Press Releases

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

• 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.

• Gov. Malloy Signs Millstone Bill and Encourages Dominion's Participation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed Senate Bill 1501, An Act Concerning Zero Carbon Procurement, which was approved last week by the Connecticut General Assembly.

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

  What water issues are Connecticut residents most concerned about?

• PURA Establishes Statewide Electric Storage 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, statewide Electric Storage Program for all residential, commercial, and industrial customers in an effort to foster a more reliable and resilient electric distribution system.

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

• PURA Approves Revised Standard Service Electric Rates

• PURA Extends COVID-19 Payment Program Enrollment Date

• PURA Extends Coronavirus Payment Program Enrollment Date Through February 9 2021

  Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is reminding all customers that the enrollment period for the COVID-19 Payment Program for both residential and non-residential customers is extended through at least February 9, 2021. Further, the Winter Protection Program, which protects eligible households against heat source shut-offs during the winter months, is also in effect from November 1, 2020 through May 1, 2021.

• PURA to Investigate Eversource Delivery Fee Increases

• PURA Makes Sweeping Changes to Electric Rate Adjustment Process Following Investigation into July Bill Increases

  Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) issued a ruling today after concluding its parallel investigations into the unexpectedly high electric bills received in July and August by customers of the Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) and The United Illuminating Company (UI).

• PURA Dismisses Frontier’s Change of Control Application Press Release

• Electric Rate Adjustments to Take Effect This Summer

  Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is advising Eversource and United Illuminating (UI) electric customers of revised delivery rates and standard service generation rates that become effective on June 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021, respectively.

• PURA Recognizes April as Call Before You Dig Month