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10/28/2025
PURA Issues Final Decision in United Illuminating Rate Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: October 28, 2025
STATEMENT FROM: Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA or the Authority)
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA or the Authority) today issued a Final Decision that approves an annual revenue requirement for The United Illuminating Company (UI or Company) for the rate year November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2026.
Today’s ruling approves a $450,789,348 revenue requirement for the rate year, which is 8% less than UI’s proposal. The approved revenue requirement results in an monthly bill impact of approximately $9.99 to distribution rates for the average residential customer using 750 kilowatt hours of electricity.
The approved revenue requirement includes an allowed return on equity of 9.45%; however, the Authority reduced the allowed return on equity (ROE) by an aggregate 20 basis point reduction (i.e. to 9.25%) to address certain performance and management issues.
In its application, UI proposed a 27.4%, or $105,418,797 increase over currently authorized revenues of $384,865,000, for a total revenue requirement of $490,283,797. The Company sought approval of a 10.5% ROE, which would amount to a 140 basis point increase from the currently allowed 9.10% ROE.
Today’s Final Decision in the proceeding, Docket No. 24-10-04, also determines a myriad of issues, including cost allocation and customer service. The PURA commissioners approved the decision at today’s Regular Meeting in New Britain, with the Authority’s new Interim Chairman Tom Wiehl recusing himself from the decision due to his recent involvement in the case while in his former role as Legal and Regulatory Director at the CT Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC).
The Authority conducted an extensive investigatory process over the past 350 days, which entailed three public comment hearings, multiple rounds of pre-filed testimony from parties, several days of field audits and inspections, more than 2,000 interrogatories issued amongst all parties and intervenors, seven days of in-person hearings, submission of 92 late filed exhibits, a late filed exhibit hearing, and briefs and reply briefs.
UI’s last rate case was completed in 2023. UI provides electric service to over 347,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 17 towns and cities in the southwestern part of Connecticut.
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The Authority conducted an extensive investigatory process over the past 350 days, which entailed three public comment hearings, multiple rounds of pre-filed testimony from parties, several days of field audits and inspections, more than 2,000 interrogatories issued amongst all parties and intervenors, seven days of in-person hearings, submission of 92 late filed exhibits, a late filed exhibit hearing, and briefs and reply briefs.
UI’s last rate case was completed in 2023. UI provides electric service to over 347,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 17 towns and cities in the southwestern part of Connecticut.
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Contact
Taren O'Connor
Director of Legislation, Regulation and Communication
860-827-2689
Taren.Oconnor@ct.gov