PURA

Top lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are fed up with talking about the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). The authority has been a hot topic this year because of Connecticut’s high electricity rates.

A key legislative committee approved Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s nominee to serve as a commissioner of the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) on Thursday.

According to the company, United Illuminating bills for Connecticut residents are expected to increase in May.

Connecticut House Democrats are rallying behind Marrisa Gillett, chair of the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, despite opposition from the state’s two largest utilities, who argue she’s not been a fair regulator.

Connecticut lawmakers and the state’s largest utility companies — Avangrid and Eversource — were at it again during a public hearing about PURA’s commissioners on Tuesday.

Some Connecticut residents will soon pay less for energy after the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority rejected revenue increases for Avangrid.

Connecticut officials are concerned about a proposal to privatize the state’s second-largest utility and want the Public Utility Regulatory Authority to scrutinize the deal.

Avangrid-owned Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Gas say the PURA decision to cut their rates could lower their credit ratings.

Yankee Gas, Connecticut’s largest natural gas distribution company, has announced that it will soon file a request with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for a $209 million rate increase.

United Illuminating, the power company that serves more than 340,000 Connecticut households, wants to raise its rates. But state lawmakers aren't on board.