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• Press Releases

• Governor Lamont Declares April 2025 Call Before You Dig Month

• Governor Lamont Declares April 2024 'Call Before You Dig Month'

  PURA today announces Governor Ned Lamont has issued a proclamation declaring April 2024 as “Call Before You Dig Month” in Connecticut to remind residents and contractors about the importance of calling 811 or visiting www.CBYD.com at least 48 hours before starting any digging project.

• PURA Frank Augeri Honored with George Dunn Award

  Award Presented at New England Conference of Public Utility Commissioners

• PURA's Approval of CT Water’s Rate Case Includes Key Enhancements to Customer Focused Policies and Programs

  Decision expands Water Rate Assistance Program (WRAP) for eligible customers, and updates customer service and billing practices

• PURA Announces Electric Rate Adjustments to Take Effect July 1

  The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is advising Eversource Energy and United Illuminating residential and business customers of revised standard service generation rates that become effective July 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.

• PURA Releases First Quarter 2024 Newsletter

  PURA's quarterly newsletter previews public engagement opportunities and final decisions scheduled in the first quarter of 2024.

• Governor Lamont Declares April 2025 Call Before You Dig Month

• PURA Releases Third Quarter 2024 Newsletter

• PURA Establishes Statewide Electric Vehicle Charging Program

  Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) today issued a final decision as part of its Equitable Modern Grid initiative that establishes a nine-year program to support the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the state, focusing on equity and inclusion.

• PURA Commissioners to Vote on Amended UI Settlement; Development of Interim Small Business Tariff Option

  Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) on Wednesday will vote on two decisions that provide targeted economic relief for certain residential and small business customers.

• PURA Vice-Chairman Jack Betkoski named President of NARUC

  Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Vice-Chairman John W. "Jack" Betkoski, III today assumed the presidency of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

• Connecticut Water Planning Council Seeks Public Comment on Draft of State Water Plan

  The members of the Connecticut Water Planning Council (WPC) today announced that they have published a draft version of the State Water Plan that they have been developing onto the council’s website (www.ct.gov/water) and have opened a public review period to give Connecticut residents, businesses, and other stakeholders an opportunity to provide feedback before it is finalized early next year.

• PURA Commissioners Elect Chair and Vice-Chair

  Today the Commissioners of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority re-elected Commissioner Katherine S. Dykes as PURA's Chair and Commissioner John W. “Jack” Betkoski, III as Vice-Chair.

• State Announces Series of Public Meetings On Draft Connecticut State Water Plan

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