Repairs after storms from 2018 to 2023 cost Eversource roughly $1Bn. That will ‘come at a significant cost to customers,’ the company said.
John Moritz
John covers energy and the environment for CT Mirror, a beat that has taken him from wind farms off the coast of Block Island to foraging for mushrooms in the Litchfield Hills and many places in between. Prior to joining CT Mirror, he was a statewide reporter for the Hearst Connecticut Media Group and before that, he covered politics for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock. A native of Norwalk, John earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from Temple University.
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Gov. Lamont relents to pressure from CT farmers to stave off tax hike
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PURA ordered to reconsider sale of Aquarion Water Company
The decision is a lifeline for Eversource’s bid to sell Aquarion to South Central CT Regional Water Authority in a deal worth over $2 billion
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Work can again resume on Revolution Wind, judge orders in blow to Trump
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CT residents join ‘ICE Out for Good’ protests after fatal shooting of Renee Good
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Save the Sound, Brookfield want pipeline expansion approval blocked
Opponents filed a legal appeal to block CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection from issuing a final permit to Iroquois Gas.
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CT, RI ask court to lift Trump’s latest stop-work order on Revolution Wind
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In 2026 race for CT governor, electricity prices emerge as top issue
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Trump administration pauses offshore Revolution Wind project — again
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Waterbury plans emergency repairs to water system after six-day outage
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Marissa Gillett, ex-PURA chair, fined $2,500 over FOI request
The commission raised the recommended $1,000 fine to $2,500 after deciding it was Gillett who was ultimately responsible for non-compliance.
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Aquarion to seek 42% rate increase after regulators block sale
The request comes after PURA regulators blocked a deal that would have transformed Aquarian into a nonprofit quasi-public entity.
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Thousands in Waterbury still without water as pipe repairs go on
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Marissa Gillett, ex-PURA chair, facing $1,000 fine over FOI request
The recommendation came in response to a complaint filed by Eversource last year, which accused PURA of withholding records.