Docket No. 17-12-03RE11 (Phase 1a): PURA Investigation Into Distribution System Planning of the Electric Distribution Companies – New Rate Designs and Rates Review

If adopted, the decision would direct The Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to develop an optional tariff rate that consists of a volumetric kilowatt-hour (kWh) distribution rate and a reduced distribution demand charge component. Existing small business customers may choose to remain under Eversource’s Rate 27 or Rate 30 tariff, or may elect to transition to the newly developed interim volumetric tariff rate rider.

The optional tariff would help small businesses control their energy expenditures and promote energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. It also addresses concerns raised by leadership of the legislature’s Energy & Technology Committee, who reported that small businesses were receiving high bills despite operating at reduced hours during the pandemic.

Docket No. 21-01-04 (Proposed Settlement Agreement): PURA Annual Review of the Rate Adjustment Mechanisms of The United Illuminating Company.

The amended settlement agreement adjusts United Illuminating’s distribution rates on July 1, 2021 to reflect a lower federal tax rate and to offset the previously postponed delivery rate increase from July 2020 with $44.7 million in over-collected tax liabilities, in addition to a $5 million voluntary contribution from UI stakeholders. The amended settlement terms would also ensure that PURA may immediately begin investigating performance-based metrics for UI’s operation, as authorized by the ‘Take Back Our Grid Act.’