One of the unhappiest places in New York City during President Donald Trump's and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's White House lovefest last week was the Consolidated Edison Building.

Two of America’s best-known political leaders — who are diametrically opposed on nearly everything — announced to the world that they found common ground in demanding the city utility giant bring its rates down.

“We've gotten fuel prices way down, but it hasn't shown up in Con Edison,” the president said. “ We have to get Con Edison to start lowering the rates.”

Mamdani concurred: "Absolutely."

But before the world’s two most influential New Yorkers met that day, Con Ed had already won approval from New York state to boost its rates, starting in 2026.

For electricity customers, rates will go up by 3.5% 2026,

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