Addressing Rising Energy Costs
July 28, 2020I was as outraged and surprised as you to discover the sudden spike in our electric/energy bills this month.
After hearing an outcry from customers and constituents on the recent rising energy costs, the Energy and Technology Committee and bi-partisan legislative leaders issued a communication to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) requesting suspension of the July 1 delivery rate increase and related charges.
In the letter they asked PURA to conduct a thorough review of Eversource's request and to explore alternative cost recovery options.
Also, on Monday, our House Democratic leadership issued the following statement:
"Connecticut residents, already pushed to financial limits because of the pandemic, now are seeing large increases to their electric bills. We want to know why. The Energy & Technology Committee should schedule an informational hearing in the near future to hear from ratepayers, utilities and state regulators."
PURA agreed to open a formal proceeding. Please reach out to PURA with your concerns at 800-382-4586 or by email at pura.information@ct.gov.
We will stay in touch and update you about how and when the response from PURA and Eversource will apply. All parties must do their part to get their customers through this crisis, and we demand no less from Eversource and PURA. Keep in touch.