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Thousands of people woke up Christmas morning with no power as a strong storm moved through Connecticut with high winds and heavy rain. The storm blew through late on Christmas Eve and continued into Christmas morning, bringing down trees and powerlines statewide. As of 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Eversource was reporting fewer than 12,000 customers still without power. That number…

Thousands of people across Connecticut woke up Christmas morning with no power as a strong storm with high winds moved through the state overnight.

Another question with this winter storm on the way – will it cause significant power disruptions, and how well will utilities respond if there are problems? Before big storms approach, our state utilities have teams of staffers helping them make predictions on how big an impact the storms will have. The utilities take the info and assign the storm an…

Another question with this winter storm on the way – will it cause significant power disruptions, and how well will utilities respond if there are problems?

State utility regulators announced Wednesday that they will change the process of authorizing electricity rate hikes requested by Eversource and United Illuminating. Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) released its findings from two investigations after complaints were raised by customers who received electric bills over the summer that included large increases for many. In its announcement, PURA admittted the...

State regulators announced Wednesday they will change the process for approving rate hikes from utilitiy companies to try and prevent huge increases in customers bills.

Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Connecticut and caused millions of dollars in property damage. But for one neighborhood, the real damage happened when the lights came back on, and those homeowners say they have been left footing a chunk of the bill. The list of appliances residents say were damaged by a…

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Friday approved an electricity rate increase for Eversource and United Illuminating. The new rates will go into effect from Jan. 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021. For Eversource, the new rate will amount to around an increase of $7.11 per month on the supply portion of the bill for a customer who averages around 700…

“We’re in this together”: a quote that ignited action just eight months ago. Today, those words seem quite distant. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway looks beyond the political climate at the science behind motivation.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) wants to hear from the public this week, as it continues the investigation into electric companies’ preparations and responses to Tropical Storm Isaias. The public hearings will be held over a 3-day period with today’s meeting set to start at 11a.m. Hundreds of thousands in the state lost power as a result of...

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority held the first of three days of public hearings on the response by utility companies in the days following Tropical Storm Isaias.

Governor Ned Lamont on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at holding state utility companies in the state accountable.

The Connecticut Senate passed a bill Thursday aimed at creating a performance-based system for utilities that would hold the companies accountable, determine rates, and help protect customers during long-term outages. The House of Representatives passed the bipartisan proposal late Wednesday on a 136-4 vote. It was one of nearly a dozen disparate bills, including legislation to give local election officials…

Connecticut lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at creating a performance-based system for utilities that would hold the companies accountable, determine rates, and help protect customers during long-term outages.

The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require regulators to create a performance-based system tied to penalties and rate increases to hold Connecticut’s utility companies accountable. Part of the bill requires electric companies to compensate customers if power remains out after a certain amount of time. While the name is never said in the bill,...

The Connecticut House of Representatives has passed a bill targeting changes in regulating utility companies, including plans to require compensation for ratepayers left without power for days.

The public got a chance to air their grievances Thursday before the state regulators who oversee public utilities in Connecticut.

Connecticut residents had the chance to comment today on rising utility bills and efforts to restore power after Tropical Storm Isaias as the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority conducts an investigation into Eversource.

The legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee heard testimony Tuesday about proposed legislation that would compensate ratepayers for almost every day they spent without power this summer following Tropical Storm Isaias. The legislation would also change how regulators look at setting rates.  “This bill reflects a lot of the urgent challenges ratepayers have been experiencing over the last few months...