Utilities

Connecticut Republicans are urging Governor Ned Lamont to call a special session to address the high cost of electric rates.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed a law to reform the board that approves utility projects. The legislation was championed by lawmakers who oppose United Illuminating construction in Fairfield and Bridgeport.

United Illuminating wants to install dozens of monopoles near Metro-North railroad tracks in Southport, Fairfield and Bridgeport. The company said it's needed to bring power to the community — but residents want the cables buried.

Some say we aren't ready to require electric power, because the grid can't yet handle it. Others say policy signals drive development.

United Illuminating filed a request to raise its electric rates by 12%, costing an average residential customer an additional $26 a month.

Eversource wants $784 million to recover CT's imposed costs and says the mandate to pay favorable rates for Millstone power costs $605 million.

New York lawmakers introduced a bill to allow the Long Island Power Authority to provide public power to residents without the need for a third-party company.

At a crucial time, Gov. Ned Lamont is leaning toward changing the dynamic at PURA, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, by expanding it.

A protest against proposed United Illuminating construction in Fairfield, Southport and Bridgeport drew hundreds of supporters on Sunday afternoon. UI's plan would see seven miles of transmission lines on 100 new poles between the Fairfield border to the Congress substation in Bridgeport, and if passed, is expected to start construction in 2025.

Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has approved a 2% distribution rate increase over the next three years for United Illuminating, the state’s second largest electric utility.