⓘ linked to: Albany New York State ⓘ linked to: New York
oversees	energy service companies in New York State ⓘ public utilities in New York State ⓘ
parentOrganization	New York State Public Service Commission ⓘ linked to: New York State Department of Public Service
partOf	New York State energy regulatory framework ⓘ
regulates	cable television services in New York State ⓘ electric utilities in New York State ⓘ major electric transmission projects in New York State ⓘ major gas pipeline projects in New York State ⓘ natural gas utilities in New York State ⓘ steam utilities in New York State ⓘ telecommunications services in New York State ⓘ water utilities in New York State ⓘ
responsibleFor	consumer protection in utility matters in New York State ⓘ enforcing state public service laws in New York State ⓘ ensuring just and reasonable utility rates in New York State ⓘ ensuring reliable utility service in New York State ⓘ ensuring safe utility service in New York State ⓘ implementing energy policy directives of New York State ⓘ investigating utility outages in New York State ⓘ licensing certain energy service providers in New York State ⓘ monitoring utility service quality in New York State ⓘ reviewing utility rate cases in New York State ⓘ
subjectTo	New York Public Service Law ⓘ
subordinateTo	Government of the State of New York ⓘ
worksWith	New York Independent System Operator ⓘ New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ⓘ

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