Hailstorms in Connecticut have become more frequent and widespread over the past 30 years — as have multi-day strings of hot days.
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Eversource, UI say CT officials exceeded authority with 2025 energy bill
Eversource and UI sued CT officials, accusing them of trying to impede the federal government’s regulation of interstate transmission.
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Measles, landfill solar and a bridge over the Sound: CT Politics news
Plus: CSCU’s investigation, rural healthcare, utility profits, brownfields funding, and Chris Murphy’s loneliness legislation.
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Lamont: Utilities need to ‘earn’ right to operate in CT
The governor proposed reforms targeting excess profits and requiring utilities to periodically seek permission to maintain their monopolies.
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The electric grid, homeschool and a food business incubator: CT politics news
Plus: Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and state officials are urging residents to have a plan ready.
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Eversource, UI drop lawsuit against Connecticut regulators
The lawsuit, filed last January, accused former PURA Chair Marissa Gillett of wielding near-total control over the authority.
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Lamont skewers Eversource rate hike plan, but his control is limited
Gov. Ned Lamont unleashed a scathing critique of Eversource officials for seeking an 11% electric rate hike in Connecticut.
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Eversource to seek 11% rate hike in CT
The utility announced its intention to seek a $503M rate increase from electric customers in CT, citing inflation and maintenance costs.
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CT public benefits charge cut; electricity rates to fall by nearly 15%
The changes will result in about $30 off the average Eversource monthly bill and about $34 off United Illuminating monthly bills, PURA said.
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Eversource backs out of three solar projects supported by state
The utility sent a letter to DEEP and legislative leaders, slamming the state’s latest round of clean-energy purchases as overpriced.
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Plug-in solar panels can help lower electric bills. Will CT make them legal?
The smaller panels are widely used in other countries, often on balconies, where they can help apartment renters offset electricity costs.
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Eversource urges PURA to quickly resolve $1 billion in storm costs
Repairs after storms from 2018 to 2023 cost Eversource roughly $1Bn. That will ‘come at a significant cost to customers,’ the company said.
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CT electric rates to drop in Sept. as a result of state borrowing
The $155M in state borrowing will result in lower utility rates for Eversource and UI customers on their monthly bills starting in September.
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With rising temperatures come rising energy bills—learn what you can do to reduce electric use
After a long, cold winter in Connecticut, summer weather is finally here and the return of those warm temperatures has many people turning on the fans and cranking up the air conditioners again to help them stay cool. But even with electric rates dropping this summer, it’s important to remember that when the mercury climbs, […]
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Eversource, United Illuminating drop website references to ‘DEI’
Despite quietly scrubbing references to ‘diversity, equity and inclusion,’ the utilities say they remain committed to fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces.
