Spiking winter energy prices are the result of a crisis that has been a decade in the making, after New England opted to bet on natural gas.
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Budget chief: Lamont doesn’t want to weaken contracting watchdog
Melissa McCaw assured state legislators the administration has no plans to strip authority from the state’s contracting watchdog board.
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Eversource asks regulators to approve settlement over Isaias response
Regulators heard from Eversource and state officials about a proposed $103 million settlement tied Eversource’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias.
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After Storm Henri, CT politicians went to a hard-hit town. The power was already back on.
The post-storm briefing in the field is standard fare. But it was hard to find a locale without power.
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Lamont, legislature headed for a showdown over funding of watchdog agency
Legislative leaders want a tiny fraction of the state budget effectively dedicated for a probe of Connecticut Port Authority contracts.
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PURA imposes maximum $30M fine on Eversource
State utility regulators proposed the maximum penalty against Eversource for its failures after storm Isaias in August 2020.
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Financial penalties ordered for Eversource, UI for storm Isaias response
Eversource and United Illuminating failed to fully prepare for and respond to Tropical Storm Isaias last year, according to state utility regulators who reduced the companies’ ability to recoup costs.
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A shocker in the plan to finally update residential solar rates: No complaints
Connecticut is on the verge of changing one of the key financial underpinnings for residential solar electric systems.
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Best of 2020: CT keeps losing power when storms strike. But that doesn’t have to happen.
Assigning blame for power outages misses the point. Instead, we should be figuring out how to keep the lights on.
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Town leaders: Eversource left municipalities in the dark about Isaias clean-up
Eversource routinely failed to update communities on restoration efforts following Tropical Storm Isaias, local leaders testified Monday.
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PURA overhauls electric rate process, restricts costs utilities can recoup
State utility regulators said the changes will result in “meaningful savings” for customers of Eversource and United Illuminating.
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PURA will meet Friday to consider renewing ban on utility shut-offs
State utility regulators will hold an emergency meeting Friday to consider renewing key moratoriums on electricity and other service shut-offs.
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Advocates press state regulators to extend moratoriums on power utility shut-offs
With temperatures dropping, advocates for Connecticut’s vulnerable are urging state regulators to extend moratoriums on electricity and other utility shut-offs.
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Governors want sunlight on the secretive ISO New England
It was the first salvo to reform electric market rules and ISO New England, operator of the grid.
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Energy bill takes on storm response and grid reform challenges
Energy legislation wasn’t on the radar for any special legislative sessions called to deal with critical issues lost to the COVID-cancelled session from this winter. Even the annual July electric rate adjustment –- which this year contained big increases that sparked public outrage — would not have warranted legislation. That was until Tropical Storm Isaias […]