Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority News

Connecticut Utilities Face Steep Fines for Storm Failures

Connecticut regulators on Thursday proposed a $30 million fine for Eversource and a $2.1 million fine for United Illuminating for what officials called the utilities’ failures in their preparation and response to Tropical Storm Isaias, which left hundreds of thousands …

Connecticut Officials Mull Utility Fines Over Storm Response

Connecticut regulators have criticized the state’s two largest electricity distributors and said they are considering fines over what they called the companies’ failures in their preparation and response last August to Tropical Storm Isaias, which left hundreds of thousands of …

Lamont Calls for Investigation of Utilities’ Storm Response in Connecticut

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont called for an investigation of the state’s two largest electric utility companies Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of residents remained without power a day after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the state. Lamont asked the Connecticut …

Eversource Seeks Rate Hike to Cover Storm Damage Costs in Connecticut

Connecticut’s largest electric utility has asked the state for permission to charge ratepayers for the more than $150 million it has spent to repair damage caused by five major storms over the past two years. Eversource spokesman Mitch Gross told …