Even with electric rates dropping, Connecticut residents should expect higher summer bills due to increased energy use from air conditioning. Usage spikes, not just rates, drive costs up. Eversource encourages energy-saving habits—like adjusting thermostats, using appliances off-peak, and switching to LEDs—to stay cool while managing expenses. Efficiency programs and financial assistance are also available to help customers.
Republican lawmakers worry the sale of Aquarion, an Eversource subsidiary, could drive up water bills for thousands of CT constituents.
Ned Lamont called Eversource and United Illuminating’s lawsuit against PURA and Marissa Gillett ‘a full-court press to get her out of there.’
The lawsuit escalated a long-running feud between PURA Chairwoman Marissa Gillett and CT utilities Eversource and United Illuminating.
Marina Cenatiempo, a mother and office administrator, transformed her career from an administrative clerk at Eversource to a construction supervisor overseeing natural gas infrastructure projects. Starting as a construction technician, she helped pave the way for other women in similar roles. Cenatiempo’s dedication to career growth and family, alongside her passion for helping people, has driven her success in the industry.
Eversource’s accelerated natural gas pipe replacement program, removing cast iron pipes and adding more durable high-density plastic pipes, will provide reliability for customers, and once paid for, it will continue to deliver benefits for decades beyond when it is recovered through rates.
When storms cut power in other states Eversource crews from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire travel to help restore power and cell service for millions of people. The electric industry’s auxiliary repair network is a critical system that connects hundreds of utilities, providing highly skilled crews and specialized equipment from companies like Eversource to help speed restoration.
Yankee Gas wants an additional $209M, which would cause average monthly residential bills to jump by over $46. CT officials are pushing back.
Electric rate charges have become a political issue in CT — though not one that’s fresh in the minds of all voters leading up to Election Day.
Some say we aren’t ready to require electric power, because the grid can’t yet handle it. Others say policy signals drive development.
Despite recent industry setbacks, CT is joining Massachusetts and Rhode Island in jointly purchasing power to be generated by offshore wind.
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.
Melissa McCaw assured state legislators the administration has no plans to strip authority from the state’s contracting watchdog board.
Regulators heard from Eversource and state officials about a proposed $103 million settlement tied Eversource’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias.
The post-storm briefing in the field is standard fare. But it was hard to find a locale without power.
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