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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Marissa Gillett to resign, ending turbulent era at PURA
Gillett was controversial among utilities and lawmakers, and critics accused her of wielding unilateral control over the ratemaking process.
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Legislative committee approves top utilities regulator for second term
Following a lengthy hearing Thursday, CT lawmakers voted on party lines to approve Gillett, top utilities regulator, for second term on PURA.
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Lamont reaches deal to keep PURA Chair Gillett
Agreement would confirm Marissa Gillett’s reappointment as chair of PURA while moving the regulatory body outside of the executive branch.
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Advocates rally for PURA Chair Gillett, accuse utilities of ‘smear campaign’
Rallygoers claimed Gillett’s tenacious approach to dealing with Eversource and UI has resulted in a campaign to sink her PURA reappointment.
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Lamont wants to keep CT’s top utilities regulator. Lawmakers may have other ideas
Questions surround Gillett nomination after Eversource and UI lawsuit, Hartford Courant story, and lawmakers seeking PURA appointments
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Lamont accuses utilities of campaign to oust state’s top regulator
Ned Lamont called Eversource and United Illuminating’s lawsuit against PURA and Marissa Gillett ‘a full-court press to get her out of there.’
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Eversource, UI sue PURA, alleging leader overstepped authority
The lawsuit escalated a long-running feud between PURA Chairwoman Marissa Gillett and CT utilities Eversource and United Illuminating.
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With new power, Lamont reappoints Marissa Gillett as PURA chair
The reappointment of Marissa Gillett is the first of several personnel decisions Lamont can make that will shape utility regulatory policy.
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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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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 […]
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Eversource says Storm Isaias criticism ‘not accurate’
Eversource Energy offered a forceful rebuttal of the widespread complaints over its handling of Tropical Storm Isaias.
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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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A new voice at PURA at a pivotal time in energy oversight
Connecticut’s energy regulator balked at Eversource’s calls for collaboration: “That implies it’s our job to get the lights on. And it’s not. It’s their job.