Press Releases

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• PURA Recognizes April as Call Before You Dig Month

• PURA Directs Utilities to Cease Residential Shut-offs During COVID-19 Outbreak

• Third-Party Electric Supplier Targeting Low-Income Households Amid COVID-19 Crisis

• CT PURA Letter to Industry

• PURA Awards $7MM in PEGPETIA in Grants

• PURA Broadens Scope of Energy Affordability Investigation to Focus on Commercial and Industrial Customers

• PURA Responds to Governor Lamont’s Request to Investigate the Electric Utilities’ Preparation for and Response to Tropical Storm Isaias

• Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Orders Eversource and United Illuminating to Overhaul Education and Outreach Efforts Related to Energy Assistance Programs  

• PURA Issues Final Decision in Hazardville Water Rate Case

• PURA Announces Electric Rate Adjustments to Take Effect May 1

  Lower rates for customers with the greatest impact to public benefits charge

• PURA to Expand Scope of its Investigation to Address Issues Arising from the COVID-19 State of Emergency

• PURA Calls for Third-Party Electric Suppliers to Cease Door-to-Door Sales during COVID-19 Crisis

• PURA to Investigate Eversource Delivery Fee Increases

• PURA Encourages Eligible Residents to Access the Federal Lifeline Program to Stay Connected During the COVID-19 Crisis

• Revised Electric Standard Service Generation Rates

  The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is advising Eversource and United Illuminating (UI) residential and business customers of revised standard service generation rates that become effective January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021.