Fairfield’s fight against installing tall electrical transmission lines known as monopoles along MetroNorth rail may be over, for now.
United Illuminating
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UI asks regulators to take another look at proposed power line
UI doesn’t expect the Siting Council to change its mind, but it’s a necessary step before filing a lawsuit seeking to overturn the decision.
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CT rejects controversial UI monopoles plan in Fairfield, Bridgeport
The CT Siting Council voted 5-3 to reject United Illuminating’s application to build the Fairfield to Congress Railroad Transmission Line.
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Lamont seeks delay on vote over transmission line in Fairfield, Bridgeport
The Fairfield to Congress Railroad Transmission Line plan sparked local opposition from people who object to the use of 195-foot steel poles.
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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.
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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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One of CT’s hottest issues of the summer cools on the campaign trail
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.
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Is CT’s electric grid ready to handle more power?
Some say we aren’t ready to require electric power, because the grid can’t yet handle it. Others say policy signals drive development.
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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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Eversource boss Jim Judge to face legislative hearing
Jim Judge, the Eversource exec who largely disappeared from public view after a massive power outage, will appear before the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee.
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Regulators issue fines to Eversource and UI over shared solar program
The opaque world of energy policy continued to roil state government this week as regulators fined the state’s biggest utilities.
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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.
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During COVID-19 crisis, Connecticut utilities will stop nonpayment shut-offs
State regulators have announced that utilities will no longer be able to shut off the water, electricity or natural gas of residential customers if they don’t pay their bills.
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Soaring power shut-offs in Connecticut prompt searching discussion
The number of Eversource customers disconnected for nonpayment has doubled in the past four years. Consumer advocates want to know why.