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The CT Primary Elections are Here!
Primary day in CT is Tuesday, August 11th! Don't let a busy schedule prevent you from voting in this important election. Now there is more flexibility than ever - early mornings, late nights, and weekends! Get your sample ballot, early voting & elections day locations, check out your voting registration status and more here:
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Tell PURA: Reject Eversource’s Rate Hike Request
Eversource is asking to raise Connecticut electric bills by about $25 more each month for a single household.
This is the same company that posted $1.69 billion in profit last year, saw shareholder returns rise, and paid its CEO $13.5 million. Connecticut families are already paying some of the highest electric bills in the country. Many people are cutting back, falling behind, or making impossible choices just to keep the lights on. Now Eversource is asking for more. PURA, Connecticut’s utility regulator, has the power to reject this rate hike. They need to hear from us now. A monopoly utility should not be allowed to keep shifting costs and risk onto ratepayers while shareholders and executives are protected. Tell PURA: reject Eversource’s rate hike and protect Connecticut families, not corporate profits. |
Investigate the Avangrid-PURA Communications
Recently released public records revealed repeated phone calls and text messages between a PURA commissioner and an Avangrid executive during the period between a draft and final decision in a major utility rate case.
The final decision ultimately shifted millions of dollars in Avangrid's favor. While we do not know what was discussed, the timing, frequency, and lack of transparency raise serious questions that deserve an independent investigation. The Connecticut Office of State Ethics needs to investigate these communications to determine whether ethics or ex parte rules were violated. If public confidence in this decision has been compromised, the case should be reopened and reconsidered. Connecticut deserves utility regulation that is transparent, independent, and accountable to the public. Send a letter today urging the Office of State Ethics to investigate. |
