PURA

State regulators voted against a proposed deal to sell Aquarion to the New Haven-based Regional Water Authority for $2.4 billion.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated four new commissioners for the state’s Public Utility Regulatory Authority. The nominations complete the embattled agency’s five-member board for the first time in six years.

Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chairwoman Marissa Gillett resigned as Connecticut’s top utilities regulator on Friday, Gov. Ned Lamont announced.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has reappointed Marissa Gillett, the controversial chair of the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, despite some calls for her to be fired.

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.