There is already disagreement over which solar program caps to alter, how they should be altered, and what, if any, other rules should be overhauled.
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
Eversource quietly pitches $700M in borrowing to Connecticut
Eversource is asking Connecticut to authorize $700 million in borrowing to blunt losses from Tropical Storm Isaias and COVID-19.
Eversource says its response to Isaias was stronger than Connecticut officials realize
Connecticut’s largest electric utility insists its response to Tropical Storm Isaias was better than state officials realize.
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.
PURA: Eversource was unprepared for its 800,000 outages
The chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said Wednesday that Eversource badly underestimated the threat of Tropical Storm Isaias.
State regulators say they will investigate Eversource rate hike
Anticipating electric demand before and during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unwelcome surprise: massive jumps on electric bills.